Course syllabus for Digital Health from an Entrepreneurship Perspective

Digital hälsa ur ett entreprenörskapsperspektiv

Essential data

Course code: 9QA999
Course name: Digital Health from an Entrepreneurship Perspective
Credits: 7.5
Form of Education: Contract education (credits)
Main field of study: Bioentrepreneurship
Level: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Fail (U), pass (G) or pass with distinction (VG)
Department: Department of Learning, informatics, Management and Ethics
Decided by: Finalized by: 2025-05-18, Utbildningsnämnden LIME
Decision date: 2025-05-18
Course syllabus valid from: Autumn semester 2025

Specific entry requirements

A minimum of 120 credits. And proficiency in English equivalent to English B/English 6.

Outcomes

The course aims to enable participants to lead entrepreneurial projects in digital health by navigating context specific challenges and opportunities.

Upon completing the course, the participant should be able to:

  • Design a needs-based innovation process for digital health product development.
  • Analyze the digital health ecosystem in general, and the role and relationship between public sector stakeholders specifically.
  • Integrate compliance with regulatory and legal frameworks into a digital health business model.
  • Evaluate how digital health can change healthcare globally and reflect on issues related to ethics and personal integrity.

Content

This course provides participants with in-depth knowledge in the field of digital health from an entrepreneurship perspective. Domains of digital health, needs-based innovation including prototyping, usability and testing as well as data management, intellectual property, reimbursement, business models, ethics and future trends will be discussed and analyzed.

Teaching methods

The course uses a student-centered educational model. Factual knowledge is obtained through literature studies and lectures and is applied through practical work. The practical work consists of workshops, case studies and project work in groups. The pedagogy is based on entrepreneurial learning to create the conditions for creativity, reflection, and initiative.

Examination

The examination consists of:

  • An individual written assignment (60%)
  • A written group assignment (30%)
  • Presentation of the group assignment (10%)

After completion of the course, the final grade will be a combination of the result for all weighted examinations. Given the three-grade scale, a PwD on the individual assignment is required in order to receive a PwD for the course.

If there are special reasons, or need for adaptation for a participant with a disability, the examiner may decide to depart from the syllabus's regulations on form of examination, number of examination opportunities, possibility of supplementing or exemptions from compulsory educational elements, etc. Content and learning objectives as well as the level of expected skills, knowledge and abilities must not be altered, removed or lowered.

**Compulsory participation **
Participation in seminars, workshops and presentations are mandatory. The examiner assesses if, and how, absence from compulsory educational elements can be compensated for. Before the participant has participated in the compulsory educational elements or compensated the absence in accordance with the examiner's instructions, the final course results will not be reported.

Absence from a compulsory educational component may mean that the participant cannot compensate for the missed compulsory educational element until the next time the course is given.

Limited number of examinations

Any additional examination opportunities for course participants who do not attend the examination session, or do not achieve a passing grade are regulated in the contract for executive education.

Transitional provisions

Examination will be provided during a time of two years after a possible cancellation of the course. Examination can take place according to an earlier literature list during a time of one year after the date when a major renewal of the literature list has been made.

Other directives

The course language is English.

The course is offered within the framework of the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship and given at Karolinska Institutet.

A course evaluation will be conducted according to guidelines decided by the Committee for Higher Education.

Oral evaluation in the form of a course council meeting will be carried out during the course.

Literature and other teaching aids

Mandatory literature

The course leader will provide mandatory literature in the form of scientific articles, industry reports and case studies.

*Wulfovich, Sharon ***Digital Health Entrepreneurship **Meyers, Arlen

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