The Entrepreneurial Imperative - February 2022

Facilitator

Kevin Currie

Cost

$459.00 - Members

$599.00 - Non-Members

Description

How are new opportunities identified and implemented?  How do professional, continuing, and online professionals succeed in a competitive and ever changing environment? More than any other academic unit, the professional, continuing, and online enterprise is responsive, agile, risk-taking, and innovative -- all qualities of entrepreneurs, but within the realities and constraints of complex institutions. This course will explore how to navigate and innovate within a dynamic environment. 

Topics Covered

• Defining Entrepreneurship in PCO Units
• Entrepreneurship in a Team Environment
• Risk Taking and Mitigation
• External Considerations in Creative Program Development

Learning Objectives 

• Define innovation in entrepreneurship in the context of higher education 
• Examine how PCO units have been leaders in innovation and entrepreneurship 
• Understand how individuals function as a team in a nimble organizational structure 
• Identify how risks are determined 
• Balance risk-taking and risk-aversion
• Asses academic and business goals 

Who should take this course? 

This course is designed for higher education administrators in professional, continuing, and online education units who seek to learn about how PCO units can be responsive, risk-taking and innovative. 

Format and Schedule

This is a four week course consisting of about five hours of weekly course work made up of readings, asynchronous activities, and a weekly one hour live class meeting via Zoom. The schedule for the live class meetings is: 

• Wednesday February 23, 2022 at 2:00 ET: Course Introduction and Welcome 
• Wednesday March 2, 2022 at 2:00 ET: Discussion of week 1 content  
• Wednesday March 9, 2022 at 2:00 ET:  Discussion of week 2 content 
• Wednesday March 16, 2022 at 2:00 ET:: Discussion of week 3 Content
• Wednesday March 23, 2022 at 2:00 ET:: Discussion of week 4 content and course wrap up

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