Entrepreneurship in Information Technology
Jeff Rubin is a Professor of Practice at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies and President/CEO of Internet Consulting Services, a company he founded in 1995. Rubin has received an Enitiative grant to infuse entrepreneurship into IST 195, a core undergraduate course at the iSchool. IST 195 (Information Technologies) covers state-of-the-art technologies in the field, such as computer architectures, telecommunication networks, software design and applications, and issues in information management and technology use. Rubin plans to bring an aspect of entrepreneurship into nearly every class by relating real world examples from his own business and experiences to the class room. The goal is to have every student see information technology as more than just a means to an end. Students will be visionary and will see all aspects of information technology as an opportunity for creating or enhancing new/existing IT infrastructure that all organizations use, with the possibility of changing the future of the information age.