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Objective: At Illinois Institute of Technology we are blessed to have courses that provide hands-on “learning by doing” experiences such as the Interprofessional Projects or IPRO course. However, IPRO courses are primarily reserved for junior and senior level students who have a couple years of knowledge within their respective majors(s). The goal is to implement more entrepreneurial courses in all majors here at IIT to allow a greater balance among course schedules in order for students to benefit after their studies.

=== Tactic #1: Introduction of Entrepreneurship in First Year Courses ===

<li>Students at IIT should be exposed to the ideas, principles, and other relevant works that fall under entrepreneurship and design thinking. In a student’s first year, IIT would provide a general course for all majors on what is entrepreneurship and how can it be applicable to your studies. Right off the bat, students will know guidelines to entrepreneurship and can benefit them in determining whether or not exploring entrepreneurship is the right path to go. Testing the waters, so to speak.</li>

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=== Tactic #2: Required Innovation, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurial course(s) in All Majors ===

<li>Currently, IIT has implemented entrepreneurial courses in Engineering Management and of course Business. Students of all majors are allowed to take courses at the Stuart School of Business, but only count as elective courses. Essentially, IIT would implement courses that are innovation/entrepreneurial specific in the major that the student is studying. Courses would be structured from a learning-by doing basis and instructors would act as guidance for students. One important target point is that each department will structure such courses based upon the principles of the major and how entrepreneurship should be applied.</li>

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=== Tactic #3: Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due ===

<li>Illinois Institute of Technology should encourage students to become more entrepreneurial driven for them be able to create the next successful product, service, and or idea. One way IIT could do this is apply school credit to entrepreneurial ventures. Students would receive additional credit for their projects and would allow for a greater balance among student schedules. Students would be able to manage their time more wisely because their ‘ventures’ would be recognized by the university and would be credited to their degree.</li>

<li>Implementation onto university campus - 2016-2017, 2017-2018</li>

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= Strategy #4: Leadership Seminars and Conferences Required by Course Instructors and Engineering Departments =

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