The course aims to develop the core innovation and enterprise skills in the Trinity undergraduate student population. It is practically oriented with a specific emphasis on experiential learning and project work. Graduates of this course will gain an additional qualification to their undergraduate degree.
It is open to Senior Fresh and Junior Sophister Trinity students from any discipline. The course is delivered in a blended format with a mixture of online and in-person classes in the evenings.
The HCI funds our Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a Level 7 (10 ECTS) programme delivered on a part time basis available to 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students registered at Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a Level 7 (10 ECTS) programme delivered on a part time basis available to 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students registered at Trinity. The programme will foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship within the undergraduate student population and the development of the core skills of innovation and enterprise. It will be practically oriented with a specific emphasis on project work and problem based learning. Students will develop the soft skills essential to any entrepreneur or intrapreneur.
Michaelmas TermThis module incorporates idea generation, validation, problem solving and communication.Workshop: Design ThinkingOnline: What is innovation?Online: Theories of creativity and designOnline: Rapid idea generation and insightOnline: Storyboarding and idea mappingOnline: Design Thinking & doingOnline: Communicating your ideaOnline: The entrepreneurial journeyWorkshop: Understanding team rolesWorkshop: Resolving conflict in teamsWorkshop: Design ThinkingMultidisciplinary Team Project: Designing an innovative solution to a real world problem
Hilary TermThis module incorporates opportunity identification, business model identification and market analysisOnline: Traits of the EntrepreneurOnline: Idea to implementationOnline: Opportunity Mapping/Need FindingOnline: Market analysis / Feasibility testingOnline: Marketing strategyOnline: Types of EnterprisesOnline: Entrepreneurial ImpactWorkshop: Intellectual PropertyWorkshop: FinanceWorkshop: The Lean Business Canvas / Value Proposition MultidisciplinaryTeam Project: Product/Service Market Analysis
When combined, innovation and entrepreneurship give rise to new ideas, products, processes and services. Student entrepreneurs participating in this programme will learn how to think creatively, identify prospective business opportunities and develop business models to support their development.
The programme will enable undergraduate students to be innovative and entrepreneurial in their approach to problem solving and addressing national, international and societal issues related to their discipline and beyond. Delivered by academics and industry professionals with international profile, the programme aims to combine theoretical concepts underpinning innovation and entrepreneurship with practical industry expertise.
Dr Daniel RogersDr Mike WrideJonathan BannisterAndrew Keogh
Vahe SasuntsComputer Science, Trinity
If you’re in any way considering it you should just go for it, you have nothing to lose. In computer science especially, design thinking plays a big role. We wouldn’t cover it in our course, but a lot of what we do in terms of reiterating and recompiling so to speak revolves around design thinking.
