Innovation Minor
The Innovation Minor is now in full swing and is a great way for students to gain the powerful innovation and tech skills that employers are seeking. Nothing pairs better with ANY major than Innovation! Check with your academic advisor to see if an Innovation Minor is right for you!
Earn the Innovation Minor in three easy steps
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ENT 3607
Innovation by Design
[3 Credit Hours, Fulfills Scholarship in Practice] This course teaches methods common to human-centered innovation frameworks such as Design Thinking: empathizing with people in given situations, framing and reframing problems, ideating, prototyping and testing solutions. Students will learn the process of developing products, services, systems and other solutions from the initial discovery of needs, to presenting a tested solution ready for deployment.
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IDS 2141
Innovation and Emerging Technologies
[3 Credit Hours] This course provides students with the opportunity to work hands-on with emerging technologies in an innovative setting that encourages critical thinking, interdisciplinary perspectives, and lifelong learning skills. The course introduces students to tools and techniques used to design, develop, and evaluate innovative technologies and guides students through the development of their own technological innovations.
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Add two electives
from the following list
CGS2821 - Introduction to Web Design
CGS3406- Object-Oriented Programming in C++
CGS3416- Java Programming for Non-Specialists
COM4470- Desktop Multimedia
COP2258- Problem Solving with Object Oriented Programming
COP3014 - Programming I
COP3035 - Intro to Programming w/Python
DIG3118- Digital Graphic Design
DIG3725/ISC5326 - Introduction to Game and Stimulator Design
EIN4445- Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
ENT2624- Enough to be Dangerous: Impact Areas of STEM Commercialization
IDS2403- Creative Inquiry
ISC1057- Computational Thinking
ISC3313- Introduction to Scientific Computing
ISS 3241- Foundations of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
LIS2360- Web Applications Development
LIS2527- Digital Storytelling in Information Environments
LIS4351- User Experience Design
LIS4380- Social Media Management
LIS4381- Mobile Web Application Development
LIS4701- Information and Data Visualization
LIS4480- Information Technology Leadership
MMC4300- Diffusion of Innovation
PAD4075- Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Emergency Management
PAD4072- Applications of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
PAD4936- Special Topics in Public Administration
Students may also take Special Topics or other courses related to innovation, creativity, technology, and design, bearing in mind that these courses may not be offered regularly. Before registering for other innovation course, students should confirm that the course will count toward the Innovation Minor with their academic advisor.