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
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  • Entrepreneurship Multimedia (/Entrepn/EntrepMM/Entre.exe)

    Recent publications about this course:

    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