ENTR-100 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

This interdisciplinary course is designed to help students to discover and develop the personal attributes needed to become a successful entrepreneur or intrapreneur. The core of the course focuses on the discovery and understanding of entrepreneurial attitudes and behaviors within oneself. Students will begin to understand the competencies required to be an entrepreneur through case studies, creative problem solving, and exercises aimed at self-development. Students will identify, discuss, and grow an idea about a business they might one day start, and will have an opportunity to participate in the business planning process.

Credits

2

Hours Weekly

2 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Realize their own unique aptitude for entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship.
   
2. 2. Have the competency to leverage their personal skills and characteristics in business as an entrepreneur
   or an intrapreneur.
3. 3. Recognize opportunities in life and how one might apply those opportunities to business.
4. 4. Identify and grow their own business idea.
5. 5. Explain what is meant by an entrepreneurial mindset and give examples of behaviors that may result
   from such a mindset.
6. 6. Explain the business planning process.
   
7. 7. Utilize their increased self knowledge in their lives as students, employees and business owners.
8. 8. Discuss notable entrepreneurs and the ways that they have contributed to global society and economy.
9. 9. Develop basic computer literacy skills applicable to the entrepreneurial world.
   

Course Objectives

1. 1. Realize their own unique aptitude for entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship.
   
2. 2. Have the competency to leverage their personal skills and characteristics in business as an entrepreneur
   or an intrapreneur.
3. 3. Recognize opportunities in life and how one might apply those opportunities to business.
4. 4. Identify and grow their own business idea.
5. 5. Explain what is meant by an entrepreneurial mindset and give examples of behaviors that may result
   from such a mindset.
6. 6. Explain the business planning process.
   
7. 7. Utilize their increased self knowledge in their lives as students, employees and business owners.
8. 8. Discuss notable entrepreneurs and the ways that they have contributed to global society and economy.
9. 9. Develop basic computer literacy skills applicable to the entrepreneurial world.