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BA460: Venture Management (4 credits)
Venture Management is a senior level course designed
for students in the College of Business and the Entrepreneurship Minor
Program. It will prepare the student for leadership roles in the new
venture process driving new venture start-ups and new ventures within
existing organizations. The purpose of the course is to review dimensions
and conceptual underpinnings of the innovation system, study concepts and
principles for managing this system, and practice application to actual
ventures in different stages of growth.
Topics include scientific research, technology
development, product development, intellectual property development,
management of scientists and engineers, actual commercialization of new
products and services, and business assessment based on the
triple-bottom-line. The course includes selected readings, cases, guest
speakers, and analyses of emerging technologies. All assignments are
designed to develop management skills required for the graduate to
contribute to real ventures in real organizations.
Prerequisites: Senior standing in the
College of Business or the Entrepreneurship Minor Program, BA 340 or
360, BA 350, and BA 390.
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