Corporate innovation is a series of processes by which established companies promote, design, and pursue innovation opportunities that can result in new products, services, and/or business models. It entails R&D activities, product development, internal venture accelerators, acquisitions, and alliances. Innovation is the most powerful competitive weapon for a corporation that wants to ensure growth and relevance over time.
The corporate innovation minor is designed to prepare students to develop new businesses, products, services, or processes inside of an existing organization to create value and generate new revenue growth through entrepreneurial thought and action. A minor in corporate innovation seeks to develop students to be agents of change and renewal within established companies, aspiring to leading roles in areas such as product development, new business research, and innovation-related projects. This minor targets students with co-op aspirations that involve positions within corporations such as entry-level product line management, project management, consulting, and new product and service development.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified. The minor is not available to D'Amore-McKim School of Business students or students pursuing a combined major with the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.
Required Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENTR 2301 | Innovation! | 4 |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete three electives, one of which may be chosen from the additional electives list: | 12 | |
| Industry Disruption and Corporate Transformation | ||
| Product Innovation and Portfolio Management | ||
| Growth, Acquisitions, and Alliances | ||
| Corporate Innovation Seminar | ||
| Additional Electives | ||
| Design Process Context and Systems | ||
| Experience Design 1 | ||
| Software Development | ||
| Mobile Application Development | ||
| Web Development | ||
| The Entrepreneurial Universe | ||
| The Business of Games | ||
| Engineering Design | ||
| Product Development for Engineers | ||
GPA Requirement
2.000 GPA required in the minor