Engineering, Jacobs School of
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Courses
For course descriptions not found in the UC San Diego General Catalog, 2010–11, please contact the department for more information.
100A. Team Engineering (2)
Introduction to theory and practice of team engineering, including temperament and work styles; stages of team development; project management; communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills; creativity; leadership; social entrepreneurship; and ethics. Students may not receive credit for both ENG 100 and ENG 100A. Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in or completion of one of the following: DOC 2, CAT 2, HUM 2, MMW 2, MCWP 50, or WCWP 10B, or consent of instructor.
100L. Team Engineering Laboratory (2)
Faculty-directed, multi-disciplinary, long-term engineering projects. Students use their technical knowledge to design and develop solutions to real problems in consultation with customers such as community organizations. Prerequisite: ENG 100 (required prior to or in concurrent enrollment with ENG 100).
ENG 100B. Engineering Leadership (2)
Engineering leadership attitudes, styles, principles, and approaches; stages of product development and evolution; strategic and critical thinking and problem solving for engineering projects; resource management; quality control; risk-analysis and risk-taking; engineering business economics, law, leadership and corporate ethics. Prerequisite: ENG 100A or ENG 100 or consent of the instructor.
201. Venture Mechanics (4)
Examines the engineering/entrepreneurism interface. Discovery, development, and implementation of new product ideas. Understanding markets, competitors, and selling innovations. Cultivating effective working relationships between research, engineering, manufacturing, and marketing elements of an organization. Priority enrollment given to engineering majors.
202. Enterprise Dynamics (4)
Case studies of start-ups, strategic technology management, practice in use of industrial decision-making tools, and speakers from successful firms combined with experience in making management decisions dynamically in a competitive computer-simulated enterprise. Field study of ongoing processes in a local high technology company. Priority enrollment given to engineering majors.
203. Applied Innovations (4)
Course includes the examination of business plans developed by early stage technology businesses. Students expected to work on the development of business plans for real, innovative business organizations. Will explore all of the business research and analysis that needs to be undertaken in order to develop a complete business plan. Completion of ENG 201 or ENG 202 preferred.
207. Corporate Entrepreneurship for Global Competitiveness (4)
Explore corporate entrepreneurship and innovation process using the medical device industry as a case example. This highly dynamic industry segment provides an approachable model to analyze corporate strategies and behaviors that affect overall competitiveness. Prerequisites: ENG 201, ENG 202, ENG 203 or consent of instructor.