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BUS-1711: Startup 802 - An Entrepreneurship Mindset

 

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the entrepreneurial mindset and elements required for successful small business start-up. Students will be exposed to personal skills and traits which enhance entrepreneurial success including creativity, curiosity, systems thinking, partnership, and collaboration.

Essential Objectives

By the end of the course, students will be able to: 

  1. Understand and develop entrepreneurial attitudes, behaviors, and skills.
  2. Identify social and situational factors that encourage or inhibit entrepreneurial behavior.
  3. Identify the required steps to launching a new business.
  4. Evaluate potential business ventures in the current economic climate.

Textbooks & Technology

Required Textbooks:

The textbook for this course is: Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons From an Unlikely Entrepreneur by Gary G. Schoeniger and Clifton L. Taulbert. It can be purchase from the CCV Bookstore. Additional required readings and resources will be provided in the modules.

Modular Topics

  • Module 1: Choice and Opportunity
  • Module 2: Action and Knowledge
  • Module 3: Wealth and Brand
  • Module 4: Community and Persistence
  • Module 5: Persistence and Presentations
  • Module 6: SMART Goals and Trade Show

Suggested Progression

This is a self-paced asynchronous course which means that students will be starting and progressing at different rates throughout the term. Once you feel like you have a strong handle on the material, and you have completed all of the assignments for the module, you should feel comfortable moving on, regardless of the pace, as long as you complete the course within the term timeframe.  

Grading 

Your final grade will be based on the following assessments:

Assignment Category Grade Weight Percentage
Demonstrate Your Learning Forums  40%
Final Presentation/Virtual Trade Show 20%
Customer Interviews 20%
Business Canvas Activities 20%
Total 100%

 

Assignments Overview

Your learning modules will consist of learning resources, demonstrate your learning forums, and assignments related to your business canvas. Please review the rubric for each assignment. 

Demonstrate Your Learning forums are a part of every learning module and most are post-first discussions which means that you will post your reply before seeing the replies of others. Discussions will be graded based on the following rubric:

Exceeds Expectations Meets Expectations Approaching Expectations Does Not Meet Expectations Points
Knowledge Comprehensive, in-depth and wide-ranging
(5 points)		 Up to date and relevant
(4 points)		 Relevant but not comprehensive
(3 points)		 Limited superficial knowledge/response
(2 points)		 5 points
Understanding Outstanding ability to grasp concepts and relate theory to practice
(5 points)		 High level of ability to conceptualize essential ideas and relate theory to practice
(4 points)		 Some ability to conceptualize essential ideas and relate theory to practice
(3 points)		 Limited ability to draw out concepts and relate theory to practice
(2 points)		 5 points
Writing Skills Excellent mechanics, sentence structure, and organization
(5 points)		 Significant mechanics, structure and organization
(4 points)		 Some grammatical lapses, uses emotional response in lieu of relevant points
(3 points)		 Poor grammar, weak communication
(2 points)		 5 points
Application & Analysis Grasps inner relationship of concepts. Excellent use of a wide range of supporting material
(5 points)		 Demonstrates the ability to analyze and synthesize, independent analysis, good use of a range of supportive material
(4 points)		 Informed commentary with some evidence of genuine analysis; some supportive materials used
(3 points)		 Lacks evidence of critical analysis, poor use of supportive evidence
(2 points)		 5 points
Total Points: 20 points

 

 

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