Entrepreneurship Course GuideSpring 2020

This guide provides a basic overview of the courses available in entrepreneurship across the university. Some are open to students of all levels and disciplines (i.e. the Hatchery), some are restricted to their respective department.

Architect as Entrepreneur and Leader A46 530CAmy Gilbertson Fridays, 8:30 -11:20 am Target audience: Architecture studentsLearn the benefits as well as struggles associated with firm ownership and start-up as well as greater knowledge of what makes a firm successful and how individual strengths play a part in a firm’s success.

The Basics of Bio-Entrepreneurship/ Biotech Industry Innovators LA41 5014/ B63 539 Victoria GonzalezThursdays, 5:30 - 8:30 pm Target audience: Undergrad and Grad students Intended for anyone interested in careers in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, or life-sciences industries as founder, scientist, entrepreneur, manager, consultant, or investor.

Biomedical Business Development E62 5772Noah LedbetterWednesdays & Fridays, 1:00 - 2:20 pm Target audience: Graduate or professional students Learn steps in the translation process from product to market, including intellectual property concerns, R&D, clinical strategy, regulatory issues, quality management, reimbursement, marketing strategy, sales and distribution, operating plans, and approaches to funding. Prerequisites: Graduate or professional student standing or permission of the instructor.

Biotechnology Entrepreneurs Seminar L41 2020/ U29 Bio 225 Joseph JezTuesdays, 4:00 - 4:50 pmTarget audience: First-year students Introduction to the basics of innovation and entrepreneurship as a framework for marketable discoveries, builds an appreciation of how biotech companies start, obtain funding, and navigate intellectual property, provides an overview of career options in biotech, and insight on the hiring process.Prerequisite: Bio2010: The Science of Biotechnology and be currently enrolled in Bio2960: Principles of Biology I

Business & Marketing Innovation B55 400IMichael WallMondays & Wednesdays, 11:30 am - 12:50 pm Target audience: Undergrad students Generate innovative opportunities and design new solutions.Prerequisite: MKT 370

Business Fundamentals for Non-Business Students B53 200A Robert Portnoy, Mark Soczek, P. Seetharaman, Aimee Wittman, James Beirne, Nicholas Argyres, Eli SnirTuesdays & Thursdays, 2:30 - 3:50 pm Target audience: Non-business undergradsIntended to help successfully position arts and sciences, engineering, and design majors for careers in organizations such as non-profits, entrepreneurial ventures, and corporations, among others.

Business Planning for New Enterprises (The Hatchery) B53 424/ B63 524/ II Luscri, Arthur Handman S50 5063Tuesdays, 4:00 - 5:50 pmTarget audience: MBA, MSW, JD, Undergrad, etc. Students form teams to pursue their own or an outside entrepreneur's commercial or social venture.Prerequisite: Junior Standing

CEL Entrepreneurial Consulting Team B53 450X/ B63 550X/ Douglas Villhard W74 675CThursdays, 4:00 - 5:20 pmTarget audience: Grad and UndergradCELect is an experiential learning course that matches teams of Washington University students with St. Louis area start-up ventures to perform defined management consulting projects.Prerequisite: Application required

Entrepreneurship (U College) U44 Bus 232Quentin OrtegaThursdays, 6:00 - 8:30 pmTarget audience: Grad and UndergradExplore, at a practical and introductory level, the issues, concepts, and processes associated with entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship (EMBA) B63 755SDavid PoldianEMBA 10-day courseTarget audience: EMBATies e�ective idea generation and new-venture creation to competitive advantage and market leadership - for both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.

Entrepreneurship for Biomedical Innovators E62 5732 Noah LedbetterDate & Time TBATarget audience: MEng-BMI candidates onlyTopics of intellectual property, R&D, clinical strategy, regulatory issues, quality management, reimbursement, marketing strategy, sales and distribution, operating plans, and approaches to funding will be covered.Prerequisites: BME 5731

Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property Clinic W74 711C Tore Gianino, Jonathan SmithWednesdays, 10:00 -11:00 amTarget audience: Law StudentsProvide legal assistance to individuals and entities in the areas of entrepreneurship and intellectual property o�ering students an opportunity to gain practical knowledge about the central issues confronting startups and other entrepreneurial organizations.

Financial Metrics for Start-Ups B60 500K Theodore StannMondays & Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:20 pmTarget audience: Masters of Accounting and Finance students, etc.Build management consulting skills and competencies through work on real-world projects with early-stage businesses. Clients will be both WashU-based entrepreneurs and St. Louis community

From Concept to Market: The Business of Engineering E60 324 Ellen MellTuesdays, 5:30 - 8:30 pmTarget audience: UndergradsIntroduction to the fascinating and complex process of bringing new technologies from the concept stage to the market place.Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing, or permission of the instructor

Innovation & Entrepreneurship (EMBA) B63 755Samuel Chun, Barton Hamilton, Panagiotis Kouvelis, Nicholas ArgyresEMBA 2 month courseTarget audience: EMBATies e�ective idea generation and new-venture creation to competitive advantage and market leadership - for both entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs.

Introduction to Entrepreneurship (MBA) B63 521Douglas VillhardMondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 -11:20 amTarget audience: MBA studentsThis course is designed not only for the student with a burning passion to start his/her own business, but anyone who believes that entrepreneurial skills are an essential element of business success.

Introduction to Entrepreneurship (Undergrad) B63 521Dedric CarterMondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 -11:20 amTarget audience: Undergraduate students, all majorsThrough case studies, frequent guest speakers, and the professor's own experience, the real world of entrepreneurship will be brought into the classroom to provide a context for students to learn the fundamentals of founding, operating, and exiting a start-up business.Prerequisite: sophomore, junior, or senior standing in any school or college

Investment Praxis B53 428 / B62 528Charles Cuny, Timothy SolbergMondays & Wednesdays, 1:00 - 2:20 pm; Mondays & Wednesdays, 2:30 - 5:30 pm; Mondays, & Wednesdays 4:00 - 5:50 pm Target audience: Business grad studentsAnalyze investment opportunities in various industries and present recommendations to the class for possible purchases or sales of stocks, consistent with the style and objectives of the fund using a fund owned by WashU.Prerequisite: FIN 448

Managing the Innovation Process B63 558Anne Marie KnottThree-day ClassTarget audience: Priority enrollment given to MSSCM studentsInnovation is a core business process associated with survival and growth of the organization, and it should be managed as such.

Legal Issues at Business Stages B63 511B Patricia BlandMondays & Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:20 pm, Mini-B Target audience: Undergrad studentsAn analysis of legal issues a�ecting business from startup, operation, and the sale or closing of the business, including mergers and acquisitions.

Private Equity - Practice B62 500Z / Jeremy Degenhart B52 FIN 400MMondays, 4:30 - 7:30 pm (Mini-B); Mondays 6:15 - 9:15 pm (Mini-B) Target audience: MSF & MBAThis is the capstone for students interested in pursuing careers in private equity. Students will develop practical skills for investing in private companies.Prerequisite: FIN 448 and FIN 400L

Rapid Prototype Development and Creative Programming E81 330S/ E81 503S Todd SproullMondays & Wednesdays, 10:00 -11:20 amTarget audience: Grad & UndergradUse web development as a vehicle for developing skills in rapid prototyping. Students acquire the skills to build a Linux web server in Apache, to write a web site from scratch in PHP, to run an SQL database, to perform scripting in Python, to employ the AngularJS web framework, and to develop modern web applications in client-side and server-side JavaScript.Prerequisite: CSE 131

Ownership Insights: Competitive Advantage of Family and Employee Owned Firms B63 560ESpencer BurkeTuesdays, 6:15 - 9:15 pm, Mini-BTarget audience: Grad & undergradIntroduction to the unique governance and financing issues faced by owners of closely held businesses and family controlled firms.

Private Equity - Methods B62 500Y /Jeremy Degenhart B52 FIN400LMondays, 4:30 - 7:30 pm (Mini-A); Mondays, 6:15 - 9:15 pm (Mini-A) Target audience: MSF & MBAUnderstand the basic terminology, due diligence and analytical methodologies critical to evaluating Private Equity investments.Prerequisite: FIN 448

Realization of Biomedical Products in the Marketplace E62 5723Patricia WidderDate & Time TBATarget audience: MEng-BMI studentsThird in the MEng-BMI Biomedical Product Development sequence, focusing on the final stages of analysis to bring forth a leading solution concept.Prerequisites: BME 5722; MEng-BMI candidates only

Small Business Initiative B53 401SPeter Boumgarden, Robert CollinsMondays & Wednesdays, 4:00 - 5:20 pmTarget audience: Undergrad studentsStudents work in a four-six person team on consulting projects, applying insights from their coursework to real-world business problems under faculty supervision.

Social Innovation S50 5063 / Heather Cameron B63 560JClass dates & times varyTarget audience: Grad studentsFocus on the history of social innovation, the meaning of social innovation in our time, and practical strategies to build skills for social innovation.Prerequisite: S15-5038

Social Entrepreneurship B63 500THeather CameronClass Dates & Times VaryTarget audience: All studentsStudy the entrepreneurial concepts and practices that are integral to successful innovation. This course emphasizes the social and policy context of venture development and the unique role of evaluation in this growing fieldPrerequisite: S15-5038

Social Impact: Planning, Measuring, Building B53 460M Heather CameronTuesdays & Thursdays, 4:00 5:20- pm Target audience: Grad and undergradUnderstand how social change and social impact can be achieved, borrowing tools and approaches from a broad spectrum of disciplines.

Translation of Biomedical Solutions to Products E62 5713 Joseph Klaesner, Noah LedbetterDates & times TBATarget audience: BME Masters studentsThis course is the third and final part of the year-long masters design course sequence. Through a repeated sequence of iteration, fabrication, and verification, design teams will refine and optimize their masters design project, bringing it to completion.Prerequisites: BME 5712 or permission of instructor

Venture Advising B63 571 Steven Malter, Anne Marie KnottImmersive experience, January 3 - 9, 2020Target audience: Grad studentsGain a deep understanding of the issues of both operational management and investment management of start-up firms. Located in Herzliya, Israel.Prerequisite: Students must submit application & be accepted

Sustainable Development & Conservation Through Entrepreneurial Collaboration: MadagascarJudi McLean Parks B53 401M Wednesdays, 6:15 - 9:15 pmTarget audience: Grad & UndergradFocus on sustainable development in rural subsistence economies, using Madagascar as case study. Students from diverse disciplines are challenged to develop and assess the feasibility of projects that can have positive impact on communities constrained by poverty traps.

Strategic Management of Innovation B63 720Jack NickersonEMBA 10-day courseTarget audience: EMBA only

For additional information about the entrepreneurship courses o�ered this semester visit: acadinfo.wustl.edu/CourseListings

To learn more about the entrepreneurial activities happening at WashU and around St. Louis visit: sc.wustl.edu

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