Technology Based Entrepreneurship Course Materials
Course Description
The Entrepreneurship course is designed for business and non-business
students. It is intend to provide a broad practice-based experience
in the process of creating new products. It starts with the idea
generation process and ends with plans for the commercialization
of new products. Students completing this course should be aware
of the importance of entrepreneurship for the economy.
The pedagogical objectives are to shape student abilities to think
about creating their own business, evaluate situations from a
strategic perspective, and reach strategic decisions. Accomplishing
these objectives entails introducing students to how an enterprise
must deal with all complexities and constraints of the
environment in which it operates, why none of these can be assumed
away or ignored, and how situation factors impact strategic
decisions.
This course focuses on the process of starting, financing, and
managing a business. It also focuses on the management of existing
enterprises. The course includes topics such Market Analysis,
Product Design Specification (PDS), Proposal preparations,
Strategic Management, Manufacturing Facilities Design, and
Business Plan.
Table of Contents
Readme.doc
Overview
Class Overview Overview.doc
Sample Syllabus Syllabus.doc
Syllabus, version 2 Sylrevi.doc
Creativity
Objectives/Contents Parta.ppt
Creativity Definition Partb.ppt
Visualization and Memory Partc.ppt
Four Quadrant Model Partd.ppt
Overcoming Mental Blocks Parte.ppt
Creative Problem Solving Partf.ppt
Conclusions Partg.ppt
Module 1 - Basic Principles and Teamwork
Objectives/Introduction Module1.doc
Concurrent Engineering Introduction Conen.doc
Concurrent Engineering - Slides Conen.ppt
Entrepreneurship Introduction Entre.doc
Entrepreneurship - Slides Entre.ppt
Teamwork Introduction Team.doc
Introduction to Teams - Part I Team01.ppt
Introduction to Teams - Part II Team02.ppt
Workshop on Team Training - Part I Team1.ppt
Workshop on Team Training - Part II Team2.ppt
Glossary Gloss1.doc
References Ref1.doc
Module 2 - Product Creation
Objectives/Introduction Module2.doc
Assignments Assig2.doc
Project instructions Project2.doc
Product Design Process Design.doc
Product Design Specification Pds.doc
Product Design Specification - Slides Pds.ppt
Idea Generation and Selection Idea.doc
Idea Generation and Selection - Slides Idea.ppt
Market Analysis Market.doc
Market Characteristics - Slides Market1.ppt
Market Analysis - Slides Market2.ppt
Glossary Gloss2.doc
References Ref2.doc
Module 3 - Proposals
Objectives/Introduction Module3.doc
Proposals Proposal.doc
Writing/Presenting Proposals - Slides Proposal.ppt
Glossary Gloss3.doc
References Ref3.doc
Module 4 - Strategic Planning
Objectives/Introduction Module4.doc
Strategic/Financial Management Plan.doc
Strategic Planning - Slides Plan.ppt
Glossary Gloss4.doc
References Ref4.doc
Module 5 - Manufacturing
Objectives/Introduction Module5.doc
Manufacturing Methods Manufac.doc
Manufacturing Methods - Slides Manufact.ppt
Technological Strategies Techno.doc
Technological Strategies - Slides Techno.ppt
Quality Quality.doc
Ethics Ethics.doc
Glossary Gloss5.doc
References Ref5.doc
Module 6 - Business Planning
What is a Business Plan Busplan.doc
Business Planning - Slides Busplan.ppt
Multimedia
(sorry, you can't execute these from Netscape.
To run, use File Manager and click on the file name shown below.
Quicktime and Video for Windows must also be installed.)
Entrepreneurship Multimedia (/Entrepn/EntrepMM/Entre.exe)
Recent publications about this course:
- Jorge Ivan Velez-Arocho, Miguel Torres-Febus, and Jaime Pabon,
"A New Paradigm in Engineering Education: Technology Based
Entrepreneurship",submitted to the Annual Meeting of the
Panamerican Congress of Mechanical Engineers and Related Fields
in Santiago, Chile, September, 1997. Presented at the Congress
of Engineering and Related Fields, April, 18, 1997, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
- Jorge Ivan Velez-Arocho, Miguel Torres-Febus, and Jaime Pabon,
"Creativity and Innovation to Acquire, Keep and Improve the
Competitive Advantage in a Global Market", accepted for presentation
at the XI Entrepreneurship Latin American Congress, Cali, Colombia,
September 17-19, 1997.
Course Authors:
Jorge Velez-Arocho - University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Joe Heim - University of Washington
Jack Matson - Penn State
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4 March 1998