Digital Business Models & Venture Building
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Digital Business Models & Venture Building

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Program Details

  • Language: English
  • Fees: 900
  • Registration Deadline: October 14th, 2025

Entry requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Basic computer literacy
  • English Level B1 (CEFR) or equivalent

Study Access

Pay for one quarter and have access to the learning materials for 6 months, with the option to extend access if needed.

About This Course

Digital Business Models play a fundamental role in an organization for realizing new ways of value creation for customers and remaining competitive in an increasingly digital world.

The module focuses on advanced concepts for developing digital business models and create new ventures. The focus will be on tools from the ideation of business ideas to building a minimal-viable-product or prototype of the respective digital business model. The module therefore follows a structured approach covering all relevant steps applicable to building stand-alone ventures (start-ups) as well corporate ventures (new businesses within existing organizations) alike.

Learning Objectives

  • Provide students with an understanding of advanced concepts for digital business model development.
  • have in-depth knowledge of the venture building process
  • know how to create and realize new business ideas outside and inside of existing organizations

Study Programs

This course is mandatory for the following study programs.

  • MBA Digital Transformation

This course is offered as an elective for the following study programs.

  • MBA Digital Technologies
  • M.Sc. Advanced Digital Reality
  • M.Sc. Applied AI
  • M.Sc. Cybersecurity
  • M.Sc. Digital Leadership

Micro Degree

  • This course is offered as a micro degree.
  • German UDS Micro Degrees are compatible with the European MOOC Consortiums Common Micro Credentials Framework.
  • Micro Degrees will be rewarded with an equivalent of 5 ECTS.
  • Micro Degrees are offered to non-regular students and require a fee of €900.

Requirements

None

General Information

  • Teaching Format: Experience
  • Total Workload Master: 125h (40h/85h) / 5 ECTS
  • Total Workload MBA: 100h (30h/70h) / 4 ECTS
  • Total Workload Micro Degree: 125h (40h/85h) / Equivalent to 5 ECTS
  • Module coordinator: Dr. Georg Loscher
  • Examinations: Quizzes, presentation(s), essay(s)/paper(s), project report(s), written exam (tbd) - Details will be announced with course start.
  • Offered: Odd quarters

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