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MGS 8500: Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
Credit Hours - 3.0
Prerequisite: none. CSP: 1, 2, 6, 7.
This is an introductory survey course for
students who might be interested in starting
their own businesses 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 8510: Business Plan Development
Credit Hours - 3.0
Prerequisites: MBA 8025, MGS 8500; or consent of
instructor. CSP: 1, 2, 6, 7.
In this course, students develop 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 present their plans to investors or
enter them in 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.
MGS 8590: Field Study in Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours - 3.0
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
This course immerses graduate students in the
planning and execution of complex
entrepreneurial activities in a small existing
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.
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IB 8090 International
Business Environment
Credit Hours - 3.0
Prerequisite: none.
This course is divided into two parts. The first
part provides an intensive study of the changing
economic, political, financial, and cultural
environment in which organizations compete, both
traditionally and digitally. The second part of
the course encompasses specific business
operations through a global lens, including
import, export, counter trade, manufacturing and
materials management; marketing and research and
development; human resource management;
accounting; and financial management.
IB 8100 International Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours - 3.0
Prerequisite: IB 8090 or consent of instructor.
This course considers theory, research, and
practical advice about how to take a small- or
medium-sized business or a new venture
(traditional or dot.com) international. In
addition to readings and lectures, students
explore complex written cases and participate in
class discussions with visiting speakers
involved with international entrepreneurship. In
a major project, students explore the
feasibility of an international business
venture.
IB 8600 International Management
Credit Hours - 3.0
This course focuses on the management of the
multinational corporation (MNC). The main course
objectives are to critically analyze specific
managerial challenges and opportunities faced by
MNCs; to provide knowledge and conceptual
frameworks necessary for understanding and
managing MNCs; and to train and develop skills
critical for international managers (e.g.,
writing and oral presentation skills,
information skills, cultural sensitivities).
IB 8990 Policy &
Strategy in the International Marketplace
Credit Hour(s): 3.0
Policy and Strategy in the International
Marketplace. Prerequisite: IB 8090 and either
Econ 8850 or Econ 8860; or consent of the
instructor. This IB capstone course is designed
to develop the planning and conceptual skills
required of general managers in multinational
firms. Emphasis is given to the integration of
the marketing, finance, research and
development, operations, and human resource
management functions to provide a competitive
advantage for a firm operating in a global
environment.
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