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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Presents the various steps considered necessary when going into business.  Includes areas such as product-service analyses, market research evaluation, setting up books, ways to finance start-up, operations of the business, development of business plans, buyouts versus starting from scratch, and franchising, Uses problems ad cases to demonstrate implementation of these techniques.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

TEXT
Entrepreneurship, Fourth Edition. Lambing, Kuehl. Prentice Hall

GENEREAL COURSE PURPOSE top of page
The course concentrates on the planning for and initiation of a new business or a new business idea.  It emphasizes opportunity evaluation, forecasting, and start-up planning.  This course is designed to prepare the student for investigation of new opportunity and for startup management, but not ongoing operations.

ENTRY LEVEL COMPETENCIES
An ability to read, comprehend and analyze material written at a college level.  An ability to write and present ideas using standard English

COURSE OBJECTIVES top of page
As a result of the learning experiences provided in this course, the student should be able to:

MAJOR TOPICS TO BE COVERED top of page

OPTIONAL TOPICS

GRADING SCALEtop of page
90 – 100   A
80 – 89     B
70 – 79     C
60 – 69     D
  0 – 59     F

Four tests will be given:

 

PROJECT: The student will select one case .  Using the SWIF Case Study Roadmap, give a brief synopsis of the case; discuss key issues, your theories and ideas.  The case study and Discussion Questions need to be typed, Questions in Bold; followed by double space and then answer in normal type, in font size 12, double spaced, with a cover sheet.  Project should be approximately 5 pages.

ATTENDANCEtop of page
Regular attendance of the course is expected.  Failure to do so could have an adverse effect on the student’s grade.  Any class material and assignments missed are the student’s responsibility.  Therefore, it is highly recommended that you exchange names and phone numbers with a classmate.  Excessive absences, as defined in the college catalog, could result in the student receiving a grade “F” for the course.

TESTING AND GRADING
Testing for this course will be conducted via Blackboard for the most part.  However, should tests be administered during class, attendance at scheduled tests is mandatory.  No make-up tests will be given without advance permission from this instructor.  This permission will be granted only under highly unusual circumstances, which in the opinion of this instructor warrants such action. 
Normally this instructor will assign only the grades A, B, C, D, or F.  Special grades such as W, I, and R will be assigned only in those circumstances prescribed in the college catalog.  The grade of “X” (audit) must be initiated by the student and will be assigned only when the student has attended class regularly.  (Failure to do so will result in the instructor issuing the grade of “F”.)

WITHDRAWLS
Any Student may withdraw from this course without academic penalty within the first 60% of the session.  Initiation of the withdrawal is the student’s responsibility and the grade of “W” will be awarded.  The last day for withdrawal, without academic penalty, for this semester/session is January 28,2009.  Beyond this date dropping a course or failure to attend will result in the grade of “F” except under mitigating circumstances.  Documentation of these circumstances is required AND a grade of “W” implies that the student was making satisfactory progress (passing) in the course at the time of the withdrawal.

SPECIAL NEEDS AND ACCOMMODATIONS
Please address with the instructor and special problems or needs at the becinning of the semester/session.  If you are seeking accommodations based on a disability, you should provide a disability data sheet, which can be obtained from the Counselor for Special Needs.

CHEATING
The following will be considered cheating in this course: