Experiential Learning
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.–Thomas Alva Edison |
Because wisdom can't be told,we emphasize experiential learning. Students develop a business plan, have a mentor, get an internship with a start–up, analyze commercial potential for intellectual property, walk in the shoes of the entrepreneur through case studies, rub shoulders with venture capitalists and angel investors, and study abroad.
The Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth (CCEW) program is our flagship experiential leaning opportunity. It is a highly sought after student appointment. Selected students will experience firsthand how an intellectual property–based–venture is launched. The course creates an environment where students and faculty can learn about entrepreneurial ventures; how ideas lead to intellectual property;how intellectual property leads to products, how products lead to companies and jobs, and how jobs lead to a stronger, more diverse economy.
CCEW's objectives are:
(1) broaden exposure to the entrepreneurial process,
(2)give interested students the opportunity to engage in real–world business enterprise,
(3) accelerate moving ou technology into the marketplace and
(4) strengthen wealth development in oklahoma. through both a mentor–in–residence program and an internship program, CCEW participants engage in entrepreneurial outreach activities and the development of actual start–up companies.the center provides the university with an enhanced mechanism to provide practical experience to promote the entrepreneurial spirit and assist in developing oklahoma's economy.