| Course ID: | ENTR 7500. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Introduction to Entrepreneurship |
Course
Description: | Case studies of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ventures.
Covers multiple areas, from structuring the new business to
fundraising to defining the market. Students will learn from the
experience of others in creating an entrepreneurial venture. |
| Oasis Title: | Intro to Entrepreneurship |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in ENTR 5500 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Entrepreneurship is as much about leadership as it is about
coming up with that next great idea. Throughout the semester, we
will be discussing the challenges that entrepreneurs face through
case studies in the evolution of their companies or ideas and how
you as a leader would address a similar challenge in your own
business. |
| Topical Outline: | Defining relationships, roles, and rewards
Partner selection
Key hiring decisions
Splitting up the equity
Start-up governance
Venture finance
Managing a growing concern
Decision making with uncertainty
Risk evaluation
Types of legal structures for start-ups
Valuation |
| Honor Code Reference: | All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of
honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The
penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an
acceptable defense.
Academic honesty means performing all academic work without plagiarizing,
cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving assistance from any other
person or using any source of information that is not common knowledge. |