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MGS 8500: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
> Course Number: MGS 8500
> Course Title: Entrepreneurship and
Enterprise
> Short Title: Entrepreneur
& Enterprise
> Credit Hours:
3 semester credit hours
> Prerequisites:
CSP 1, 2, 6, and 7
> Catalogue Description:
This is an introductory survey course for students who might
be interested in starting their own business or who might develop
new businesses in the corporate environment. The environment
of entrepreneurship and the behaviors of entrepreneurs are studied.
Students learn how to recognize and evaluate new business opportunities.
Two major activities in the course are to interview entrepreneurs
and to study the feasibility of a business idea. 
MGS
8590: Field Study in Entrepreneurship
> Course Number: MGS 8590
> Course Title: Field Study in Entrepreneurship
> Short Title: Field Study Enterprise
> Credit Hours: 3 semester credit
hours
> Prerequisites: Consent of the
instructor to take the course
> Catalogue Description: This course
immerses graduate students in the planning and execution of
complex entrepreneurial activities in a small existing or
start-up business. Activities involve new business formation,
new product planning and introduction, organization direction
setting and control, and management of growth or turnaround.
While students are under the general supervision of the faculty,
they are expected to display responsible independent action
and to interact frequently with a business founder, owner,
or chief executive. The course may be repeated once for credit.
MGS
8510: Business Plan Development
> Course Number: MGS 8510
> Course Title: Business Plan Development
> Short Title: Business Plan Development
> Credit Hours: 3 semester credit
hours
> Prerequisites: MBA 8121, Accounting
for Financial Decisions, and MGS 8500, or equivalents, or
instructor permission. CSP 1, 2, 6, and 7
> Catalogue Description: In this
course, students development a business plan either for an
independent new venture or for a new corporate venture. The
principal objective is to learn how to prepare a full business
plan that is ready to be presented to investors. Students
will present their plans to investors or enter them into a
business plan competition. Students critically evaluate the
business plans of others, and they interact with investors.
Students take MGS 8510 OR MGS 8520, but not both.
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