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Experience is at the heart of the learning process in the School of Computer Science. We ensure our students are equipped with the relevant skills and expertise to harness the potential of software to solve real-world problems and challenges of the future. Our graduates are groomed to become more than just specialised technologists - they are trained to be performing innovators and problem-solvers of the industry.
In the Technopreneurship track, students in their final year of study can work on their own start-up project in an incubator known as BizPod to analyse and design a product with technological and entrepreneurship potential. They start their journey as a Technopreneur early and develop the innovative mindset of an entrepreneur involved in advanced technology even before graduating.
To achieve this, we employ various teaching and learning strategies that expose our students to real-life scenarios and industry-relevant experiences. These challenging yet rewarding experiences enhance students’ learning and enable them to hone their skills.
Throughout their duration of study, students are encouraged to explore, experiment and express their ideas and techniques to gain deeper insight into the field of ICT. This ultimately enables our graduates to apply their knowledge to make an impact in the real world.
In the Technopreneurship track, students will get various types of support, such as technical support, coaching, opportunities to pitch to Venture Capitalists (VC), guidance on registering a company, and more.
The School encourages and enables students to undertake innovative projects in its quest to nurture budding technopreneurs. Some of these projects have been featured in nationwide competitions and awarded for their accomplishments. A selection of projects are as follows:
Traquer is an innovative solution aiming to reduce road accidents caused by buses and provide safety assurance and peace of mind for bus passengers. To achieve road safety, Traquer provides an integrated web-based and mobile solution that includes incident reporting and management, real-time alerts, tracking, reporting and management coupled with data analytics for end users. Traquer is also a social-empowered road safety app and acts as a voice for public transport users.
With the vision to solve world hunger, address food wastage, and revolutionise charity food distribution in Malaysia, FeedOn! gives charity homes easy access to excess food from manufacturers. The app provides a platform to match manufacturing companies that have excess food production with charitable institutions. Once there is a match, volunteers will be prompted and mobilised to pick up the food and donate it to those in need, creating another avenue for volunteers to help out more.
Pocket Mall is a mobile app that provides an online platform for those who want to start their own business using the Internet. The app encourages users, particularly business-minded college and university students to sell new or hand-me-down clothes, shoes, accessories, or anything in between to gain extra points.
Ensuerer is an online-based insurance product that insures damaged, lost or stolen smartphones and other portable digital gadgets. Without the need for agents, Ensuerer crowdsources funds from people, who pay for monthly subscriptions for the product.
Wakker App is a precise journey planner that integrates all types of public transportation and routes. Featuring three phases of function, this mobile app aims to improve its user’s public transportation experience. It wakes up commuters who fall asleep during the trip as it calculates and informs commuters about public transport vehicles’ estimated time of arrival for those waiting for their rides. It will also feed location data for users who have already embarked on their journey.
Students are given the opportunity to sharpen their programming and problem-solving skills through participation in various national and international competitions. This challenges them to apply their knowledge, obtain feedback from experts, demonstrate teamwork, boost their confidence, as well as enhance their communication and business presentation skills. Some of the competitions that students have taken part in over the years are:
You can choose to opt for Technopreneurship in your 3rd year, or study your final year on campus with an internship module in your final semester.
Learn to design, develop, integrate and maintain all types of computer applications with Taylor’s Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Malaysia.
An internship is where students apply what they have learned in an industrial setting. However, in the Technopreneurship track, students in their final year of study can work on their own start-up project in an incubator to analyse and design a product that has technopreneurship potential. Training in the incubator will expose the students to a real technopreneurship environment guided by experienced mentors.
The learning and teaching approach for the module involves initial face-to-face briefings on salient topics followed by periodic consultative sessions involving both academic and incubator supervisors, through independent and self-directed learning and online consultations. Learning is facilitated mostly through work observations and review sessions with academic and incubator supervisors. Other learning approaches include coaching, workshops, discussions with experts, pitching to Venture Capitalists (VC), funding opportunities, etc.
Students will be assessed on problem-solving and creative thinking skills, communication and entrepreneurial skills through the final presentation, project report, showcase to industry client, and industrial report; assessed by both academic and incubator supervisors.
Yes, students can choose their choice of mentor(s) under Technopreneurship. The mentor must be relevant to their start-up business. The university and BizPod have a list of great mentors who are very experienced and knowledgeable in start-up ecosystems and the Technopreneurship aspect.
No. Fees will remain consistent with the conventional mode of study.
Students will go through the process of developing a Technopreneurship product at Minimum Viable Product (MVP) level and be able to market the product. Once the MVP is ready, the university will arrange a series of Venture Capitals (VC) for students to pitch their start-up ideas in order to secure funding to start their own business in national and international markets.
