DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
University of Toronto
CSC454/2527F: The
Business of Software
Course
Schedule (subject to change)
|
Date |
Assign-ment
Due |
6-7
p.m. Usually
the lecture |
7-8
p.m. Usually
the guest entrepreneur |
8-9 p.m. Usually the tutorial |
|
3
Jan. |
|
Introduction |
Innovation |
What
is a business? Brainstorming
business ideas |
|
10
Jan. |
Ideas |
Focus+objectives |
Carlantonio,
iNAGO |
Discussion
of business ideas, venture selection (Rosen) |
|
17
Jan. |
Plan
v.0 |
Focus+objectives
(cont.); Oppor-tunity+timing |
Rubridge,
Rare Medium Canada |
Market
and competitive analysis |
|
24
Jan. |
|
Opportunity+
timing (cont.) |
Cheung,
01 Communique Lab |
Discussion of plans v.0 |
|
31
Jan. |
Plan
v.1 |
Technology
and capability |
Shekter,
Visual Infinity |
Effective
group process (Blume)
|
|
7
Feb. |
|
Technology
and capability (cont.) |
Small,
USWeb/CKS |
Discussion of plans v.1 |
|
14
Feb. |
|
覧覧覧覧覧 |
READING
WEEK |
覧覧覧覧覧 |
|
21
Feb. |
|
Ally,
IBM |
Marketing
and distribution |
Interim
student presentations |
|
28
Feb. |
|
覧覧覧覧覧 |
MIDTERM
TEST |
Interim
student presentations |
|
6
Mar. |
Plan
v.2 |
Marketing
and distribution (cont.) |
Segal,
chapters.ca |
Profit
and cash, forecasting models and financial statements (Shiner)
|
|
13
Mar. |
|
Finance
+ financing |
Stern,
SternThinking |
Discussion of plans v.2 |
|
20
Mar. |
|
Leadership
+ management |
Sorkin,
Hummingbird |
The
legal picture, polishing the plan (Semple)
|
|
27
Mar. |
|
Partnerships |
Business
plan presentations by students |
Business
plan presentations by students |
|
3
Apr. |
Plan
v.3 |
Business plan presentations by students |
Business plan presentations by students |
|