Instructor:
Bruce L Walcott
599
Credits:
3.0
004
Building:
Ralph G Anderson
Room:
Rm.203
Semester:
Fall 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Top Engineering (Subt)
Requisites:
Prereq: Variable, given when topic is identified.
Class Type:
LEC
5:30 pm
6:45 pm
Days:
MW
Note:
This course is covers engineering entrepreneurship. Students will learn about the history of engineering entrepreneurship and meet several successful UK College of Engineering alumni whom are also successful entrepreneurs. Students will work in teams of 2-3 and form their own companies based on a novel engineering invention of their own. They will learn about intellectual property from a former UK engineer turned patent lawyer and develop a Business Model Canvas and basic prototypes called Minimal Viable Products. Students will compete in a required pitch contest and will be required to participate in local entrepreneurial extracurricular activities such as 5-Across, Startup Weekend and Undrcvr Lex.
An experimental, interdisciplinary course devoted to a topic of interest to students in several departments of the college. Only three credits may be earned under the same title; students may register for more than one section each semester. A particular topic may be offered at most three times under the EGR 599 number.
An experimental, interdisciplinary course devoted to a topic of interest to students in several departments of the college. Only three credits may be earned under the same title; students may register for more than one section each semester. A particular topic may be offered at most three times under the EGR 599 number.
EGR