ENGR 192/292 A
Fall 2009

Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Healthcare and Life Sciences

UC Santa Barbara

Class Schedule, Fall 2009
Tuesdays, 6:00 to 7:50 PM
BSIF 1217
Check "Textbook and Documents" often for new postings and announcements!


 Date  Topic
Reading for Next Class  Assignments Due
9/29 Course Intro; Brief History of Medicine in America
 
10/06 Healthcare Delivery in America; How, where, why, and why it is being reformed Intro, Ch. 1-2
10/13 Basics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ch. 3 Take home exam 1 posted after class
10/20 Hospitals and Opportunities for Innovation Ch. 4 Take home exam 1 DUE
10/27 Physician Practices and Opportunities for Innovation Ch. 5 Teams DUE
11/03 Opportunities for Managing Chronic Diseases Ch. 7
11/10 Health Insurance and its Future Ch. 8-9 Take home exam 2 posted after class; Team Project Ideas DUE
11/17 The Future and Opportunities in Pharmaceutcals, Medical Devices, and Diagnostics Take home exam 2 DUE
11/24 Guest Speaker TBD; Team meeting time  
12/01 TEAM PRESENTATIONS  

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