The business course
The business course is a mandatory part of the Industrial PhD education.
The business course is moving to DTU
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has taken over the business course from Copenhagen Business School (CBS). The first course at DTU starts on 5 September 2011. Visit the homepage of the business course here:
Purpose of the business course
The main purpose of the business course is to prepare the student for writing the business report. Accordingly, the business course is an integrated and mandatory part of the Industrial PhD education.
The aim of the business course and the business report is to strengthen the Industrial PhD student’s insight into the creation of knowledge, leadership and business economic aspects of their research.
The Industrial PhD education demands practical knowledge, interdisciplinary skills and communication skills on behalf of the student. In addition to the traditional academic and methodological qualifications, the Industrial PhD student needs to practise skills in the following areas:
- Cooperation with internal and external parties
- Ability to communicate and make the project visible
- Knowledge of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), contracts and valuation of research
The Industrial PhD course has three partially overlapping objecties:
- To give the Industrial PhD student practical tools to manage his or her research project in the intersection between company and university
- To increase the Industrial PhD student's understanding of the commercial aspects of research and innovation in a private company
- To introduce non-academic dissemination of research and the securing of IPR and patents to the Industrial PhD student
Content of the Industrial PhD course
The course is divided into three modules each lasting two days. The course is finished with the submission and presentation of the business report.
Organisation
The business course is divided into three separate courses, each lasting two days and held as a residential course (with an overnight stay). The business course is paid by the Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation and is free for the participants, except for possible transport expenses.
The business course and the business report counts for 7.5 ECTS points.
Guidelines for the business report
Submitting the business report at CBS.
Industrial PhD students who have taken the business course at CBS, but haven’t submitted their business report yet have to submit before the last deadline which is the 30th of March 2012 at 12.00. The business report should be sent as a PDF-file to Peter Holdt Christensen at and Susanne Andersen at .
It won’t be possible to receive guidance in preparation of the business report. The result of the assessment will be available in the beginning of May.
