Apply 21st century skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, organization, and problem solving.

Fundamentals of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (GEIE222)

Developed as a Stanford-informed approach to learning innovation and entrepreneurship, this course offers skills that can be applied to any high-growth enterprise or other organization in the UAE. The class is composed of two modules encompassing

1) Design Thinking,

2) Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

Throughout the course, students will develop creativity and entrepreneurship mindsets, teamwork, taking and managing responsibility, ethical decision-making and critical thinking skills.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Differentiate between design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and possess a shared vocabulary for the process elements of each.
2. Examine the importance of entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems to healthy society and economies.
3. Demonstrate skills for formation of effective teams and practices for team culture development that respect diversity.
4. Learn how to differentiate between an idea and a viable opportunity.
5. Recognize how to connect design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship to their own career development and paths.
6. Apply 21st century skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, organization, and problem solving.

The standard quoted price is for the individual unit(s) in this coursework.