MGMT 0350 Entrepreneurship
Professor Bradford J. Knipes
Professor
Department of Economics and Management
Wilson 415B
Westfield State
577 Western Avenue
Westfield , MA 01086
(413) 572-5574
bknipes@wsc.ma.edu
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MGMT 0350 Entrepreneurship Students gain valuable
experience in innovating and creating new business or not-for-profit
opportunities. They will learn to find
and develop new projects, to design new products and services, and to
translate their ideas into comprehensive, workable business plans. Prerequisites: MGMT 0207 and MGMT 0231. |
Text: Our Text is the www.sba.gov website:
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Table
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The
course is organized according to the standard elements of a complete business
plan. Each topic is thoroughly
developed in the SBA website: ·
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Marketing
& Sales Management ·
Appendix
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Course Organization:
Each week, an additional section of the plan is
due.
Supporting
material is contained in folders.
Begin
the course by selecting Getting Started
The
course is then organized by week and then day of the week.
In the daily assignment folders you will
find:
Assignments – Each day of the ten day course there will be assignments
developing business plan sections
Resources – Each folder will contain materials and links which are
useful in preparing a section of the plan.
Assessments – There will be professor and peer assessments of
each element of the plan as it is developed in a series of daily drafts.
Discussions – Online discussions are employed in a variety of
ways. In the Getting Started folder is a paper detailing how discussions are
graded.
Daily,
each entrepreneur will post a draft of a segment of his or her plan in a small
discussion group made up of selected peers.
These peer reviewers will offer summary comments in discussion postings,
along with attached editorial suggestions made using “track changes.” Timeliness
and content are important in discussions.
Substantial contributions to peer’s plans are required and will be
evaluated.
Working in Groups:
Entrepreneurs
will be divided into groups. When students are in groups and you enter into a
discussion only other members of your group can see your posting. If you want
to find out that is in your group select Email, Create Message, and Browse for
Recipients.
Writing Standards:
Email,
postings, discussions, and assignments are formal. Refrain from formats that
might be very appropriate when responding to a friend but fail the test of a
formal writing format. Rely on your
English Composition and Business Technical Writing background for an
appropriate format.
Use
Microsoft Word 2003 file format for
attaching files. You can also compose in Word and use copy/paste to insert
text into the response area.
Dates for Assignments, Assessments, and Discussions:
Date Available: the first day you can complete a given activity
Available Until: you must submit by this time, late assignments will be
discounted.
I
will make some course materials available to you early and you may begin
working as soon as you like. Students will not be penalized unless they miss
the Available Until Date.
Discussion
groups will be maintained until the end of the course.
Class Meetings:
I
will be available to students during the class in a virtual classroom. In
person student meetings are optional for this semester and I will email
students to let everyone know the date and time of my availability.
Email:
I
will check email and discussions daily, please send me email only in Plato/Vista,
not to my college address.
Students
are expected to check email and discussions daily.
First Day of Class:
Get a head start!
It
is important to get to know classmates as well as your instructor. Post an
updated resume. Also, create a biography
that introduces you. Include a picture (just you and not you and your best
friends) and answer the questions below:
Your year in college
Major
Home or where you are from (please not detailed address)
Why did you enroll in an online class?
Hobbies
Summer jobs
Work experience
Anything that you would like to share with us