04-910 Entrepreneurship Project
Location: Africa
Units: 24
Semester Offered: Fall, Spring
Location: Africa
Units: 24
Semester Offered: Fall, Spring
MSIT
The IT Entrepreneurship Project class is an opportunity for students to build and practice skills in developing information technology ideas into innovations that create value for a selected set of customers. Working in small teams, students work on a concrete project to bridge the gap between entrepreneurial theory and practice.
This highly selective course combines both independent team study and working with technical and professional mentors to apply concepts in the creation of a new information technology venture. Mentors can include faculty members as well as appropriate individuals from industry.
This course will also involve collaboration with the CMU-Africa Industry Innovation Lab (IIL), corporate, and/or other organizations in the domain that will provide project support and feedback. The natural outcome of this project could be the continuation of its development in the IIL, with possible funding opportunities to create a startup at CMU-Africa.
Prior to being admitted into this course, a team of a minimum of two students is required to submit a project for a new venture to be approved by CMU-Africa Entrepreneurship faculty. If approved, the team and a faculty advisor under the guidance of the course instructor will create and execute a semester-long development plan.