BPA 260-Applied Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Invention

3 credit hours – Three hours weekly; one term.
Allows students to use their particular technical or business knowledge, skills, and abilities in a realistic, self directed, experiential learning environment. Students will design and build a product prototype that is ready for field testing, test marketing, production and distribution. Topics include introduction to entrepreneurship, innovation and invention, opportunity recognition, sociological research and analysis, idea generation, team building and leadership, project management, knowledge management, and legal environment. Lab fee $50.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ESI 260 ; credit will not be given for both BPA 260 and also ESI 260 .