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== '''Overview  =''' =

Florida International University (FIU) is a public research institution that was founded in 1972. There are around 54,000 enrolled undergraduate students and more than half of them are Hispanic. FIU uses the semester base academic system. The current tuition rate are $6000 for in-state and around $19000 for out-of-state. The university is in an urban setting offering many opportunities for students to find jobs quickly after obtaining their degree. FIU has two main campuses; the Modesto A. Maidique Campus in West Miami-Dade County and the Biscayne Bay Campus in North Miami. There is also the Engineering Center where all engineering majors take classes. The total endowment for the year of 2013 was $234,364,817.

[[File:FIU.jpg|frame|FIU.jpg]]

=~~= Discover~~ '''Promoting student Innovation ~~and~~ & Entrepreneurship ~~(I&E) =~~''' =

These are a couple of introductory freshman level courses that give students a global view of what engineering is and how it relates to the society. For mechanical engineering majors these are a mandatory.

*'''EGN 1100''' Introduction to engineering*'''EGN 1033''' Human, Technology and Society

~~'''EGN 1033'''~~== Events ~~Human, Technology and Society~~==

*'''TEDxFIU:''' It is an event meant to spread great ideas to the people/students. There will normally be a guest spearker and a live audience of 250 students and 1500 online viewers. This is a independently organized event. It is free for students of FIU to attend the event and is usually soldout very fast.  [http://tedxfiu.com/ http://tedxfiu.com]/ [[File:TEDxFIU.jpeg]] ==== Workshops and Speakers ====   These are other free events that FIU students can attend if they want to learn about other people’s I&E and how it has influenced them: *'''Guest Speakers'''*'''Leadership Lectures'''*'''SCIS Seminars'''*'''SCIS Distinguished Speaker Series'''*'''Entrepreneurs' “How To” Webinar Series'''

*'''TEDxFIU''' It is an event meant to spread great ideas to the people/students. There will normally be a guest spearker and a live audience of 250 students and 1500 online viewers. This is a independently organized event. It is free for students of FIU to attend the event and is usually soldout very fast.  [~~http~~[File:~~//tedxfiu~~SCIS logo.~~com/ http://tedxfiu.com~~png]]'''

== Orgnizations ==

If the student is a junior or senior and wants to get involved in a deeper understanding of  entrepreneurship and innovation and its place in our history, these are some of the recommended courses to take. Some of these are required for graduation while others are electives and students can choose to take them.

==== ~~'''~~Undergraduate level:~~'''~~====

*'''ENT 4113''' Entrepreneurship: New Business Development*'''GEB 4110''' Writing the Business Plan*'''MAN 3022''' Introduction to Management*'''MAN 4583''' Project Management*'''AMH 4373''' Entrepreneurs in the US*'''AMH 4375''' Technology and American Society*'''EML 4949 '''Co-op Work Experience*'''Design Elective''' (students have many options depending on the major, some of the classes will count towards obtaining a certificate in some specific area)

'''~~'''GEB 4110''' Writing the Business Plan~~Entrepreneurship and New Venture (free class)**'''

~~'''MAN 3022''' Introduction~~ (*Each department may has its own Co-op work experience class. I just happen to ~~Management~~use the M.E class.)

~~'''MAN 4583''' Project Management~~(** Just sign up online and anyone can take the class.)

==== ~~'''AMH 4373''' Entrepreneurs in the US~~Graduate level:====

*'''~~AMH 4375~~EML 5927''' ~~Technology~~ Professional Development and ~~American Society~~Leadership for Mechanical Engineer

~~'''EML 4949''''''*''' Co-op Work Experience~~

~~'''Design Elective''' (students have many options depending on the major, some of the classes will count towards obtaining a certificate in some specific area)~~

~~'''~~==== Entrepreneurship and New Venture (free class)*Funding ==== Undergraduate students might find it a bit hard to obtain funding directly from the university, so going to federal funding agencies is the best choice. The problem is that the project must directly relate to their area of work, here is a link that shows all the places where funding is available. *[http://research.fiu.edu/funding/pages/federal-funding.html http://research.fiu.edu/funding/pages/federal-funding.html] It is easier for faculty or teams of faculty to get funding, here is one source they may use while they are between cycles of other funding sources: ~~'''~~

*~~(*Each department may has its own Co-op work experience class. I just happen to use the M.E class.)~~Seed Funds Awards

~~(** Just sign up online and anyone can take the class.)~~

~~'''Graduate level'''~~

~~'''EML 5927''' Professional Development and Leadership for Mechanical Engineers~~[http://research.fiu.edu/funding/internalFunding/seedFunds.html http://research.fiu.edu/funding/internalFunding/seedFunds.html]

== Materializing I&E on campus ==

Students that want to materialize their ideas and convert them into a project or work with a team of people will benefit from these classes:

*'''MAN 4802 Launching and Growing the Business'''

*'''MAN 4054 Managing Innovation'''

*'''ENT 4604 Product Development and Innovation'''

*'''EIN 3390 & EIN 3390L Manufacturing Processes'''

*'''EML 3500* Mechanical Design I'''

*'''EML 4501* Mechanical Design II'''

*'''EML 4551* Ethics and Design Project Organization'''

*'''EML 4905* Senior Design Project'''

(*Each engineering major has its respective preliminary design and senior design class. I just happened to use the ones for mechanical engineering.)

==== Laboratories ====

These are a few of laboratories that students may use under supervision or working with a faculty or taking a senior design course.

*'''Engineering Manufacturing Center (EMC)'''

*'''Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute [AMERI]*'''

*'''FIU SOA DIGITAL LAB**'''

*This lab is not open to everyone, it offers some positions to undergraduate students, but mostly houses graduates and faculty projects and research.

**This lab is only open to students and faculty in the Departments of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Landscape Architecture

== Competitions ==

Here are some competitions that offer what students might call the "third dimension" of I&E. Here students can escape from their standard classes and get involved with other people and build together great projects and possibly win awards.

*'''Florida Healthcare Innovation Pitch Competition*'''

*'''Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development 2015'''

*'''ASHRAE 2015 Applied Engineering Challenge'''

*'''ASHRAE 2015 Student Design Project Competition**'''

*This competition is hosted by USF, yet it is a state competition and FIU students can participate.

**Anyone from FIU can participate in this competition.

= '''Regional and local development efforts''' =

'''Life Sciences South Florida'''

'''[[File:LSSF.jpg]]'''

Inspired by the success of several regional economic development partners/clusters, such as the Silicon Valley in California, the Florida High Tech Corridor in Central Florida, and the Research Triangle in North Carolina. The Life Sciences South Florida (LSSF) looks to get involved in a similar manner. LSSF collaborates with regional, state, national and international governments, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. It mainly focuses on biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, and information technology. Below you can visit their webpage. 

[http://lifesciencessf.org/ http://lifesciencessf.org/]

= '''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration''' =

The Industrial Advisory Board serves as a mediator between the current local, and state industries and the university. It has a crucial role of focusing the current university’s research and tailor it to the needs of the industry. This board produces significant impact on the design of the current university programs, students training and placement, research collaboration and funding.

'''Career fairs'''

Career fairs offered on campus are a great way for students to get involved directly in the market- industry and gain valuable knowledge. These opportunities also provide ways for the industry to get involved in the university and perhaps increase innovation on campus. These are some of the tools that FIU students may use to obtain such internships:

*'''Fall/Spring Career Fair (Modesto Maidique Campus)'''

*'''Fall/Spring Career Fair (Biscayne Bay campus)'''

*'''Professional Development Workshops'''

*'''Employer Information Sessions'''

*'''Panther JOBLink '''

It is also highly recommended that you attend the SHPE conference and the HENAC conference. They offer one of the largest array of engineering companies offering internships, full time jobs and graduate school possibilities.

Here are their webpages:

*[http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/conference/college-overview http://www.greatmindsinstem.org/conference/college-overview]

*[http://conference.shpe.org/shpe2014/ http://conference.shpe.org/shpe2014/]

= '''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship''' =

FIU  faculty as well as students looking for help and advisory in protection of intellectual property or patenting their innovative projects may turn to one of these offices or workshop:

*Entrepreneurship Lunch & Learn Workshops

*Small Business Development Center Network (SBDC at FIU)

*Technology Management and Commercialization

*Americas Venture Capital Conference

*The Pino Center Shark Tank

*Venture Mentor Services

FIU’s Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center hosts the Entrepreneurship Workshop Series to  deliver real world knowledge and encourage faculty as well as students towards innovation and entrepreneurship. Aside from these tools there is really not many other events that encourage faculty and student I&E on campus

== Degrees Offered  ==

Florida International University’s School of Business offers most of the degrees and certification in I&E. some of degrees that relate the most to I&E are:

*Bachelor of Business Administration

==== Minors ====

*Minor in Entrepreneurship

*Minor in Project Management

*Minor in Business

==== Certificates ====

The certificates are offered by the Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center

*Entrepreneurship Certificate

*Certificate in Project Management

= '''University Technology Transfer Function''' =

The Technology Management and Commercializationn within the Office of Research and Economic Development is primarily responsible for the evaluation and management of inventions, invention disclosures and the overall patenting process for FIU innovations. The unit manages the evaluation of disclosed technology through assessment of patentability, economic value, and other factors that could affect its commercialization. The unit also handles the negotiations and licensing of FIU innovations. Additionally, the Office works with the University community to foster collaboration with industry with particular focus on promoting research, student research opportunities, and economic development. You can visit their webpage here, [http://research.fiu.edu/dor/pages/otmc.html http://research.fiu.edu/dor/pages/otmc.html][[File:FIU Seal.jpg|border|FIU Seal.jpg]]

= '''Landscape Canvas''' =

Here is the Florida International University Landscape Canvas. Here you will find all the individual links and people to contact in case you are looking for more information regarding any of the above mentioned opportunities. This document serves as a map that can be used to navigate between all the resources available in FIU.

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= '''Reference Links''' =

'''Student Priority Page''' = [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_International_University_Student_Priorities http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Florida_International_University_Student_Priorities]

'''Sami El Awad''' = [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sami_El_Awad_Azrak http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Sami_El_Awad_Azrak]

'''Landscape Canvas (direct link)''' = [https://docs.google.com/a/fiu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1CTQBuPgm4gvsYg1eUnc0P__jyEJh2ZArw-BXPTvEO0Y/edit#gid=0 https://docs.google.com/a/fiu.edu/spreadsheets/d/1CTQBuPgm4gvsYg1eUnc0P__jyEJh2ZArw-BXPTvEO0Y/edit#gid=0]

~~Here is the link to the Florida International University Landscape~~ '''Business Model Canvas~~. There you will find all the individual links and people to contact in case you are looking for more information regarding any of the mentioned topics.~~''' = [https://docs.google.com/a/fiu.edu/drawings/d/1tikV4D-oN5Ah6vrjQPmGobXcKhB03N0lE0JoCCVg5HI/edit https://docs.google.com/a/fiu.edu/drawings/d/1tikV4D-oN5Ah6vrjQPmGobXcKhB03N0lE0JoCCVg5HI/edit]

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