Honors Entrepreneurship & Innovation M-F 2:55 – 3:45

Ideation & Product Development

Market Research & Business Planning

Business Models & Case Studies

Financial Modeling & Organizational

Development

Application of Technology / ERP

Marketing Sales & Service Business Communications

Work with the Instructor to launch a real business, RCMAKES (www.rcmakes.com).

RCMAKES will manage the school shop facilities as a Public Makerspace and use

the school facilities as a Job Shop to produce goods and services for sale.

Do you want to start your own business someday?

Makerspace Club Daily @ Lunch in the Shop

Job Shop Internships Summer 2017

Woodworking / Laser Cutting

Metalworking Plastics / 3D Printing

CNC Cutting Electronics Ceramics Textiles Robotics / IoT

Engineering Design & CAD

3D Printing & Prototyping

CNC Routing & Engraving

Laser Cutting & Engraving

Set Design & Production

Graphic Design & Production

Web Development

Mechatronics Assembly

Join the Makerspace Club!

Get shop safety certified, learn how to use the equipment, work

on projects and participate in the planning, development and

management of the Public Makerspace @ RCHS!

Work on

campus for

RCMAKES!

Get a NAF certified

internship, learn

business skills and

earn $$$. Makerspace

management, job shop

for local companies

and more…

Class

Honors

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

M-F 2:55 – 3:45

Ideation & Product Development

Market Research & Business Planning

Business Models & Case Studies

Financial Modeling & Organizational

Development

Application of Technology / ERP

Marketing Sales & Service Business Communications

• Grade Level: 10, 11 & 12

• Credits: 5 per Semester up to 20

Total

• Internships: Available Onsite

• UC A‐G: Yes (g) Honors

• Prerequisite: Instructor, Academy

Lead & Counselor Approval

This course utilizes business, self‐employment, marketing, sales, and services concepts.

It is designed to prepare students for success in any career field. The applications

throughout the course allow students to see the connection of entrepreneurship towards a

real‐world environment. Students will engage in higher‐order theory, analysis, and

interpretation, including applying new knowledge and understanding to their own business

plan. They will apply financial principles and practices, analyze characteristics of

successful businesses, and develop all marketing tools for their business.

Students will work together with the Instructor to launch a real business, RCMakes

(www.rcmakes.com). RCMakes will manage the school shop facilities as a public

makerspace and use the school facilities to produce goods and services for sale.

This course can be taken for up to 4 semesters and is designed to lead directly to paid

internships in school-based enterprise (RCMakes).

Do you want

to start your

own business

someday?

Teacher Bio

ENTREPRENEUR ENGINEER EDUCATOR TECHNOLOGIST INVESTOR

Mr. Gross is a serial entrepreneur, engineer, educator, technologist, and investor who started his first business at age

12. He benefited from multiple work-based learning (WBL) experiences throughout high school and college. He

holds two bachelor’s degrees from UCSB in Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Studies. He has experience

in engineering, operations, finance and executive management in the following industries: Venture Capital,

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Digital Marketing, Healthcare & Wellness, Additive Manufacturing, Spacecraft

Hardware Systems & Hybrid Electric Vehicles. He co-founded and led Motodyne, Fastclick, Persistence Partners

and Connexity as CEO with multiple successful exits including an Initial Public Offering (IPO). He has served as a

Director on a number of for-profit and non-profit corporate boards. Learn more from his LinkedIn profile. These are

some of the projects he has worked on, companies he has founded, and startups he has invested in.

Course Outline

Preliminary Curriculum & Reading List

• Instructor Background

•The Definition of Entrepreneurship

Introduction

•1-Minute Pitches w/Voting & Feedback

•Team Formation & the Business Model Canvas

Initial Pitch Competition

•Economics of a Business / Business Model Examples

•Prototyping & Product Development

Ideation, Opportunity Recognition & Value Creation

•Read The Art of War

Market Research & Competitive Analysis

•Watch ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Business Ethics

•Micro Economics / Macro Economics

•Stock Market Game & the Use of Spreadsheets

Financial Modeling

•Read Good to Great

Case Studies

•Components of a Pitch

•Business Communications: Use of Infographics, Branding & Marketing

Individual Pitch Competition / Business Plan

•Watch Startup.com

Raising Capital

Information Technology & the Corporate Dashboard

•Watch Tucker & Minority Report

Marketing

Sales & Service

•Typical business organizations

•Networking, Résumé Building & LinkedIn

•Leadership in Business

Organizational Development

Startup RCMakes

Team Pitch Competition (Final)

Makerspace Club

Daily @ Lunch in the Scene Shop

Join the Makerspace Club!

Get shop safety certified, learn how to use the equipment, work on projects and participate

in the planning, development and management of the public makerspace @ RCHS!

The Makerspace Club is a drop-in club – come when you can

Woodworking / Laser Cutting

Metalworking Plastics / 3D Printing

CNC Cutting

Electronics Ceramics Textiles Robotics / IoT

Public Makerspace

Workspace Equipment Supplies Training Specialists

Woodworking / Laser Cutting

Metalworking & Welding

Plastics / 3D Printing

CNC Cutting

Electronics Ceramics Textiles Robotics / IoT

Select Evening and Weekend Access to:

• Workspace

• Equipment & Tools

• Equipment Training

• Advanced Prototyping & Manufacturing Technologies

• Engineering, CAD and Fabrication Specialists

• Consumables, Common Items & Art Supplies

(Bring your own Project primary materials)

All included for just $24.95 per month!

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ALL NEW! • Hand Tools • Power Tools •

100W Laser Cutter • 4-Axis CNC Router •

Numerous 3D Printers • Combo Mill/Lathe •

Panel Saw • Ferrous Cold Saw • SawStop

Cabinet Saw • Commercial Sewing Machine •

Electronics Workbenches • DC Power

Supplies • Oscilloscope • Oscillating Spindle

Sander • Belt/Disc Sander • Drill Press •

Band Saw • Compound Miter Saw • Manual

Injection Molding Machine • MIG Welder • 12-

Inch3-In-1 Sheet Metal Machine • Air

Compressor • 12-Ton Shop Press • Scroll

Saw • 12-Ton Pipe Bender • Bench Grinder •

Arbor Press • and much more…

Opening inEarly 2017 !

Internships

Work on campus for RCMAKES!

Engineering Design & CAD

3D Printing & Prototyping

CNC Routing & Engraving

Laser Cutting & Engraving

Set Design & Production

Graphic Design & Production

Web Development

Mechatronics Assembly

Get a NAF certified internship, learn business skills, earn $$$ & a scholarship.

Some of the potential lines of business and job skills/duties are listed below,

including the operation and management of the Public Makerspace.

Coming Summer 2017! – Watch for Job Postings

Makerspace Management

Maintenance & Repairs

Purchasing Grant WritingTraining &

CertificationMaterial

Management

Business Operations

Marketing Sales AccountingHuman

ResourcesManufacturing

Design Engineering FulfillmentCustomer

Service

Application: Honors

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

M-F 2:55 – 3:45 Mr. Gross

Ideation & Product Development

Market Research & Business Planning

Business Models & Case Studies

Financial Modeling & Organizational Development

Application of Technology / ERP

Marketing Sales & Service Business Communications

• Grade Level: 10, 11 & 12

• Credits: 5 per Semester, Maximum of 20

• Internships: Available Onsite

• UC A‐G: Yes (g) Honors

• Prerequisite: Instructor, Academy Lead &

Counselor Approval

Do you want to start

your own business

someday?

ApplicationStudent ID _____________________________

First Name ______________________________ Grade Level 10 11 12

Last Name ______________________________ Academy Arts Med Eng

I authorize the review and use of my school records as part of the application process for this class. I understand

that my records will be used to determine suitability for this class. I understand that it is my responsibility to

obtain Counselor, Academy Director and Instructor Approval prior to submitting this application. I

understand that my application may not be accepted even with all three approvals.

Student Signature _______________________________________ Date ________________

Academy Approval _______________________________________ Date ________________

Counselor Approval _______________________________________ Date ________________

Instructor Approval _______________________________________ Date ________________

Class Starts MondaySeptember 12th