Description
In this particular detailed description resolve entrepreneurship in education.
Program Overvi ew
The Education Entrepreneurship program provides students with the unique skills
necessary to conceptualize, develop and manage 21
st
century educational innovations. Designed
at the intersection of education, business and entrepreneurship, the program combines
rigorous academic study and practical coursework, giving students critical tools to chart
entrepreneurial solutions in education. The program builds hands-on understanding through a
practicum experience and a culminating capstone project.
Snapshot*
Semester 1
Entrepreneurship in Education
Social Foundations of Education
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Practicum
Semester 2
Management 101
Foundations of Teaching & Learning
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Practicum
Courses
Entrepreneurship in Education provides an understanding of the nature of
entrepreneurship related to public/private/for profit and non-profit educational and social
organizations. The course focuses on issues of management, strategies and financing of early
stage entrepreneurial ventures, and on entrepreneurship in established educational organizations.
Students will learn the fundamentals of business plan design and development.
Social Foundations of Education surveys basic issues in the philosophical and social
foundations of education, addressing basic questions about the purpose of education, the
appropriate treatment for children from different cultural and economic groups and the
relationship between rigor and relevance. Intended for advanced Master’s and doctoral students.
Management 101 is an introduction to the critical management skills involved in planning,
structuring, controlling and leading an organization. It provides a framework for understanding
issues involved in both managing and being managed. We develop a “systems” view of
organizations, examining organizations as part of a context, including but not limited to
environment, strategy, structure, culture, tasks, people and outputs. We consider how
managerial decisions made in any one of these domains affect decisions in each of the others.
* Sequence and content is subject to change
EDUCATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Semester 3
Technology Strategy
Economics of Education
Schools as Organizations
Design of Learning Environments
Practicum
Semester 4
Marketing 101
Educational Evaluation
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Capstone Project
Courses
Foundations of Teaching & Learning explores theoretical and empirical perspectives on
the questions: What is knowledge and knowing? What is learning? What is teaching? How do
contexts influence teaching, knowing, and learning? A central goal of the course is to encourage
students to consider these questions and their interconnections for themselves, to examine ways
scholars and practitioners have answered them, and to develop an analytical framework to use
in examining contemporary practices in settings that include formal and informal, urban and
international.
Technology Strategy is designed to meet the needs of future managers, entrepreneurs,
consultants and investors who must analyze and develop business strategies in technology-
based industries. The emphasis is on learning conceptual models and frameworks to help
navigate the complexity and dynamism in such industries. This is not a course in new product
development or in using information technology to improve business processes and offerings.
We will take a perspective of both established and emerging firms competing through
technological innovations, and study the key strategic drivers of value creation and
appropriation in the context of business ecosystems.
Economics of Education is a survey course designed to provide an overview of some
theoretical perspectives and topics in the economics of education. Many of the readings will
contain technical economic material, but the focus will be on the conceptual theory and the
findings of economic research with an education application. It is expected that you reflect on
the findings we cover and how it relates to your experience in practice. As we move through
the course, you should gain a solid understanding of how economists study education. This
course will also include basic concepts related to finance, budgeting, transaction analysis and
P&L reporting.
Schools as Organizations focuses on the theory and research concerned with the
organizational and occupational side to schools and teaching. It draws from multiple fields and
perspectives, including: organizational theory; the sociology of organizations, occupations and
work; educational administration; and school leadership. The objective is to have students
understand and evaluate a series of different perspectives from theory, research and policy
concerned with the character of the teaching occupation and the organization of schools.
Design of Learning Environments examines different theoretical frames and strategies
related to the study and design of learning environments in school, community and online
contexts. Physical, social and cognitive aspects of learning situations are considered as students
evaluate current research and applications in a variety of existing educational learning
environments.
Marketing Management addresses how to design and implement the best combination of
marketing efforts to carry out a firm's strategy in its target markets. Specifically, this course
seeks to develop the student's (1) understanding of how the firm can benefit by creating and
delivering value to its customers, and stakeholders, and (2) skills in applying the analytical
concepts and tools of marketing to such decisions as segmentation and targeting, branding,
pricing, distribution, and promotion.
Courses
Evaluation of Policies, Programs and Projects examines evaluation policy and methods
for determining the nature and severity of problems, the implementation of programs relative
effects and cost effectiveness of interventions to reduce problems, design and conduct of
evaluation studies in education, social services, crime and delinquency, in the U.S. and other
countries.
Pract i cum & Capst one
The practicum is designed to complement students’ coursework by providing a hands-on
experience where they can apply their knowledge in an actual venture. Depending on a student’s
interests and academic focus, s/he may select a practicum in either an education setting that
provides experiences related to creating and building schools, or in an entrepreneurial business
setting such as a technology start-up or a new venture incubator. The settings selected to host
students will be chosen based on their use of innovative practices and will include public,
private and charter organizations.
The capstone project is the culminating project where students identify a new opportunity,
whether for an existing entity or for the creation of a new school or education-related business
venture. Students will then complete a business model canvas, designing and executing
experiments validating or invalidating key hypotheses governing the potential of the
opportunity. The components of a business model canvas, an exercise originated by Steve
Blank of Stanford University, include the following: key partners; key activities; value
proposition including relevant education research; customer relationships, key resources; cost
structure; revenue streams; channels; and customer segments including a thorough analysis of
the competition. The results from developing and testing hypotheses in each of these areas will
position students well to launch their own school and/or ventures upon graduation.
doc_393696414.pdf
In this particular detailed description resolve entrepreneurship in education.
Program Overvi ew
The Education Entrepreneurship program provides students with the unique skills
necessary to conceptualize, develop and manage 21
st
century educational innovations. Designed
at the intersection of education, business and entrepreneurship, the program combines
rigorous academic study and practical coursework, giving students critical tools to chart
entrepreneurial solutions in education. The program builds hands-on understanding through a
practicum experience and a culminating capstone project.
Snapshot*
Semester 1
Entrepreneurship in Education
Social Foundations of Education
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Practicum
Semester 2
Management 101
Foundations of Teaching & Learning
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Practicum
Courses
Entrepreneurship in Education provides an understanding of the nature of
entrepreneurship related to public/private/for profit and non-profit educational and social
organizations. The course focuses on issues of management, strategies and financing of early
stage entrepreneurial ventures, and on entrepreneurship in established educational organizations.
Students will learn the fundamentals of business plan design and development.
Social Foundations of Education surveys basic issues in the philosophical and social
foundations of education, addressing basic questions about the purpose of education, the
appropriate treatment for children from different cultural and economic groups and the
relationship between rigor and relevance. Intended for advanced Master’s and doctoral students.
Management 101 is an introduction to the critical management skills involved in planning,
structuring, controlling and leading an organization. It provides a framework for understanding
issues involved in both managing and being managed. We develop a “systems” view of
organizations, examining organizations as part of a context, including but not limited to
environment, strategy, structure, culture, tasks, people and outputs. We consider how
managerial decisions made in any one of these domains affect decisions in each of the others.
* Sequence and content is subject to change
EDUCATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Semester 3
Technology Strategy
Economics of Education
Schools as Organizations
Design of Learning Environments
Practicum
Semester 4
Marketing 101
Educational Evaluation
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Capstone Project
Courses
Foundations of Teaching & Learning explores theoretical and empirical perspectives on
the questions: What is knowledge and knowing? What is learning? What is teaching? How do
contexts influence teaching, knowing, and learning? A central goal of the course is to encourage
students to consider these questions and their interconnections for themselves, to examine ways
scholars and practitioners have answered them, and to develop an analytical framework to use
in examining contemporary practices in settings that include formal and informal, urban and
international.
Technology Strategy is designed to meet the needs of future managers, entrepreneurs,
consultants and investors who must analyze and develop business strategies in technology-
based industries. The emphasis is on learning conceptual models and frameworks to help
navigate the complexity and dynamism in such industries. This is not a course in new product
development or in using information technology to improve business processes and offerings.
We will take a perspective of both established and emerging firms competing through
technological innovations, and study the key strategic drivers of value creation and
appropriation in the context of business ecosystems.
Economics of Education is a survey course designed to provide an overview of some
theoretical perspectives and topics in the economics of education. Many of the readings will
contain technical economic material, but the focus will be on the conceptual theory and the
findings of economic research with an education application. It is expected that you reflect on
the findings we cover and how it relates to your experience in practice. As we move through
the course, you should gain a solid understanding of how economists study education. This
course will also include basic concepts related to finance, budgeting, transaction analysis and
P&L reporting.
Schools as Organizations focuses on the theory and research concerned with the
organizational and occupational side to schools and teaching. It draws from multiple fields and
perspectives, including: organizational theory; the sociology of organizations, occupations and
work; educational administration; and school leadership. The objective is to have students
understand and evaluate a series of different perspectives from theory, research and policy
concerned with the character of the teaching occupation and the organization of schools.
Design of Learning Environments examines different theoretical frames and strategies
related to the study and design of learning environments in school, community and online
contexts. Physical, social and cognitive aspects of learning situations are considered as students
evaluate current research and applications in a variety of existing educational learning
environments.
Marketing Management addresses how to design and implement the best combination of
marketing efforts to carry out a firm's strategy in its target markets. Specifically, this course
seeks to develop the student's (1) understanding of how the firm can benefit by creating and
delivering value to its customers, and stakeholders, and (2) skills in applying the analytical
concepts and tools of marketing to such decisions as segmentation and targeting, branding,
pricing, distribution, and promotion.
Courses
Evaluation of Policies, Programs and Projects examines evaluation policy and methods
for determining the nature and severity of problems, the implementation of programs relative
effects and cost effectiveness of interventions to reduce problems, design and conduct of
evaluation studies in education, social services, crime and delinquency, in the U.S. and other
countries.
Pract i cum & Capst one
The practicum is designed to complement students’ coursework by providing a hands-on
experience where they can apply their knowledge in an actual venture. Depending on a student’s
interests and academic focus, s/he may select a practicum in either an education setting that
provides experiences related to creating and building schools, or in an entrepreneurial business
setting such as a technology start-up or a new venture incubator. The settings selected to host
students will be chosen based on their use of innovative practices and will include public,
private and charter organizations.
The capstone project is the culminating project where students identify a new opportunity,
whether for an existing entity or for the creation of a new school or education-related business
venture. Students will then complete a business model canvas, designing and executing
experiments validating or invalidating key hypotheses governing the potential of the
opportunity. The components of a business model canvas, an exercise originated by Steve
Blank of Stanford University, include the following: key partners; key activities; value
proposition including relevant education research; customer relationships, key resources; cost
structure; revenue streams; channels; and customer segments including a thorough analysis of
the competition. The results from developing and testing hypotheses in each of these areas will
position students well to launch their own school and/or ventures upon graduation.
doc_393696414.pdf