- Starts on:
1st June 2023*
Programme DURATION
36 hours Online Coaching
(3-4 hours/ week) +
54 hours Hands-On Training
(3 F2F Workshops)
* Flexible Time Table
ELIGIBILTY
All Aspiring Digital Entrepreneurs
100% HDRF Claimable Professional Programme for Digital Entrepreneurship Skill Development
1st June 2023*
36 hours Online Coaching
(3-4 hours/ week) +
54 hours Hands-On Training
(3 F2F Workshops)
* Flexible Time Table
All Aspiring Digital Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship is the powerful economic force. Technology is changing the means, process and proceeds of entrepreneurship. Digital startups across the globe with Less Capital are harnessing the enabling power of emerging disruptive digital technological innovation tools and becoming Digital Entrepreneurs.
Digital Entrepreneurship Training Programme Gives Wings to Your Imaginations and Means to Transform Your Aspiration into Reality. Be the Future Ready Digital Entrepreneurship Professional. Learn to Leverage the Power of Emerging Disruptive Digital Innovation Tools to Build Your Own Enterprise. Master the Art of Spotting Opportunity, Craft of Generating SMART Business Plan and Skill of Pitching for Funds.
The total value of the global tech industry stands at around $5.3 trillion (Statista, 2022). And, 2 in 5 Americans plan to start a business in 2023. The Economic downturn has not diminished the spirit of digital startup, but revitalizing to expand in 2023 (Majumdar. S.K. & Ghosh. A, 2023).
There are Many Opportunities to Grab, Spot the Opportunity, Craft a SMART Business Plan and Be a Successful Digital Entrepreneur.
Professional Diploma in Digital Entrepreneurship is the first of its kind Programme to be launched at Lincoln University, Malaysia. Here are a few reasons why you should choose this course:
As per Global Innovation Index 2022, Malaysia ranked 36th, and it has 4800 startups and only one unicorn as of date. And, India ranked 40th, yet it has 27000 startups and 85 unicorns and India continues to be the third largest tech startup infrastructure globally (after the US and China).
Through This program the aspiring digital entrepreneurs will be able to sharpen their skill of designing befitting SMART Business Plan and participate various Pitch Contest for Financing their ‘Dream Ventures’.
Digital Entrepreneurial skills are the most sought after skill to remain globally employable.
Malaysia has the required digital infrastructure, but lacking facilities for fostering and upgrading their knowledge and skills of digital entrepreneurship.
Synopsis:
This module creates an awareness about the emerging Technologies, Platforms and Business Infrastructures as well as the Art and Artifacts of Digital Entrepreneurship. It provides hands-on training in Opportunity Spotting and Idea Screening.
12 Hours Online Lecture Sessions of Each 3 hours (4×3 = 12 Hours) Plus 2-Day F2F Workshop on Opportunity Spotting and Idea Scanning
Session Timing: Saturday After Noon (14:00 – 17:00 Hours)
Module Outcome:
After completion of this module, students should be able to:
Module Contents:
2-Day Workshop on: Opportunity Spotting and Idea
Synopsis:
This module exposes the participants about the Ethos of Digital Entrepreneurship and the Principles of Design Thinking and Value Engineering and the Methodology of Lean Startup. It provides hands-on training in Identifying the Key Drivers and Elements of the Proposed Venture and Develop Dynamic and SMAT Business Plan for Fruition/ Execution and Monitoring of the Plan.
12 Hours Online Lecture Sessions of Each 3 hours (4×3 = 12 Hours) Plus 2-Day F2F Workshop on Opportunity Spotting and Idea Scanning
Session Timing: Saturday After Noon (14:00 – 17:00 Hours)
Module Outcome:
After completion of this module, students should be able to:
Module Contents:
2-Day Workshop on Lean Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Crafting SMART Business Plan
Craft Your Master Business Plan
Synopsis:
This Module familiarize the participants of the program about the Lifecycle, the Phases of Digital Entrepreneurship as well as the Tasks, Focus and Fund Requirements of Each Phase and where and how to Find Venture Investor and Finally how to Pitch your Business Plan and Persuade the investors to invest and in your proposed venture.
12 Hours Online Lecture Sessions of Each 3 hours (4×3 = 12 Hours) Plus 2-Day F2F Workshop on Opportunity Spotting and Idea Scanning
Session Timing: Saturday After Noon (14:00 – 17:00 Hours)
Module Outcome:
After completion of this module, students should be able to:
Module Contents:
2-Day Workshop on: Art of Pitching and Raising Seed Funding
Craft an Elevator Pitch for Idea Marketing and Fundraising
SWAPAN KUMAR MAJUMDAR is an avid learner, critical thinker and a passionate teacher of Digital Entrepreneurship and Service Operations Management with track record of success in teaching, consulting, research and academic administration of world class organizations.
He did PhD in eBusiness Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; MPhil in Management of Software Engineering Projects, Imperial College of Science Technology, London, UK; MSc in Analysis, Design and Management of Information Systems, from the London School of Economics, UK; MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B); and B Tech (1st Class) in Bio-Chemical Engineering, from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Professor Majumdar is a Professor of Lincoln University, Kuala Lumpur. He has 41+ years of experience in teaching, research and academic administration. He has been a Professor of Presidency University, Bangalore, a Professor, Director and Dean of Research of JK Lakshmipat University – Jaipur, a Professor and Chairman Management Development Programme (MDP) at Indian Institute of Management Shillong, a Professor and Chair of Operations Management and Information Systems at American Styled Universities like Kazakhstan Institute of Management Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP) – Almaty, Kazakhstan and Al Akhawayn University – Ifrane (AUI), Morocco. He has published several papers, articles, book chapters and case studies in national and international journals.
His research interests are Prospects, Perils and Challenges of Digital Entrepreneurship, Education and Employability; Impact of Emerging Digital Technological Tools on the Landscape of Digital Entrepreneurship.
