SCIE 4701/4702
Elective: Science and Technology Innovation, Commercialization and鈥疎ntrepreneurship
We caught up with Dr.聽Aaron Newman聽to hear more about聽the course聽Science and Technology Innovation, Commercialization and鈥疎ntrepreneurship,聽an聽approved elective for the Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.聽
聽will provide students an introduction to the processes and mindsets around innovation and commercialization of science and technology, including entrepreneurship.聽
What will a student learn in聽Science and Technology Innovation, Commercialization and鈥疎ntrepreneurship?
The course teaches students how to identify and solve real-world problems. By 鈥渟olve鈥� we don鈥檛 just mean to come up with a new technology or scientific application, but how to, first, ensure that the problem being solved is genuinely a significant problem and, second, develop a viable and sustainable 鈥渂usiness model鈥� whereby the solution generates revenues to cover the costs of developing and delivering it.
Does the course have any interesting highlights you鈥檇 like to share?
The course brings in a range of guest presenters from the聽startup聽community, providing valuable insights, networking opportunities and career options you鈥檝e never thought of!
It also focuses heavily on team-based experiential learning, with one major project in each term.
How might聽the course聽tie into a student鈥檚 existing program鈥�(major)鈥痮r career plans?鈥��
Students report that this course聽opens up聽new horizons for them, career-wise. After taking this course, many students have found jobs or started graduate programs they had never considered prior to taking it. Sign up and prepare to have your horizons broadened!
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