2025 Spring ENGIN 183E 001 LEC 001

Spring 2025

ENGIN 183E 001 - LEC 001

Formerly Industrial Engin and Oper Research 191

Technology Entrepreneurship

Naeem Zafar

Jan 21, 2025 - May 09, 2025
Fr
02:00 pm - 04:59 pm
Class #:29427
Units:3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Engineering

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 1
Enrolled: 69
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 70
Waitlist Max: 6
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials, and 6 hours of outside work hours.

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Course Catalog Description

This course explores key entrepreneurial concepts relevant to the high-technology world. Topics include the entrepreneurial perspective, start-up strategies, business idea evaluation, business plan writing, introduction to entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, managing growth, and delivering innovative products. This course prepares technical and business minded students for careers focused on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and high technology. Students undertake intensive study of actual business situations through rigorous case-study analysis. This course can not be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise).

Class Description

This course explores key entrepreneurial concepts relevant to the high-technology world. Topics include the entrepreneurial perspective, start-up strategies, business idea evaluation, business plan writing, introduction to entrepreneurial finance and venture capital, managing growth, and delivering innovative products. This course prepares technical and business minded students for careers focused on entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and high technology. Students undertake intensive study of actual business situations through rigorous case-study analysis. This course can not be used to fulfill any engineering requirement (engineering units, courses, technical electives, or otherwise). This experiential learning course, designed for upper-level undergraduates & graduate students, introduces key entrepreneurial concepts relevant to the high-technology world. Students are guided through how to take ideas to real products and start companies. Topics include the entrepreneurial process, customer discovery process, conducting market research, funding, entrepreneurial finance and creation of the material for investors. Students undertake intensive study of actual business situations through case studies, lectures and class discussions. Several guest speakers (entrepreneurs, investors, lawyers) are invited to speak to the class throughout the semester. The final outcome will be an executive summary of the business plan and a presentations to a panel of investors (VCs).

Class Notes

See https://scet.berkeley.edu/students/courses/ for enrollment FAQs and contact scet-academics@berkeley.edu for additional questions. This course counts towards the SCET Certificate in Technology and Entrepreneurship (https://scet.berkeley.edu/certificate-in-entrepreneurship-and-technology.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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