COURSE TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS
ENT 320 Introduction to Entrepreneurship/Feasibility
This
course requires students to develop a feasibility study for a new
business venture. The study will be utilized throughout courses in the
major and will form the basis of the business plan in ENT 487. In
addition to a historical review of entrepreneurship, students assess the
value of a concept and explore opportunity recognition, innovation and
creativity, pro forma financial statement development, the legal
structures of business, risk analysis and types of entrepreneurial
ventures.
ENT 360 New Venture Finance
Prerequisite:
ENT 320. Major sources of funding for new ventures are reviewed and
evaluated in this course, including family and friends funding, angels,
venture capital, informal investors, banks, investment banks, suppliers,
buyers and the government. Some of the topics for this course include
debt and equity captial markets, valuation, bootstrapping, joint
ventures, strategic alliances, private placements, IPOs and management
buyouts. Student will create proforms and develop a funding plan for a
new venture.
ENT 390 Managing the Family Business
This
course provides an overview in the beginning of the basic business
principles as they apply to multi-generational businesses. The course
covers the vital importance of family businesses to communities and
national economies, and the unique problems and opportunities they face.
A systems perspective is used to understand the dynamics among family
members, the ownership and the management of the business. The course
uses speakers, case studies and assessment tools to develop
understanding and strategies for managing those dynamics. It is designed
for majors and non majors either from or interested in family
businesses.
ENT 486 International Entrepreneurship
Cross-listed
with IBS 486. Prerequisite: ENT 320. This course includes the study of
cross-national comparisons of entrepreneurial activity and examines the
formation and functioning of innovative, proactive and risk-taking
organizations that cross national borders. Attention is given to
understanding the skills necessary to successfully launch a new venture
in the global economy.
ENT 487 Business Plan Development
Prerequisites:
ENT 320 and MKT 360. Co-requisite: ENT 360. This course draws on a
broad range of business disciplines including management, marketing,
finance and accounting to develop the business plan. Critical elements
of the plan include industry/market analysis, clear opportunity and
concept definition, target market analysis, a comprehensive human
resource plan, financial pro forma analysis as well as statements of
sources and uses of funds, and an assessment of critical risks. The
semester long work on the business plan culminates with a business plan
competition.
ENT 490 Entrepreneurship Internship
Students will receive one hour of credit for 56 work hours up to 224 hours.
ENT 495 Seminar in Entrepreneurship
Topics
vary and focus on emerging ideas and the latest research in areas of
entrepreneurship that are not covered by the current curriculum. Sample
topics include creativity and problem-solving, innovation and
technology entrepreneurship, legal issues for entrepreneurs, corporate
entrepreneurship, real estate venturing and social entrepreneurship.
COURSE TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS
ENT 670 Creating and Leading New Ventures
This
course focuses on developing the skills necessary for successful
entrepreneurship. Students will develop a business concept, define a new
venture to market the concept, research the market and determine the
commercial viability of the business concept, forecast sales and
production, prepare financial pro formas, develop a marketing and
funding plan and prepare and present a business plan for the new
venture. Students will have the chance to compete in a business plan
competition.
ENT 683 Legal Environment of Entrepreneurial Ventures
For
graduate students only. This course broadly surveys the legal issues
affecting entrepreneurial ventures, including: selecting and working
with an attorney, business entity selection, corporate governance,
contracts, the Uniform Commercial Code, operational liabilities,
insurance, debtor-creditor relations, bankruptcy, human resources, and
buying and selling a business.
ENT 686 International Entrepreneurship
For
graduate students only. Cross-listed with IBS 686. Prequisite: ENT 670
must be taken by the end of the term in which ENT 683 is taken. This
course provides an understanding of international entrepreneurship,
including the development of managerial and knowledge based skills that
underlie the successful launch of a new venture or existing business in
the global economy.
ENT 695 Seminar in Entrepreneurship: Innovation and Creative Problem Solving
Topics
will vary and will focus on emerging ideas and the latest research in
areas of entrepreneurship that are not covered by the current
curriculum. Though not limited to these, example topics include
creativity and problem-solving, innovation and technology
entrepreneurship, legal issues for entrepreneurs, corporate
entrepreneurship, real estate venturing and social entrepreneurship.