Developing Technology Entrepreneurship Subjects: A Four-Year Evaluation

Abstract

The growth in the number of technology-based start-ups in Indonesia has increased significantly compared to last decade. One of the key factors in increasing the number of technology based entrepreneurs is a carefully designed education system based on the dominant factors influencing one's success to be a technology-based entrepreneur. The Information Technology (IT) sector has been long recognized favorite sectors to start because of the low barriers to entry factors. The approach required to develop students’ entrepreneurship skills in the IT field requires different methods compared to other sectors. This study briefly describe and evaluate the methods implemented by Informatics Engineering department at Ciputra University since 2013 in order to share a premature approach on Technopreneurship subjects. A SWOT analysis of four-year evaluation result along with SWOT strategies are exhibited as the main topic of discussion.