IT Concentration: Entrepreneurship
(Management)
For those entering the program Fall 2007 semester & beyond
Contact Person: Frank Wright
Description:
In combination with the Information Technology core, the Entrepreneurship concentration leads to a multidisciplinary degree with a special emphasis on technological entrepreneurship in the information technology field.
This concentration focuses on the process of discovering, creating and turning information technology-based opportunities into new products in existing organizations and new ventures.
The Entrepreneurship concentration curriculum is designed to provide a solid foundation of skills, knowledge and practical field experience at the intersection of information technology and entrepreneurship. It emphasizes recognizing new product and/or new venture opportunities; creating business plans to bring them into existence, and managing the launch, growth and harvest of information technology-based opportunities.
Students interested in the following career possibilities should pursue an Entrepreneurship concentration: new product development and/or corporate venturing in larger, entrepreneurial businesses; multidisciplinary opportunities in newer, high potential ventures; and direct participation in the creation of a new, information technology-based venture.
Required Courses:
| Semester I |
Semester II |
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ITEC-1961 Introduction to Information Technology
ITEC-1220 Politics and Economics of IT
CSCI-1100 Computer Science I
MATH-1010 Calculus I
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CSCI-1200 Computer Science II
MGMT-1100 Introduction to Management
MGMT-2300 Fundamentals of Accounting for Decision Making
Math Elective*
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| Semester III |
Semester IV |
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ITEC-1150 Introduction to UML
ITEC-2961 Creativity and IT
One of:*
- ECSE-2610 Computer Components & Operations and ENGR-2350 Embedded Control
- CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
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ITEC-2110 Web Systems Development
ITEC-2210 Intro to Human Computer Interaction
One of:*
- ECSE-2660 Computer Arch, Networking & OS
- CSCI-2300 Data Structures & Algorithms
MGMT-2320 Managerial Finance
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| Semester V |
Semester VI |
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ITEC-4310 Managing IT Resources
MGMT-4510 Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Life Science Elective (BIOL-XXXX)
Free Elective
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IT Elective (one of):
- CSCI-4380 Database Systems
- MGMT-496X Data Resource Management
One of:
- MGMT-4850 Organizational Behavior in High Performance Organizations
- MGMT-4860 Human Resources in High Performance Organizations
ENGR-2600 Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty
H&SS Elective**
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| Semester VII |
Semester VIII |
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ITEC-4100 IT Capstone Experience
MGMT-4520 Intro Technological Entrepreneurship
MGMT-4430 Marketing Principles
H&SS Elective**
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MGMT-4530 Starting Up a New Venture
Physical Science Elective (PHYS-XXXX)
H&SS Elective**
Free Elective
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Students must satisfy an 8-credit communication requirement. See your advisor for details.
*Select either the three-course ECSE sequence or the two-course CSCI sequence. If the ECSE sequence is chosen, ENGR-2350 will replace one fee elective slot. Move the H&SS Elective to a semester with a free elective. If the CSCI Sequence is chosen, your math elective in Semester II must be MATH-2800 Introduction to Discrete Structures.
**See H&SS requirements
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