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GEB 3120 Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking
Spanish Language, Liberal Arts & Environmental Sciences Program
San Jose, Costa Rica
Dates: early Jan 2026 - early May 2026
GEB 3120 Entrepreneurship & Design Thinking
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Veritas University
Location: San José, Costa Rica
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Course Code: GEB 3120
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Contact Hours: 60
DESCRIPTION
This course will introduce the student to basic concepts and tools for the Design Thinking (DS) process. The course will review the process's six stages to successfully build new entrepreneurships based on DS: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test and Implement. The student will develop skills to lead projects in their personal and professional life.
It also helps keep all the students' ducks in a row with some methodical planning by showing different strategies and techniques such as the tree problem, the five whys, customer journey map, empathy map, brainstorming, role storming, mockups, pitch elevator, and others. In addition, students will develop organizational skills to improve project management and the impact of building good communication habits.
It also helps keep all the students' ducks in a row with some methodical planning by showing different strategies and techniques such as the tree problem, the five whys, customer journey map, empathy map, brainstorming, role storming, mockups, pitch elevator, and others. In addition, students will develop organizational skills to improve project management and the impact of building good communication habits.