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标题：New Venture Design – Interdisciplinary Capstone Projects at UBC
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作者：Philippe Kruchten ; Peter Lawrence ; Darren Dahl 等
期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2011
语种：English
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：New Venture Design is an interdisciplinary project course across Engineering and Business at UBC, whose primary goal is to provide students of both faculties with knowledge and practical experience related to the formation of an entrepreneurial venture based on the development of a new product or process. Working in teams of 6 students (3 engineering students and 3 business students), the end-goal in the course is to produce a viable product prototype (the primary responsibility of the engineering students) and the necessary business plan (the primary responsibility of the business students) to ensure its success in the marketplace. This course is a combination of both lecture instruction (on creativity, business plans, patents, prototyping, fabrication, funding, tax credits, etc.) and dedicated lab-time in which student teams will advance their new venture concept toward market introduction. The teams enter many business plans competitions in the province, across North America (and beyond). Some teams go much further and file provisional patents, or incorporate a company. Starting in 2003, the course has now run for 8 years; several of the project teams have actually started a company based on their idea, or have created other new ventures. This paper summarizes the course, its motivation, details the current framework and syllabus, and reflects on lessons learned.