Education: Certificate
"Imbedded in the distinction between an invention and an innovations is a process whereby inventions become applied. This process is central to what we call entrepreneurship."¹
The Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate is available to graduate students in engineering and science disciplines across campus. The certificate is intended to serve those students who:
- envision an entrepreneurial career as their long range career goal,
- want to be involved in new product and new business activities within a corporate setting, or
- seek a better understanding of the process of commercializing inventions.
Requirements for the minor or certificate are 9 credit hours including:
- ELE 400/600 Technology Entrepreneurship
- ELE 800 Selected Topics in Technology Entrepreneurship
- choices of
- additional sections of ELE 800,
- MBA 845 Technology and Innovation Management, or
- MBA 875 Enterprise Development.
ELE 400/600 (3,0) Technology Entrepreneurship: Introduction to technology entrepreneurshp, with emphasis on ideation, opportunity assessment, market and technology forecasting, intellectual property protection, financial modeling and business valuation, project management, and cross-functional team building.
ELE 800 Special Topics in Technology Entrepreneurship (1-6,0) (Prerequisite - ELE 400 or ELE 600): Comprehensive study of a topic of current interest in technology entrepreneurship. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but only if different topics are covered.
MBA 845 Technology and Innovation Management: Interdisciplinary examination of problems and issues in integrating technology and innovation into processes and products; evaluating tangible and intangible aspects of new technology adoption; management of research and development; and functional integration of marketing and operations.
MBA 875 Enterprise Development: Entrepreneurial process from conception to birth of new ventures emphasizing discovery, searching for opportunities and gathering of resources to convert opportunities to businesses. Students learn how to evaluate entrepreneurs and their plans by working in teams to write a business plan for a new venture.
¹ (Audretsch at al, 2002, The Economics of Science and Technology, Journal of Technology Transfer, 27, 177-203.)