Engineering Entrepreneurship@Uvic

Engineering Entrepreneurship @ UVic Summary

Students enrolled in Entrepreneurship@UVic will work on an accelerated schedule earning their Masters of Applied Science degree while also completing their Business Diploma.

Engineering Entrepreneurship students should expect to commit five (5) semesters or 20 months to the completion of all required components. All engineering and business course work is to be completed during the first two semesters. During the second semester the team also works closely with Wesley Clover to select a project that will become the basis of their Masters thesis and, upon completion of the project, a new company. Semesters 3, 4 and 5 involve intense completion of the technical basics, laying the foundations of the technology that will become the core of the new company. As this technology is to be motivated by the market, this will involve extensive interactions with customers and Wesley Clover. During the fifth semester the team will also write and defend a Masters thesis. Upon completion, the student team, advisors, Wesley Clover, and the Foundation make a decision hopefully to incorporate the new company with the students as co-owners.

One of the key factors for successful launch of a new company is the connection to customers and market channels to those customers. Therefore, the subject matter of this project will be focused primarily on software targeting broadband, enterprise, and mobile applications - areas for which Wesley Clover's broad network of companies and affiliates can be of strongest value.

Estimated Timeline

Semester	Month	Activity
First	September	First Academic Term
	October	Project Discussion
	November
	December	Final Exams
Second	January	Second Academic Term Project Option Evaluation Team Selection
	February
	March	Project Selection
	April	Final Exams
Third	May	Project Work Begins: Technical Innovation Business Planning Customer Interaction
	June
	July
	August	Project Review
Fourth	September
	October
	November
	December	Project Review
Fifth	January	Begin Thesis
	February
	March	Project Review
	April	Thesis Defense & Graduation
	May	Incorporation & Launch (if successful)