Course Details
Course offered Winter 2018
HONORS 231 B: Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs (SSc)
HONORS 231 B: Grand Challenges for Entrepreneurs (SSc)
SLN 15433 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
Limit: 25 students
Students must register for the HONORS listing of the class if they wish to earn Honors credit. "Honors students will engage in an taking their project to the next level, via a mechanism that they choose (e.g. addressing a grand challenge through volunteering with an organization, creating a fundraising effort, or a social media campaign, etc.). A write up and a reflection will be part of this additional component for Honors, distinguishing it from the coursework ENTRE 490 students will do."
Explores big problems and opportunities facing society ranging from healthcare, education, big data, and poverty. Examines how solutions to these challenges can be researched, validated, and implemented using entrepreneurial skills such as creativity, business models, pivoting, and execution.