NBA 5070 Entrepreneurship for Scientists and Engineers
Fall, spring. 3 credits. Prerequisite: M.Eng., Ph.D., and M.S. students; priority given to seniors as undergraduates. G. Schneider.
Specifically designed for mentored independent study, this course is customized using streaming video, guest speakers, distance learning, and special lectures/tutorial sessions. Work is focused on a single project: students form a start-up team and follow a technical business idea of their own choosing through the process of developing and founding a business that can attract venture investors. Learn how high-technology ideas are converted into world-class businesses in venture-backed start-up companies as well as in new business development in existing companies. Tutorial sessions with professors apply lessons to the team business plan.