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Take ETEC 522 if you want to understand what it takes to launch a successful learning technologies venture. The course provides an online immersion in the global learning technologies marketplace with particular emphasis on emerging markets for learning technologies in public and commercial domains. ETEC 522 is delivered in a case-study modality from a venture and market analysis perspective. One of your primary learning resources, and creative outlet, will be a “pitch pool” of authentic 12-minute venture presentations by leaders of current, real-world learning enterprises spanning a range of application domains and market opportunities. Examples representing “entrepreneurial” and “intrapreneurial” ventures will provide a balance between corporate and institutional enterprise. As the foundation for practical learning, you will undertake the critical analysis of ventures and venture creation individually and in groups.
The objective of this course is provide you with a working knowledge of the institutional and business design principles and market processes which impact the success of learning technology ventures. We intend to help you acquire the understanding and skills to undertake critical evaluations of ventures, including market, finance, technology and partnership perspectives, and to be able to apply this learning to the design and successful launch of new enterprises in the public and private domain. In ETEC 522 you will: