This hands-on course will teach students the fundamentals of validating and designing an IT based product. Through the course students will learn the basics of forming an idea for a business venture, good team dynamics, validating product value proposition, marketing research and marketing, financial considerations and pitching business ideas. By course end, students will have the basis of a business plan for an IT product that can be developed for commercialization. 

Credit cannot be received for CS 6971 and (MBA 6114 or TME 6025).