Innovation LaunchPoint - Certificate (Major Code - ILP)

***SUSPENDED PROGRAM: THE INNOVATION LAUNCHPOINT CERTIFICATE IS INACTIVE, AND STUDENTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING ADMITTED TO THE PROGRAM.***

The Innovation LaunchPoint (ILP) Certificate is designed to introduce the workforce to the principles of modern industry innovation practices. Every member of the team has the knowledge base to be a part of maturing innovative ideas. This is the critical element for adopting an innovation culture.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

  • Describe the most prominent innovation management theories of the past century.
  • Employ problem curation techniques to propose a resolution for a complex problem.
  • Diagram the relationship between problems and solutions by beneficiary archetype.
  • Apply advanced interviewing techniques as a part of initial market research.
  • Construct hypotheses to test value propositions.
  • Describe federal government appropriations and contracting processes.
  • Identify Defense Acquisition product development process steps.
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CORE CURRICULUM 4 CREDITS

ILP 101Product-Market Fit

1

ILP 102Innovation Theories

1

ILP 103Lean Experimentation

1

ILP 104Defense Acquisition

1

TOTAL DEGREE REQUIREMENT 4 CREDITS