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Course: 2021/2022

Creation of technology-based companies in the financial sector
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Master in Financial Sector Technologies: FinTech (Plan: 461 - Estudio: 313)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: NIETO SANCHEZ, MARIA JESUS

Department assigned to the subject: Mechanical Engineering Department

Type: Electives
ECTS Credits: 3.0 ECTS

Course: 1º
Semester: 2º



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
No requirements
Objectives
COMPETENCES: - Know the main theoretical and empirical tools to create, develop and implement a business project. - Ability to identify business opportunities - Ability to manage with ease various information sources. - Ability to develop management skills, negotiation skills and leadership spirit. LEARNING RESULTS 1. Understand the key factors of innovative companies. 3. Have criteria to address the risk of being an entrepreneur in the financial industry. 4. Develop and present business ideas
Skills and learning outcomes
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Description of contents: programme
1. Business venturing: Firm and entrepreneur. 2. Identifying and evaluating business opportunities in financial sectors 3. Business idea: creativity, innovation and value propositions 4. Best practices and innovation in financial business models 5. Methodologies for generating new business models 6. Initial viability analysis: product, market, organization, legal-fiscal and economic-financial 7. Business plan: design, structure and purpose
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40
Calendar of Continuous assessment
Basic Bibliography
  • Chishti, S., & Barberis, J.. The Fintech book: The financial technology handbook for investors, entrepreneurs and visionaries. . John Wiley & Sons.. 2016
  • Rodríguez Márquez, A., Nieto, M.J, Fernández, Z., Revilla, A. . Manual de creación de empresas. De la oportunidad a la puesta en marcha. Civitas. 2014
Additional Bibliography
  • Chaston, I. . Technological Entrepreneurship: Technology-Driven vs Market-Driven Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan,. 2017

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.