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EDST-UE 1503 Education and Social Entrepreneurship:
Innovative solutions in education are emerging from the private sector every day. Business ventures from Teach for America to Khan Academy are changing the way teachers are prepared, the way students learn, and the way institutions use data. These ideas are started by “social entrepreneurs,” people who try to improve lives through solutions that have a market and customers. Students in this course learn about social entrepreneurship, how to identify critical issues in the education-related space, and how to develop their own entrepreneurial solutions accordingly.
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MPAMB-UE 1306 Interactive, Internet, and Mobile Music:
A survey of contemporary theoretical, technological, and socio-economic structures that link music and participatory/interactive media and entertainment forms. 'Interactive' models in the new music industry include social networks, music search and recommendation engines, personalized Internet radio and streaming, mobile music, live entertainment, and the use of music in video games and smartphone applications. These are examined and contextualized with a view to identifying business opportunities for musical entrepreneurs, creators, fans and facilitators.
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FOOD-GE 2006 Entrepreneurship in Food Management:
Development of new concepts in food business operations through planning, organization, implementation, and evaluation of independent and multiunit operations: concept development, initiation, financing, site selection, franchising and analysis and control of risk.
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MPATC-GE 2472 Music Lit of the 20th Cent: Sound, Music, Tech (1900-Present) (Offered Fall '23):
This course tells the stories of composers, inventors, & entrepreneurs who opened music up to electronic instruments, new sounds, & new ideas of composition between 1900 & the beginning of the 21st century. Specific instruments will be examined, including the Theremin, RCA Synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, Buchla synthesizer, Synclavier, & Kyma. Specific compositions will be discussed. This course will define a starting point for ongoing innovation in sound design, composition, & the creation of new musical instruments.
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MPAMB-GE 2105 Concert Management:
Course emphasizes concert promotion & facilities management. Content to include large venues & club outlets, box office & crowd management, labor relations, production techniques (i.e. sets, lights, sound, costumes, etc.), special events, tour planning & coordination, contracts & riders. Case histories to display investment capital pursuits, administration/staffing, market identification, objectives, sequencing & strategies, budgeting, & break-even from an entrepreneurial perspective.
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MPAMB-UE 1400 Entrepreneurship for The Music Industry (Offered Fall '23):
Students will acquire a basic framework for understanding the discipline of entrepreneurship & how to apply it to the music industry. The course is organized around the creation, assessment, growth development, & operation of new & emerging ventures in the for-profit music environments. Key concepts will be explored using the case methods.
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EDCT-GE 2116 EdTech Entrepreneurship and Internship:
This course is an introduction to entrepreneurship in education where students learn how to critically evaluate ideas, companies, and markets related to educational technology, especially in relation to some of the key problems and challenges of educating all people to their fullest potential. Students hear from guest experts, explore in-depth case studies, and do field work with companies in the NYU Edtech Accelerator.
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MPAPE-GE 2189 Performance Practices/Entrepreneurship in 20th-21st Century Piano:
A seminar/master class format will provide the context for the exploration of contemporary performance practices, interpretative strategies, extended techniques & the incorporation of multimedia in 20th & 21st century piano music. In-class performances & critiques will facilitate discussion of related aesthetic issues, programming strategies & the entrepreneurial & administrative skills relating to audience development.
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MPAMB-GE 2205 Entrepreneurship for The Music Industry:
Introduction to the discipline of entrepreneurship & how it applies to the for-profit music industry. Explores the creation, assessment, growth management, *& operation of new & emerging ventures as well as opportunities for entrepreneurial models in existing organizations.
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FOOD-GE 2106 Social Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Food Business:
This course introduces students to the concepts, frameworks & models to systematically build successful, socially-conscious businesses that are both sustainable & public health-driven. The course will also provide access to domain-specific resources including key industry participants, industry experts & research partners.