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E SC 497A Business Opportunities in Engineering
This course is offered
Online as a 2 credit course with an additional 1 credit independent study option; if all 3
credits are taken, the course can be used towards the Entrepreneurship Minor
available at PSU or possibly as a technical elective – check with your
academic department or advisor.
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E SC 497A
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E SC 496A
(1 credit) |
Course
Objectives:
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The principal
goal of this course is to inform engineering students of business
opportunities in Engineering. |
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Engineers can
too, besides business majors, become highly successful in business, job
satisfaction, acquiring wealth, entrepreneurship, climbing the corporate
ladder and acquiring power and leadership. |
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Awareness and
understanding of basic principles is key! Students will open their eyes,
ears and minds to the many business possibilities that lie on the
horizon. Engineers will use specialized engineering skills to instill
efforts of creativity for profit. |
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See
Course Intro link for additional
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Current Course
Offering Schedule via C&DE
Semester: Summer
2013
Date and Time:
Online
Location: Online
Start Date: May
13, 2013
End Date: August
9, 2013
| Resident Students are required to attend the live lectures. |
| Distance Online Students can receive the class lectures via:
 | interactive live video conferencing |
| live streaming audio/video |
| on-demand streaming audio/video |
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Course Instructor:
 Dr. Joseph L. Rose
Paul Morrow Professor
The Pennsylvania State University
411 E Earth Engineering Sciences Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-863-8026
E-Mail: jlr9@psu.edu
Webpage:
http://www.esm.psu.edu/people/directory/resume.php?id=jlr9 |
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Course Textbook:
Seeking the Edge:
Thoughts on Wisdom and Success
By Joseph L. Rose, Dr. -
Textstream (2011) - Paperback - 184 pages - ISBN 146203179X
Available at
Amazon
Computer and Technology
Requirements:
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The course lectures are
delivered by Flash Streaming Media and Adobe PDF files. Please verify that your computer
can play the "On-Demand Video" link provided on the
Sample Lesson page. |
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The enrollment process is:
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Contact the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for
admission into the course at 814-865-7643 or email at
dlz1@psu.edu
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Complete and submit the Registration Form via mail,
fax, or in person. See the Registration Page.
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If you want to receive
Graduate Credit for completing this course, you must apply to the
Graduate School as a Non-Degree Student. See the
Getting Started Page for more details.
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Office for Disability
Services
Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the University’s
educational programs. If you have a disability‐related need for
reasonable academic adjustments in this course, contact the Office for
Disability Services (ODS) at 814‐863‐1807 (V/TTY). For further
information regarding ODS, please visit the Office of Disability
Services website at
http://equity.psu.edu/ods
In order to receive consideration for course accommodations, you must
contact ODS and provide documentation (see the documentation guidelines
at
http://equity.psu.edu/ods/guidelines. If the documentation supports
the need for academics adjustments, ODS will provide a letter
identifying appropriate academics adjustments. Please share this letter
and discuss the adjustments with your instructor as early in the course
as possible. You must contact ODS and request academic adjustment
letters at the beginning of each semester. |
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