MGT 288 - Intellectual Property and Prototype Development for Products and Services

Description:
This course develops the skills for service/product prototyping and also for filing/researching patent & copyright intellectual property. Students must be 18 or older. Open to all majors. Course will be offered every year (Fall, Winter, and Spring).

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: MGT 287.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes, Activities and Assessments

Learner Outcome	Activity (optional, but strongly suggested)	Assessment
Demonstrate knowledge of fundamental terminology & concepts used in the design process, prototyping and intellectual property protection	Students will do this through ecture, readings, and personal research.	Quiz
Recognize and use the steps of the prototype design process to develop a market tested prototype.	Readings. Students will conduct their own projects taking a situation from problem identification to prototyping and customer testing	Project - written deliverable and presentation reviewed and graded by instructor via assignment rubric.
Recognize and apply the methods for finding existing art/technology use it to request permissions to use and to identify new ideas.	Students will use problem from previous class (MGT 287) as opportunity to identify existing solutions.	Project where students will research current patent/copyright holders, contacting them for permissions/requirements for use. Written and presentation project graded using rubric rubric by student peers and instructor.
Apply the steps in the application for IP protection - trademarks, copyrights and patents.	In class assignments performing prior art searches	Graded written assignment with corresponding step in process. Final project on comprehensive copyright/patent idea graded by instructor.
Demonstrate an improved propensity for entrepreneurial thinking via dimensions such as hope, resiliency, effectual thinking and self efficacy for entrepreneurial activities.	Content delivery structured around application, effectual thinking, & value creation as a value.	Psychological surveys to students beginning and end of course. Improvement is expected on a group level across standard demographic definitions. Results reviewed by instructor and program director.