140 Entrepreneurship
Courses that take multidisciplinary approaches to entrepreneurship IDM-260. Social Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs identify opportunities, mobilize resources and make things happen. This course applies the active mindset of the entrepreneur to social organizations. The measure of success is not profit, but change. Passion and mission are the motivators. Examples include feeding the hungry, improving the environment, educating the destitute, housing the poor, training the unskilled, caring for the disenfranchised sick, and much more. Jeroo Billimoria founded Child line in Mumbai, India that provides services to street children. Veronica Khosa founded Tateni that works with aids victims in South Africa. Jacob Schramm founded College Summit to make college accessible to low-income students in the U.S. And the list goes on. In the course, we will study many examples of social entrepreneurship, identify best and worst practices, work with local social entrepreneurial organizations and identify opportunities to make the world a better place. IDM-299. Developing a Vision. Throughout history, leaders in many contexts have used “vision” as a means to not only communicate their desires for the future but also to motivate their followers and supporters to great achievements. This course focuses on developing skills in creating, articulating and planning a vision that will inspire the students (and their supporters) to achieve their goals. This class is intended for mature students who want to learn skills that will help them understand and shape the world around them. IDM-325. Entrepreneurship Seminar. The object of the course is to develop business/ marketing plans for senior projects in engineering that will explore the potential for commercialization. Interdisciplinary teams are organized around each senior project. In order to be successful, the engineers have to communicate the value of their innovative project to liberal arts students; liberal arts students have to communicate the marketing and business strategy to engineers. Engineering senior projects with elements of social responsibility are preferred. This course is about interdisciplinary communication, teamwork, social responsibility, creativity and entrepreneurship.
Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering 141
Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering Director: Professor J. D. Klein (Economics) Faculty: Professors S. Rice (Biological Sciences), M. Hagerman (Chemistry), J. Kenney (Economics), J. Garver, K. Hollocher, D. Rodbell (Geology), A. Ghaly, T. Jewell, M. Mafi (Engineering), R. Wilk (Mechanical Engineering), I. Kaplan (Sociology); Associate Professors J. Corbin, K. LoGiudice (Biological Sciences), L. MacManus-Spencer (Chemistry), K. Lynes (English), H. Frey (Geology), A. Morris (History); Assistant Professors D. Gillikin (Geology), J. Tan (Classics); Senior Lecturer J. Grigsby (Sociology); Visiting Assistant Professor J. Bishop (Biological Sciences) The Environmental Science, Policy and Engineering (ESPE) program is focused on students with an interest in the science and policy behind the myriad environmental problems that face our world, the political policy mechanisms that may provide solutions to these issues, and the interface between the environment and the human condition. Students in the ESPE program choose either a BS degree in Environmental Science or a BA degree in Environmental Policy. The BS degree emphasizes the biological, chemical, and geological sciences, as well as physics and engineering, while the BA degree emphasizes the social sciences and humanities.. However, a common set of core courses links the two programs. All students take a common introductory course, a core of between 8 and 11 required courses, and 4-6 courses that define an area of concentration. During the senior year, students typically complete 2 terms of independent research, and participate in a senior seminar. Requirements for the Major in Environmental Science Includes ENS-100, between 11 and 13 science courses; 2 math/statistics courses; 2 policy courses; senior seminar, and 1 or 2 thesis (research) credits, for a total of 18-21 courses. Specific requirements are listed below: A. 8-10 required core courses (ENS-100; BIO-110; BIO-315 or BIO-320 or BIO-322 or BIO-324 or BIO-350T; CHM-101 and CHM-102 or CHM-110 or CHM-110H; GEO-106, GEO-108, GEO109, GEO-110, GEO-112, GEO-117, or GEO-120; ENS-204; MTH-113 or MTH-110 plus MTH-112 or PSY-200) B. 2 environmental policy courses (ANT-241, ANT-248; CLS-153: ECO-228; ENS-201, ENS222; HST-138, HST-225; PHL-272, PHL-273, PHL-339; PSC 260, PSC272; SOC-260, SOC-270, SOC271, SOC-358T, SOC-359, SOC-450, TAB-358T) C. 6 upper level science courses in one of five areas of concentration (no more than 4 courses from any one department except for Environmental Engineering and Technology students; no double counting from A-C, above): • Ecology (BIO-250, BIO-257T, BIO-314, BIO-315, BIO-320, BIO-322, BIO-324, BIO-325, BIO350 or GEO-208, BIO-350T, BIO-352T; ENS-201; GEO-202, GEO-203, GEO-207, GEO-209, GEO300, GEO-305, GEO-355T. • Environmental Geosciences (BIO-314, BIO-315, BIO-320, BIO-324, BIO-350T, BIO-352T, CHM-231, CHM-240, CHM-245, CHM-340; GEO-202, GEO-203, GEO-206, GEO-207, GEO-208, GEO-209, GEO-300, GEO-302, any Geology miniterm) • Energy and Environmental Physics (PHY-110 and PHY-111; or PHY-120 and PHY-121; or IMP-111-113; and 4 from the following: ENS-200, ENS-209; MER-471; PHY-122, PHY-123, PHY220, PHY-300, PHY-310) • Environmental Engineering and Technology (PHY-120; and 5 from the following: ENS-200, ENS-207, ENS-208, ENS-209, ENS-222, ENS-247, ENS-250, ENS-252, ENS-253, ESC-370; MER-231; TAB-333T. D. Senior Seminar (ENS-460) E. 2 terms of thesis research (ENS-498 and ENS-499) or a one term senior research project (ENS497) Requirements for the Major in Environmental Policy Includes ENS-100, 4 core policy courses, 1 quantitative method spatial analysis; 3 required