Online Course Catalog
TE 460 - Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship
Spring 2014
Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
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Entrepreneurship for Engineers | ONL | 57701 | ONL | 1 | - | Wen-mei Hwu Sanjay Patel |
Course Description
An excellent course for the aspiring entrepreneur who wants to learn from those with experience. This course offers a changing roster of weekly guest lectures featuring successful entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers. Topics vary by semester, but typically include:
- Evaluation of technologies and business ideas generally
- Commercializing new technologies in existing enterprises, as well as starting new businesses
- Obtaining financing through private and public sources
- Legal and business issues
- Product development
- Marketing
- Strategic partnerships
Personal accounts of successes, failures, and lessons learned
Credit Hours
1 hour (counts toward the Strategic Technology Management or the Business Management for Engineers certificate)
Prerequisites
Undergraduate Degree.
Subject Area
- Engineering Management and Technology Entrepreneurship