Entrepreneurship and Innovation

At a glance
• Develop your entrepreneurial capabilities to enable start-up or development of an existing business
• Learn from entrepreneurship tutors who have a wide range of real-life experience
• Build knowledge on how to discover, innovate and exploit opportunities for new business
• Learn to take risks through engaging your creative thinking with peers, tutors, and external entrepreneurs
• Put theory to practice as a team of entrepreneurial consultants with start-ups during an international study visit
• Work alongside entrepreneurs in a final Entrepreneurship and Innovation consultancy with local, small firms
• Graduate with confidence to make an entrepreneurial impact

The goal of the Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MSEI) is to provide all students (engineers, business, scientists social, arts, etc.) with the skills and knowledge required to drive innovation in today’s collaborative, global workforce. Using a combination of class work, case work and real-world project activity, students will:

The Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is designed to develop the entrepreneurial knowledge, skill sets and decision-making frameworks required to recognize and evaluate business opportunities and to create and guide a new entrepreneurial entity either individually or within a larger organization. The curriculum focuses on topics such as entrepreneurial decision-making, business model formulation, feasibility analysis, leading innovation and change, and how to access and deploy capital and other resources for the successful launch of a new venture. The degree can be completed on either a full- or part-time basis, and classes are offered primarily at night to accommodate the needs of working professionals.


OVERVIEW
Our Entrepreneurship programme has a strong conceptual and theoretical foundation in Henley’s leadership market-making and experiential/action learning. These are the foundations for bringing theory into practice.
This programme always attracts a diverse international cohort. It appeals to graduates from a range of subject backgrounds wishing to enhance their entrepreneurial mindset, usually from small firm backgrounds, and those who have a willingness to explore and take risks before they decide upon a career path.

The programme develops and enables students to make effective decisions and take action to successfully embark on a career as an entrepreneur or manager within entrepreneurial firms. Whether you wish to set up a business, consider a career change, or advance into a managerial role, this is the course for you.
RIT’s well renowned resources in business, science, technology, engineering, and the arts make it the center of innovation. You are encouraged to take advantage of these resources, including the Simone Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as you learn to bring new ideas to the marketplace. You will graduate with the business and technical expertise needed to thrive in both large incumbent firms as well as new start-up ventures.
The MS degree in entrepreneurship and innovative ventures focuses on the entrepreneurial and innovation process, by which inventions or creative new ideas are brought to market. Graduates achieve a unique combination of technical and business expertise that is especially relevant to start-up ventures or professionals supporting small business start-ups.

Learning Outcomes:

• Apply a design and innovation toolset to analyze and create new disruptive products and services
• Build essential technology competencies that can be effectively employed in startups, social ventures, family businesses, and corporate enterprises
• Demonstrate strategic and financial planning capabilities in the development of a business plan
• Develop key competencies in the area of entrepreneurial sales and marketing analytics
• Analyze and apply concepts and issues of entrepreneurial leadership, law, and ethics
• Enhance professional acumen through executive mentoring, structured internships, new venture launch, and related Silicon Valley co-curricular activities

Instructional Methods
Lectures:
Course feed | Intensive Live Sessions/Online Learning | Blended
Learning Material:
Course Book | Vide | Audio | Slides
Exam Preparation:
Practice Exam | Online Tests/Exam

Coordinator:
Prof. Mathias Itoe


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