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Fall 2020
Apr 19, 2024 |
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| ENTR 301 - Cultivating and Managing Innovation |
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An exploration of factors that support successful innovations. Students seek answers to the following questions: What drives successful innovations? How innovation is best spurred within organizations? What techniques are best in managing in innovative organizations? Why are some regions like Massachusetts able to stay more innovative over time? These questions, and others, are addressed in this course designed to help students be creative in their jobs, inspire start-ups, and/or manage people and teams charged with being innovative. The course explores where good ideas come from, and exposes students to the breakthrough practices of companies and regions. Students learn how to locate and evaluate resources. Case studies focus on recent inventions. Students also consider social innovation and the venture philanthropy approach. Students learn, or improve, their skills in how to make presentations based on research. Massachusetts innovators are invited to give guest lectures.
Prerequisites: ENGL 110 Expository Writing, Domain Gen Ed Mathematics Core, and Sophomore Standing.
1.000 Credit hours 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Non-Matriculated, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent/Directed Study, Lecture Management, Business&Info Tech Department Course Attributes: Undergraduate Level Course |
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