605.791 New Technical Ventures
This course is intended for those who are considering forming their own high tech or Internet venture or developing new technical ventures within their existing organizations. The purpose of the course is to provide a basic understanding of the success factors of a new venture including personal, technical, and market factors. In addition, the course seeks to prepare potential entrepreneurs to plan a venture, write a business plan, assemble a team, and secure financing. Course topics include the traits of an entrepreneur, market analysis, product positioning, competitive advantage, securing venture capital and funding, corporate partners and joint ventures, building organizations, and managing growth. The course will draw heavily on case studies of technology-based businesses. Students will work individually or in small groups to develop a product concept and a business plan around a new innovation in their concentration area.
Prerequisites: Students should be in the second half of their MS degree, or enrolled in the Certificate for Technical Innovation and New Ventures, and have two years of work experience.
Fall 2008 Course Schedule
The current scheduled offerings for this course for the Fall 2008 term are listed below.
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Computer Science
Online
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09/03/2008 - 12/13/2008 | $2,600 |
Addison, E. |
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