LEAPD Fall Courses Available!! The Leaders and Entrepreneurs Academy for Professional Development has open courses for the Fall 2014 semester. Please visit the website for more information on the program: graduate.vcu.edu/programs/leapd.html Offered Fall, 2014: GRAD 610 – Career and Professional Development Planning for Graduate Students Semester course; 2 lecture hours per week for seven weeks. 1 credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing. This course is designed to assist participants as they navigate the challenges faced when making career choices in a complex global economy. Includes opportunities for self- and career-skills assessment. GRAD 614 – Introduction to Grant Writing [new course] Semester course; 1 lecture hour [2 lecture hours per week for eight weeks]. 1 credit. Enrollment requires graduate standing. This course introduces the graduate student to the grant-writing process. Topics include basic components of a grant application, writing the proposal, identifying funding sources, understanding proposal guidelines and the grant proposal review process. Graded S/U/F. GRAD 615 – Biomedical Science Careers Seminar Series [new course] Semester course; 1 lecture hour; 1 credit. Open to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with permission of instructor. Trainees investigate the broad spectrum of potential careers available to biomedical scientists by participating in weekly discussions, each with a scientist who has been successful in a different career path. Graded P/F. GRAD 616 – Becoming an Entrepreneur [new course] Semester course; 1 lecture hour [2 lecture hours per week for eight weeks]. 1 credit. Enrollment requires graduate standing. This course introduces the student to the core concepts and resources of entrepreneurship. Topics include recognizing the need for innovation, how to develop a business plan, building an effective team, intellectual property, patent and trademark strategy, marketing strategy and cultivating funding sources. Graded S/U/F.
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