ERIC Number: EJ885005
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1960
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Synergy and Sensibility: A Course on Entrepreneurship in Gerotechnologies
Lorenzen-Huber, Lesa; Allen, Patricia; Kennedy-Armbruster, Carol
Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, v31 n2 p181-197 2010
"Health, Technology, and Aging" is a course developed to address three significant contemporary trends: aging populations, increasingly ubiquitous technology, and the economic imperative to encourage entrepreneurship. Course content is a blend of gerontology, informatics, and entrepreneurship designed for nonbusiness majors. Six interdisciplinary faculty modeled synergistic teamwork for the student teams. Findings suggest that students appreciated the interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning and perceived gerotechnology as a promising market for business development. An external panel of judges scored student projects as well described, persuasive, and creative. Two plans of the four projects were judged to have potential for funding. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Gerontology, Health, Technology, Aging (Individuals), Information Science, Interdisciplinary Approach, Courses, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students, Student Projects, Student Attitudes, Teamwork, Business Administration Education, Mentors
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Indiana
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