Focus on skill development and mentoring in start-up formation, technology development, market validation, marketing, sales, operations, human resources, program management, and finance. Includes discussion of intellectual property, social issues in design, as well as ethical and safety considerations. Emphasis on written and oral presentation of start-up activities. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Biomedical Engineering 177T, 277T, 377T (Topic: Longhorn Startup Seminar), Computer Science 178, 378 (Topic: Longhorn Startup Seminar), Engineering Studies 177, 277, 377 (Topic: Longhorn Startup Seminar), 177, 277, 377 (Topic 1), Fine Arts 160, 260, 360 (Topic: Longhorn Startup Seminar), 170, 270, 370, Management 137, 237, 337 (Topic: Longhorn Startup Seminar), Communication 125, 225, 325 (Topic: Longhorn Startup Seminar). Offered on the letter-grade basis only. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.