ENTP 388 - 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 and copyright intellectual property. Students must be 18 or older. Open to all majors. Formerly ENTP 288. May be repeated up to 9 credits.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of fundamental terminology and concepts used in the design process, prototyping and intellectual property protection;
recognize and use the steps of the prototype design process to develop a market tested prototype;
recognize and apply the methods for finding existing art/technology, and use those methods to request permissions to use and to identify new ideas;
apply the steps in the application for IP protection - trademarks, copyrights and patents; and
demonstrate an improved propensity for entrepreneurial thinking via dimensions such as hope, resiliency, effectual thinking and self efficacy for entrepreneurial activities.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/16/23

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