| Topic |
Lecture |
Readings |
| Business and
entrepreneursips |
January 16 January 18 |
Dees, The
Meaning of "Social Entrepreneurship" Langowitz, Myths and Realities of Women Entrepreneurs (optional) Drayton, Everyone a Changemaker |
| Business
cases |
January 23 January 25 |
Facebook
business case (handout) Google business case (handout) |
| How
Computers Work |
January 30 February 1 February 8 February 13 February 15 February 27 April 17 |
Computers,
Inside and Out (excerpt) Chef Robot |
| Innovation |
March 27 |
Schrage, Much Ado About
Invention Von Hippel, Democratizing Innovation (chapter 1) Christensen, The Innovator's Dilemma summary (optional) excerpt EFFector, Microsoft Attacks Innovators, Not Just Google response to Microsoft speech and op ed Mann, Using S-Curves |
| Business
Plans Marketing |
April 3, 5 |
Yudkin, Why Business Names Matter Moore, Crossing the Chasm (summary) |
| Intellectual
Property |
April 10 |
Von Hippel, Democratizing
Innovation (chapter 8) Paul Jones wiki |