What are the connections between the disciplines addressing entrepreneurship at ODU?
The two main disciplines that are mentioned throughout the learning modules are art and science. Dr. Landeata specifically mentions this in a video under the design thinking portion of the learning modules (Dr. Landeata, n.d.). He states that design thinking includes both art and science because design thinking involves some instances that are more science-based such as technology and it involves other instances that are more art-based such as human aspects (Dr. Landeata, n.d.). So, we can say that art and science are connected to each other to produce great design thinking. For example, a design that has immense technological capabilities is most likely going to be greeted with enthusiasm. However, if the technological capabilities a part of the design do not take into consideration things like human tendencies or needs, they will not do good in a market that is made up of humans. Why would a human want to use something if it does not address something they need or want? I know I would not use the design.
References:
Dr. Landeata. (n.d.). Design Thinking: A Description: 202220_CPD494_30646 ENTREPRENEURSHIP-PROF STUDIES. Retrieved February 17, 2023, from https://canvas.odu.edu/courses/131858/pages/design-thinking-a-description?module_item_id=4029263
Is entrepreneurship an art or science?
Entrepreneurship is not just a science nor is it just an art. As we see above Dr. Landeata goes over how science and art are both included in the design-thinking process (Dr. Landeata, n.d.). So, based on that we can say that because the design-thinking process includes both art and science then entrepreneurship is not just a science or just an art. This prompt also made me think of how people tend to say things they do are an art or a science. For example, someone could say teaching is an art whereas another someone could say teaching is a science. Well, one teacher is going to have a different perspective than the other so that makes sense why they think differently about the profession. One teacher might be more logical and approach their classroom in a manner that aligns with a science experiment. The other teacher might be more expressive and artistic and approach their classroom in a manner that aligns with an art project. An entrepreneur is the same. Each entrepreneur is going to have different perspectives and ways of thinking. Entrepreneurship is both an art and a science not only because the processes included aspects of science and art but also because of the perspectives of the entrepreneur.
References:
Dr. Landeata. (n.d.). Design Thinking: A Description: 202220_CPD494_30646 ENTREPRENEURSHIP-PROF STUDIES. Retrieved February 17, 2023, from https://canvas.odu.edu/courses/131858/pages/design-thinking-a-description?module_item_id=4029263
How is failure good?
Failure is good despite the negative connotation behind the word. It acts as a way of teaching individuals valuable lessons. Quite often you hear someone say that you learn from your mistakes and that could not be more accurate. As someone who does not tend to like failure, I have learned that failure should be embraced and valued. Let’s say someone works at a job and they go about doing their tasks every day without ever hearing they have failed at a task because the manager avoids highlighting mistakes. Said manager simply just takes care of the task themselves to avoid confrontation. This is so detrimental for an employee. They will go on with their lives thinking that they have been doing everything right all along when they really weren’t. If the manager told the individual that they were doing something wrong or failing to meet standards, then that individual would have been aware and able to correct the issue. They also would have been able to prevent themselves from ever repeating that same mistake. People must fail from time to time to learn.
What have I learned from failing?
There are many instances where I have failed and learned something valuable. Sometimes even the lessons learned were how to accept failure with grace. When I was in high school, I had a hard time with precalculus. It was one of the first courses that I encountered that I could not get away with doing the bare minimum. In fact, I was able to do extremely well up until then by doing the bare minimum. I did not study often. I did not do my homework without procrastination. I failed precalculus the first semester and got recommended to take Algebra 3 instead of continuing with precalculus during the second semester. This was a huge wake-up call for me and I had to fail a class to learn that the bare minimum is not always going to work in my favor. From then on, I changed my habits and put more effort into my schoolwork, and it has paid off tenfold.
What ethical issues might arise related to what I am working on?
Ethical issues arise in a lot of different scenarios and entrepreneurial projects are no exception. Depending on what the idea is related to there are going to be different ethical issues. My entrepreneurial project is going to be related to cybersecurity my major. One of cybersecurity’s goals is to protect the network and the systems within the network from harm. When I say harm, I mostly mean the leaking of important information. There is so much information out there that individuals, companies, and agencies would not want an adversary getting their hands on. So, a major ethical issue when it comes to cybersecurity is privacy. An invention related to cybersecurity has to ensure that the privacy of individuals is of the utmost importance. New systems or applications should be useful without being invasive.