University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Grainger College of Engineering
Technology Entrepreneur Center

TE 298 1

TE 298 1 - From Idea to Enterprise

Fall 2015

TitleRubricSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
From Idea to EnterpriseENG298161672S221400 - 1550 T  112 Transportation Building Harlee Sorkin
From Idea to EnterpriseTE298161673S221400 - 1550 T  112 Transportation Building Harlee Sorkin

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Official Description

Subject offerings of innovation, creativity, technology and entrepreneurship intended to augment the existing curriculum. See class schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary.

Section Description

High Tech Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise: This class examines the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship and addresses critical areas of the entrepreneurship process such as: Creating a successful startup and transforming it into a sustainable business; Validating an idea and taking it to market; Evaluation of new ideas; Forming high performance teams; Financing a technology-based startup. This class combines field trips to local startups and businesses as well as the University Research Park and EnterpriseWorks incubator, in-depth case studies, and a hands-on class project. The class is intended for undergraduates of all majors interested in technology entrepreneurship and is intended to be the first class in a three course track towards a technology entrepreneurship certificate.

Course Description

High Tech Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise: This class examines the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship and addresses critical areas of the entrepreneurship process such as: Creating a successful startup and transforming it into a sustainable business; Validating an idea and taking it to market; Evaluation of new ideas; Forming high performance teams; Financing a technology-based startup. This class combines field trips to local startups and businesses as well as the University Research Park and EnterpriseWorks incubator, in-depth case studies, and a hands-on class project.

Prerequisites or Restrictions

The class is intended for undergraduates of all majors interested in technology entrepreneurship and is intended to be the first class in a three course track towards a technology entrepreneurship certificate.

Additional Information

See below for an example of the course syllabus. Please note that the final course syllabus for each semester will be distributed to students enrolled in the course.

Course Syllabus

Last updated

9/8/2014