Information Technology, Design, and Startups Minor

Contact:

Bruce Kingma, Professor of Entrepreneurship

Director of Undergraduate Programs

316 Hinds Hall

brkingma@syr.edu

Website:

Minor in Information Technology, Design, and Startups

Overview:

Make your ideas real.

If you have a world-changing idea, it is time to do something about it. The iSchool’s minor in Information Technology, Design, and Startups (IDS) will guide you through turning your idea into a viable venture, and it is available to all undergraduate students regardless of their primary college or major.

As an IDS student, you will take three courses covering the ideation and team-building process, developing and launching a product, and accelerating your growth - all from professors who are successful entrepreneurs and experts in the field.

In the end you will be equipped with the skills required to listen to the needs of your community, bring your ideas into the world, and grow and sustain a successful startup enterprise.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Innovate: Design new ideas, products, or services in business, government or society.

2. Create: Develop a business or nonprofit organization including customers, clients or users.

3. Explore: Expand their business or nonprofit organization by acquiring customers, clients, users or attracting funding.

Curriculum:

I. Required courses (9 credits)

II. Recommended Elective Courses (3 courses for 9 credits)

Students are encouraged to consult with the program director or a faculty or professional mentor to determine which of the following courses best complement their entrepreneurial goals.

IDS 403 - iLaunchPad

Course Catalog

Information Technology, Design, and Startups Minor

Contact:

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Overview:

Student Learning Outcomes

Curriculum:

I. Required courses (9 credits)

II. Recommended Elective Courses (3 courses for 9 credits)

Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises, Martin J Whitman School of Management

Information Management and Technology, School of Information Studies

Design Department, College of Visual and Performing Arts

L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science