We will do this by incorporating real-world experiences and action-oriented instructional methods. We believe that entrepreneurship and innovation needs to leverage the diversity of demographics and disciplines. Below are initiatives that are meant to help us achieve this.
| Initiative |
Action Steps |
Partners |
Status |
| Document and catalog E&I courses |
Review all Desautels syllabi, categorize by E&I relevance, highlight most pertinent courses |
Area coordinators |
Complete |
| Benchmark innovative E&I teaching at other institutions |
Review syllabi and program information from other universities and organizations; Discuss with faculty |
External Entrepreneurship Faculty |
Complete |
| Understand the 海外直播b站 E&I ecosystem |
Stakeholder Meetings |
Dobson, Faculty of Medicine, 海外直播b站 Innovation Fund, Engine, Faculty of Arts |
A constant activity |
| Review Entrepreneurship Concentration and Minor |
Conduct interviews with students, faculty, and professors |
海外直播b站 Students and Faculty |
Complete |
| Short-term improvements to required eship courses: INTG 201/202, MGPO 362/364 |
Desautels Faculty |
In progress, for Fall 2023 |
| Pilot Revised INTG 201 |
Desautels Faculty |
In progress, for Fall 2023 |
| Case Series |
Recruit Case Writers, English Organizations, Develop Case Writing Cohort |
Bensadoun, Quebec SMEs, TT & CAS faculty |
6 in process, due early 2024 |
| Integrate Live Cases into Course Projects |
Source Projects, Integrating into INTG 201 & MGPO 362 |
MIF, Dobson, ENGINE, B21, Neurosphere |
To begin Fall 2023 |
| E&I Teaching Award |
Create new E&I teaching award |
TLS |
To be awarded 2023-2024 |
| Initiative |
Action Steps |
Partners |
Status |
| Program revision of concentration |
Add and Remove complementary course list |
Desautels Faculty |
Goal: approve '23 implement '24/5 |
| Entrepreneurship Essentials for Non-Mgmt Students Course |
Develop Syllabus and put through for approval |
Desautels Faculty |
Ongoing. Goal 2023 approval |
| Revision of Entrepreneurship Courses |
Review and Revise Core Courses (INTG 201, 362 and 364 especially) |
Desautels Faculty |
Ongoing. Implementing Fall 2023 |
| Program revision of minors |
Stakeholder Meetings, Discuss, align on revised structure |
All Minor Faculties |
Goal approve 2023/4; implement 2024/5 |
| Governance of Entrepreneurship minors |
Create Inter-Faculty Entrepreneurship Committee |
海外直播b站 Faculties |
Begun Summer 2023, First Committee meeting Fall 2024 |
| Curate a roster of guest speakers and industry mentors |
Contact industry mentors to support students |
Faculty, Advancement |
Goal for 2023/2024 |
| Initiative |
Action Steps |
Partners |
Status |
| Experiential extra-curricular |
Explore creating a 1-day bootcamp with activities to introduce to Entrepreneurship |
Faculty of Arts, perhaps extend to other faculties |
Brainstorming |
| Create Signature Entrepreneurship classes |
Design courses, Develop proposal for funding. 1 finance and 1 strategy course |
Funding Partner |
Brainstorming |
| Develop E&I competencies within the faculty |
Brown bag on design thinking complete, create additional opportunities. |
TLS |
Ongoing |
