Course Description
This course offers an experiential learning environment where students will explore fundamental concepts of entrepreneurship, covering topics such as the entrepreneurial mindset, design thinking, and creating a business proposal. The real-world experiences entrepreneurs will provide through various resources will assist students in developing the ability to identify problems and utilize an entrepreneurial mindset to create innovative solutions. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur or simply interested in the principles of entrepreneurship, this course will provide you with valuable insights and practical knowledge.
Learning Objectives
• Apply disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to the process of innovation.
• Demonstrate the ability to integrate professional and interdisciplinary knowledge to
produce new programs, products, businesses, or other innovations.
• Describe new products/businesses/programs related to their career interests.
• Assess the effectiveness of innovations.
• Communicate effective solutions to societal problems to stakeholders.
Course Objectives:
• Acquire new experiential skills while applying classroom knowledge.
• Encourage in-depth reflection of how innovation and entrepreneurship are necessary
in identifying economic and social issues.
• Be able to identify how non-profit programs, products, or businesses are created.
• Be able to assess their abilities as an entrepreneur.
• Identify any ethical issues arising from entrepreneurial initiatives.
• Pitch a program, product, or business.
The Rise and Fall of Blockbuster
Business Plan
Personal Leadership Paper
This course opened my eyes to the immense entrepreneurial potential in the cybersecurity space. For an individual who is looking to progress in the cybersecurity sector of society, they must understand and comprehend the importance of entrepreneurship and all its caveats. These assignments helped me organize and manage my thoughts and plans on scenarios in which I was introduced and part of this cybersecurity space already. The critical analysis paper helped me observe and explain a situation in which a company did not maintain technology standards and societies development of certain technologies, which was the company Blockbuster. The Business Plan helped me create a mock plan of a particular business that would thrive in today’s economy while also adhere to technological innovations and market sizes.