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EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipEducation at CMUEducation at CMU
S. Thomas Emerson, Ph.D., DirectorS. Thomas Emerson, Ph.D., Director
Donald H. Jones Center for EntrepreneurshipDonald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
Posner Hall 231 — (412) 268-5382Posner Hall 231 — (412) 268-5382
Assistant: Donna Erdner — (412) 268-7869Assistant: Donna Erdner — (412) 268-7869
Office hours by appointment.Office hours by appointment.
“The best way to predict
the future is to invent it.”
Peter F. Drucker
Core Beliefs at DHJCECore Beliefs at DHJCE
• Entrepreneurship can be Taught. Entrepreneurship can be Taught.
• It is Important to Teach It!It is Important to Teach It!
• Successful Entrepreneurs are the Best Teachers.Successful Entrepreneurs are the Best Teachers.
• Academic Rigor + Hands-On Experience = Excellence.Academic Rigor + Hands-On Experience = Excellence.
Donald H. Jones Center StaffingDonald H. Jones Center Staffing
1. Three full-time professors. (3 endowed chairs)
2. Seven adjunct professors.
3. Three full-time staff personnel.
4. All professors and adjuncts are successfulentrepreneurs or venture capitalists.
8 Undergraduate Course Offerings8 Undergraduate Course Offerings
70-415 Entrepreneurship I (3 sections)
70-416 Entrepreneurship II
70-414 Technology-Based Entrepreneurship
70-397 Entrepreneurial Finance
70-418 Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures
70-417 Topics in Entrepreneurship
70-502 Independent Study
70-500 Honors Thesis
12 Graduate Course Offerings12 Graduate Course Offerings
45-880 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
45-886 Entrepreneurship
45-888 Technology Commercialization Workshop
45-889 Entrepreneurship Project
45-884 Funding Early-Stage Ventures
45-885 Entrepreneurial Management
45-847 Law and Entrepreneurship
45-977 Commercialization of Technology in Entrepreneurial Companies
45-986 Functions of the CEO
46-880 Entrepreneurship and e-Commerce
45-997 Independent Studies in Entrepreneurship (6 credits)
45-998 Independent Studies in Entrepreneurship (12 credits)
5 Continuing Education Courses5 Continuing Education Courses
Starting a Technology-Based Venture
Commercializing Technology & Bio-Technology
Creating a Winning Business Plan
Financing your Venture
Entrepreneurial Management
New Initiatives for 2003New Initiatives for 2003
Technology Commercialization Workshop 45-888
Law and Entrepreneurship 45-847
McGinnis Venture Competition (March 2004)
Alliance with PLSG
The ResultsThe ResultsRecognized expertise in technology entrepreneurship.
Roughly 1 in 4 business majors take at least one course.
Many engineers/scientists in program.
Active graduate & undergraduate e-ship clubs.
Many successful entrepreneurs/start-ups.
Long list of awards.
Named one of seven “Centers of Excellence” by NASDAQ.
The Arizona StudyThe Arizona StudyPublished in 2000.
Surveyed 2,484 MBA graduates over 15 years.
Compared career achievements of:
Those who took entrepreneurship courses
to those who did not.
The Arizona StudyThe Arizona StudyThe Results:
Those who took entrepreneurship courses:
• Are 3 times more likely to start new businesses.
• Are 3 times more likely to be self-employed.
• Have incomes 27% higher.
• Have personal assets 62% higher.
• Earn on average $23,500 more/year.
• Are more satisfied with their jobs/career.
• Are more likely to innovate/develop new products.
• Are more likely to work in technology businesses.
The Arizona StudyThe Arizona StudyFull Study Available at:
www.bpa.arizona.edu/programs/berger/pdfs/impact_study.pdf
“America’s abundance was not
created by public sacrifices to
‘the common good,’ but by the
productive genius of free men
who pursued their own personal
interests and the making of their
own private fortunes. ”
Ayn Rand
EntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurshipEducation at CMUEducation at CMU
S. Thomas Emerson, Ph.D., DirectorS. Thomas Emerson, Ph.D., Director
Donald H. Jones Center for EntrepreneurshipDonald H. Jones Center for Entrepreneurship
Posner Hall 231 — (412) 268-5382Posner Hall 231 — (412) 268-5382
Assistant: Donna Erdner — (412) 268-7869Assistant: Donna Erdner — (412) 268-7869
Office hours by appointment.Office hours by appointment.