DEP 201 Discovery and exposure

DEP 201: Digital Entrepreneurship Program - Foundation Semester

DEP 201 is a comprehensive digital entrepreneurship program designed to transform students from job seekers into solution creators, startup founders, and digital economy leaders. Through a structured framework called the Four Ds (Discover, Develop, Digitalize, Dominate), students gain hands-on experience across multiple high-demand digital disciplines.

What You'll Learn:

The program covers 18+ essential digital skills including:

• Data analysis and visualization (Excel, Power BI, SQL)
• Market research and persona mapping
• UI/UX design and wireframing (Figma, Canva, Miro)
• Physical product development (Onshape, Blender, 3D printing)
• Business model design and lean startup methodology
• No-code MVP development (Bubble, Carrd, Zapier)
• SEO and digital marketing
• Agile and Scrum project management
• Google Workspace productivity tools

The Four-Stage Journey:

1. Discover (What is?) - Shift your mindset, explore career opportunities, identify real problems through data analysis and market research
2. Develop (What if?) - Brainstorm solutions, create digital wireframes and physical prototypes, experiment with AI-driven ideation
3. Digitalize (What wows?) - Build business models, create MVPs (digital apps or physical products), test with real users
4. Dominate (What works?) - Launch prototypes, gather market feedback, iterate based on data, prepare investor-ready pitch decks

Program Outcomes:

By completing DEP 201, you will have built and tested a real prototype (digital or physical), gained exposure to entrepreneurship, techpreneurship, and intrapreneurship pathways, and received personalized recommendations for advanced specialization in DEP 202.

The semester concludes with a Digital Career Event & Certification Ceremony, connecting successful students to real opportunities and qualifying them for the advanced DEP 202 track focused on specialization, scaling, funding, and career placement