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Undergraduate Certificate Program

Undergraduate Certificate Program. Dr. Milton Silver. Outline. Summary Undergraduate Certificate Program Requirements What do you need to do. Undergraduate Certificate Program. Undergraduate Initiative. In collaboration with Port and its initiatives

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Undergraduate Certificate Program

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  1. Undergraduate Certificate Program Dr. Milton Silver

  2. Outline • Summary • Undergraduate Certificate Program • Requirements • What do you need to do

  3. Undergraduate Certificate Program

  4. Undergraduate Initiative • In collaboration with Port and its initiatives • A “program,” that cuts across Drexel undergraduate units

  5. Undergraduate Initiative • In collaboration with Port and its initiatives • A “program,” that cuts across Drexel undergraduate units

  6. Collaboration with the Port DB r u e s p x i l e n a l e n s s Drexel P o r t Academic Programs Workshops, etc

  7. Undergraduate Initiative • In collaboration with Port and its initiatives • A “program,” that cuts across Drexel undergraduate units

  8. Student Skill Set • Communication: written, oral (including elevator pitch) • Team skills and negotiations • Networking New Product management, Valuation and financing, a/c, intellectual property ContentSoft skills Technology, Prototyping, DFM Practice Business plan competition Capstone courses Venture formation

  9. Program Features 2. Professional development 1. Curricular Plan 3. Targeted Co-op 4. Customized advising 5. Business plan

  10. The Context • Students affiliated with respective units • Co-op nature of the undergraduate Drexel experience • Balance flexibility with focus

  11. Program Flow Freshman 2-,3-,4- Senior Capstone Business plan Content areas Seminar Venture formation Social Activities Co-op to be targeted

  12. Linkages among Other Elements • A physical location for students • Social activities in cohort groups • Mentoring (outsiders) • Co-op experience

  13. Potential Job Markets • Entrepreneur • Jobs in firms • Non-profit sector • Government sector

  14. Tracks for Different Categories of Students Category of StudentRecommendation 1.Students interested only in knowing about Suggest one or more Entrepreneurship appropriate courses 2. Students interested only in participating Baiada Center Workshops in Business Plan Competition 3. Students interested only in forming companies Introduction to entrepreneurship Two capstone entrepreneurship courses, others as appropriate 4. Students interested in certificate program The recommended sequence in the proposed Academic plan

  15. Requirements

  16. A Program Skeleton • First year • A short (2 credit) course on enterprise creation • Second, third and fourth years: nuts and bolts • Business courses • Engineering courses: sources of technical innovation, rapid prototyping, manufacturing (?) • Fifth year • Capstone courses on entrepreneurship, business plan

  17. What you need to do

  18. What you need to do • Indicate interest • Follow specific advisors • Steve Smith, COE • Rob Loring, Bio-med • VK, LeBow • COMAD, IST are in progress • Co-op and other activities

  19. You can do it!!!!!

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