Mechanical & Industrial Engrg 664 - EnginLdrshp&Entrepreneurshp
Spring
2026
01
3.00
Nehal Patel
F 1:25PM 3:55PM
UMass Amherst
80012
Engineering Laboratory rm 325
nehalpatel@umass.edu
This course prepares engineers to be leaders in organizations of varying size by simulating the planning, decision-making, and communication needed to take an idea from germination to execution and delivery, scaling a team from a few people to a ~200 person organization. You will be the VP of Engineering of your own startup where you will pitch an idea, develop it, plan the resources needed to deliver it, hire a team, and manage the organization. You will learn the entrepreneurial skills needed to harness innovation and discover customer needs, and the leadership skills needed to hire and manage an organization as it grows. You will learn the skills for effective and appropriate communications as you progress through the leadership pipeline.
This course is for engineering and STEM graduates. Interested students from other backgrounds should contact the instructor before registering.
This course does not satisfy the ME technical elective.
IE majors may take this course to satisfy the level 2 technical elective.