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Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship

ENT4183

 

 

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 Because of the large number of final exams (more than 10,000 total) being administered in the testing lab, my classes (all small classes, actually) have only a very limited block of time allotted for administering exams. As is explained in the syllabus and in class, and in the contract that students sign at the beginning of the semester, the window is both fixed and is limited.
 
 
NOTE: This course has been completely redesigned. The textbook has been completely changed from the fourth edition.
  
Exam Schedule:
(All exams are administered in the testing lab.) 
Please check Exam dates and times on the Testing Lab exam schedule web page
 
  
 Textbook:    
Information on the current texts for this course are available in Webcourses
 
 Prerequisites:
Junior Standing
 

Objectives:                      

Technological Innovation & Entrepreneurship presents innovation theory and research and describes processes/challenges associated with commercializing innovation and launching technology startups. 

The course introduces and examines the fundamentals of Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization. This recent global phenomenon has driven vital changes in society by empowering individuals to seek opportunities by engaging in technological and related business solutions. This course is intended for students actively engaged in the sciences and technology. Team projects must focus on STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics), with the goal of commercializing high-growth-potential business concepts with significant value-producing Intellectual Property.

Course Description: Describes dynamics of innovation processes from both societal and organizational perspectives, and presents distinct challenges associated with launching, managing and growing technology-based business ventures.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Compare and contrast the processes associated with the development of commercially successful innovations.
  2. Evaluate different types of innovations and identify the commercialization processes commonly associated with each.
  3. Develop a specific innovation proposal and describe the value proposition your proposal presents to the customers/market. (Basically a one-page concept statement)
  4. Conduct an intellectual property search to identify relevant precedents to a specific innovation proposal, and the potential of protecting a specific innovation proposal.
  5. Identify alternative innovation commercialization strategies and conduct a feasibility analysis to describe the relative merits of your proposal.
  6. Present a commercialization plan for a specific innovation proposal.
Syllabus: ON WEBCOURSES
Class Schedule:  ON WEBCOURSES
Lecture Slides: ON WEBCOURSES
 
 
 Ancillary Course Resources: 
Finding your Entrepreneurial DNA: 
 
 
Other Useful Tools:
 
Franchise fees (typical):
 
Other templates and useful documents:
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT:
 
EMPLOYEE NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT:
 
EMPLOYMENT, CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION:
 
Release of Business Concept and Plan:
 
Industry/Company Research (UCF Library:
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