12 courses with the subject ENTR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ENTR 100X(FYS) Entrepreneurship3
This course provides opportunities to develop entrepreneurial skills needed to excel in a rapidly changing world. Entrepreneurial concepts are examined within the context of Ignatian and Catholic identity. Special emphasis will be placed on student transition into college life. This seminar is designed for all students, not just business students.
(This course is for Non-Business Majors only) The non-business major will learn and apply basic business concepts needed by the entrepreneur. This will include concepts in financial accounting, managerial accounting, finance, management, operations management, marketing, and business law. Entrepreneurship majors and minors will take this course during the spring semester of the junior year.
ACC 253 or equivalent for accounting/finance majors; ACC 254 or equivalent for accounting/finance majors; MGT 251 , MGT 351 , and FIN 251 concurrent) The business major will apply basic business concepts needed by the entrepreneur. This will include concepts previously learned in financial accounting, managerial accounting, finance, management, operations management, marketing, and business law. Entrepreneurship majors and minors will take this course during the spring semester of the junior year.
ENTR 372The Entrepreneurial Mindset3
This course introduces students to the foundational skills abilities, behaviors, attitudes, and mindsets of successful entrepreneurs (those who start a business) and intrapreneurs (those who are innovative within an existing organization). This course is action-oriented and experiential in nature. A variety of guest speakers will share their entrepreneurial experiences. The student will be exposed to entrepreneurial theories and applicable project management tools. Upon completion of this course, students will have not only discovered their entrepreneurial skill sets but also increased them. This course will be taken during the fall semester of the junior year.
This course will provide the student with opportunities to further develop personal creativity within the context of entrepreneurial efforts. Tools for analyzing the feasibility of entrepreneurial ideas and their transition into innovative efforts will be demonstrated. The student will devise an idea that can be transformed into a business plan. Entrepreneurship majors and minors will generally take this course during the spring semester of the junior year.
ENTR 374Entrepreneurial Resource Acquisition and Management3
This course will provide the student with opportunities to understand, analyze, and evaluate ways to acquire and manage several types of resources needed to manage a successful entrepreneurial endeavor. Particular emphasis is placed upon financial and human resources. Timing of resource acquisition is considered. Related legal implications are also addressed.
This course will provide students with opportunities to understand, analyze, and evaluate the unique issues that emerge in managing family businesses. The importance of effective family member business relationships, succession, and estate issues will be examined. Strategies for deciding how quickly to grow the business will also be addressed.
ENTR 372 ; ENTR 362 or ENTR 363 ) (For Entrepreneurship majors and minors only) This course will provide the student with the opportunity to create and present a complete business plan for a proposed entrepreneurial effort. The plan can be for a non-profit, family-business, or other for-profit endeavor. Selected business plans will be entered in external entrepreneurial competitions. This course will be taken during the fall semester of the senior year.
ENTR 478Social Entrepreneurship3
This course exposes the student to social and environmental entrepreneurial opportunities. This includes both the examination of non-profit entrepreneurial efforts and the creation of hybrid organizations, which are self-sustaining for-profit businesses that have a primary social and stewardship mission. Social and environmental responsibilities of traditional entrepreneurial activities will also be examined. Entrepreneurship majors and minors will generally take this course during the fall semester of the senior year.
This course emphasizes the behavioral skills needed to build high performance teams and engage potential customers. Students will also refine and demonstrate their technical skills, including estimating costs, attracting and structuring venture capital investment, and managing risks. Additionally, students learn how investors evaluate teams and business opportunities
ENTR 480The Entrepreneurial Capstone Business Experience or Internship
1 to 3 cr. (3 cr. in total needed to complete the Entrepreneurship Minor) (Pre-requisites: Entrepreneurship Minors Only; Entrepreneurship Program Director Approval) This course is designed to provide for the use of concepts, techniques, and theories learned in the classroom through completion of a 150-hour internship or a project. Students pursuing either the internship or the project are assigned tasks that will enable them to develop competencies and increase their entrepreneurial skills.
Entrepreneurship Minors Only; Entrepreneurship Program Director Approval) This course is designed to provide for the use of concepts, techniques, and theories learned in the classroom through completion of a 150-hour internship or a project. Students pursuing either the internship or the project are assigned tasks that will enable them to develop competencies and increase their entrepreneurial skills.
ENTR 481Global Practicum3
Following the required global trip during intersession, students will deconstruct their experience. This course emphasizes the experimentation required to scale-up companies. Skills developed include managing global and technical teams, balancing ethical considerations, and management activities associated with mergers and acquisitions with a focus on the strategic aspect of these transactions.
