Professor	Teaching Assistant	Tutor
Rakesh Kumar rakeshk@eng.ucsd.edu (858) 945-3758 Office Hours (EBU3B 4124): Tuesdays & Thursdays 5 PM - 6:15 PM By appointment (contact through piazza or email).	Sneha Venkatesh Yelimeli svyelime@eng.ucsd.edu Office Hours (EBU3B Basement 250A): Mondays 11 AM - 12 PM	Ashwin Raman asraman@ucsd.edu

Course Objectives

• Encourage innovation.... the opportunities are HUGE!
• Encourage entrepreneurship.
• Familiarize students with the "How-To’s" for setting up, and implementing a Start-up company related to the many facets of Microsystems.

Many of these themes will be applicable to "Intrapreneurship" - setting up and implementation of Projects within large Corporations.

Syllabus & Calendar

Note: details are tentative and likely to be modified/adjusted.

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Date	Topic	Slides & Resources	Homework
Mar. 31	Course Introduction Developing a Microsystem Idea	Lecture slides Quiz 1 - Survey	HW-1 Due 04/02 5.00pm HW-1 Bonus Due 04/09 11.59pm
April 2	Entreprenuer Traits Student Individual Presentations 0	Lecture slides Video 1: What They Don't Teach in Business School Video 2: Making Something People Love Quiz 2	HW-2 Due 04/09 11.59pm
April 7	Typical Microsystems History of Microsystems	Lecture slides Quiz 3	HW-3 Due 04/14 5pm
April 9	Market Drivers Development Lifecycle	Lecture slides Quiz 4
April 14 & 16	Student TEAM Presentations 1 & 2 Innovation and Start-up Lifecycle Typical reasons for failure Possible Business models Funding and Exit Strategies	Quiz 5	Team Presentations Peer Review (Session 1) Due 04/15 11:59pm Team Presentations Peer Review (Session 2) Due 04/17 11:59pm
April 21	Guest Speaker: Professor Greg Hoover	Quiz 7
April 23	Considerations in developing a business plan Vision for the end-in-mind	Quiz 8 Lecture Slides	HW- 4 Due 04/30 5pm
April 28	Guest Speaker: Professor Nathan Delson	Quiz 9 Lecture slides
May 5	Case Studies (Large, Medium, Start-up Companies) Lean Start-up	Quiz 11 Lecture slides	HW-5 EXTENDED- Due 05/12 5pm Lean Canvas Template
May 7	Business Financials	Quiz 12	Autowale Demo Slides (Use as Template for Presentations) Team Presentations DUE 05/12 at 5pm!
May 12 & 14 & 19	Team Project Presentations Round 2	Lecture Slides	Team Presentations 2 Peer Review (Session 1) Due 05/13 11:59pm Team Presentations 2 Peer Review (Session 2) Due 05/15 11:59pm Team Presentations 2 Peer Review (Session 3) Due 05/20 11:59pm Homework 6 Due 05/19 11:59pm
May 21	Round 2 Final Team Presentations	Final Team Presentations Awards Voting Lecture Slides	Team Presentations 2 Peer Review (Session 4) Due 05/22 11:59pm Homework 7 DUE 05/28 11:59pm!
May 28	Startup Formation	Lecture Slides	Homework 8 DUE 06/04 11:59pm!
Jun. 4	Dry-run Presentations	Quiz 13 - Class Survey
Jun. 5	Final Team Presentations!!!	Final Awards Voting!!!

Homework Submission

We will be using Google Drive for turning in all homeworks and presentations. Follow the instructions below for all assignments to avoid any issues. Trust me, its really simple after the first time.

• Always upload PDFs unless you have animations in your presentations that need .pptx
• Name the file as hwNumber-name.pdf eg. hw1-SnehaYelimeli.pdf. Name can be team or individual.
• Access this url to upload the file (sometimes takes a while).
• It asks for a name. Enter individual name or team name based on whether it is an individual or team assignment.
• Once the upload is complete, you should see a message that says "File uploaded successfully".
• For any reason if you need to upload another version, name it as hwNumber-name-v2.pdf so we know the latest version to pick.
• In case there are issues please email the TA & Tutor.

Reference Texts

• Fabless Semiconductor Implementation by Rakesh Kumar, McGraw-Hill, 2008.
• Running Lean by Ash Maurya, O'Reilly Media, 2012.
• The Lean Startup by Eric Ries, Crown Business, 2011.
• Articles from the Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Publishing.
  Note: Access to the Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, and other business resources is freely provided to students by the UCSD online library system.

Grade Distribution

• Class Participation – 20% of final grade.
• Homework & Reports – 50% of final grade.
• Presentation:
  • Team – 20% of final grade.
  • Individual – 10% of final grade.
• Bonus points
  • Homework "extras"
  • Demonstrated interest in following thru with a Start-up at Moxie Center, Von Liebig Center or others

Logistics

• CSE 190 on Piazza - We will be using Piazza for Q&A in this course. Preferably, all online communication between students and instructors should be directed through Piazza.
• CSE 190 on GradeSource - Grades obtained throughout the quarter on any component of the class will be available online through GradeSource.