ECE 498 LE — Advanced Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship

COURSE REFERENCE NUMBER (CRN): 51447

Course Description: An excellent course for the aspiring entrepreneur who wants to learn from those with experience. This course offers a changing roster of weekly guest lectures featuring successful entrepreneurs, investors, and service providers.

Course Topics: Topics vary by semester, but typically include:

• Evaluation of technologies and business ideas generally
• Commercializing new technologies in existing enterprises, as well as starting new businesses
• Obtaining financing through private and public sources
• Legal and business issues
• Product development
• Marketing
• Strategic partnerships
• Personal accounts of successes, failures, and lessons learned

Home Page: http://online.engineering.illinois.edu/webcourses/ece498le/

Prerequisites: None.

Credit: 1 hour (counts toward the Strategic Technology Management certificate.)

Instructors: Laura Hollis