Entrepreneurship, Orgs & Soc 210 - Opportunities and Impacts

In this foundation course, the class will select;and confront four major global problems having;local instances from a list of possible subjects;such as aging, health care, education, food and;housing security, employment, poverty,;sustainability and environmental health, and;crime. Students working in teams will then learn;to analyze those problems, assess the;opportunities for solutions that emerge, design;initial solutions, and configure projects that;allow for the implementation of those solutions.;Students work in teams, developing and learning;about solutions with local organizations engaged;in addressing similar global/local problems. The;course will utilize texts, short lectures and;discussions, video, guest presentations, in-class;ideation exercises, and team presentations.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors