Brandeis Courses on Technology Commercialization and Entrepreneurship
BUS 261a Technology Strategy (Spring, 2008)
Instructor: Dr. Preeta M. Banerjee
Class Hours: 5:10 – 6:30pm, Monday and Wednesdays
Location: Lee Hall,
DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on developing and managing enterprises pursuing opportunities in high-technology markets. The skills built in this class are relevant to anyone who is interested in working for a company that deals with science and/or technology. For those who have science or technology backgrounds, this class will give you the perspective from the business side. Through discussion of cases and concepts, the course explores innovation and technology management, strategy, and performance of new ventures. The perspective taken in this course will be that of a general manager grappling with technology choices and implementation issues of strategic importance to his/her firm. The course will allow an analysis of the critical intersection points between technology and other processes of business firms, operating in a variety of industry settings.
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BUS 231a Entrepreneurial Finance & Business Plans (Spring, 2008)
Instructor: Dr. Charles Reed
Class Hours: 03:00 - 06:00 PM, Tuesdays
Location: Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
DESCRIPTION: Open only to IBS students. This course may not be repeated for credit by students who have taken IEF 234b in previous years. Introduces techniques for preparing business plans and explores the process of using a business plan to acquire funding. Requires students to prepare a business plan for a new venture and to present this plan in front of a critical audience. Usually offered every year.
BUS 230a Entrepreneurship (Fall, 2007)
Instructor: Dr. Charles Reed
Class Hours: 03:00 - 06:00 PM, Tuesdays
Location: Lemberg, Lee Hall, 180
DESCRIPTION: Addresses the fundamentals of starting and growing a business, including entrepreneurial finance and financial management. Covers theory and practice and includes presentations by speakers engaged in entrepreneurship, underwriting, and venture capital. The major assignment is a team project to construct a business plan for a startup company using actual data. Usually offered every year.