Course Descriptions: Transfer Course Disciplines

Entrepreneurship Course Directory

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: TRANSFER COURSE DISCIPLINES

Entrepreneurship (ETP)

CIP CODE: 52.0799
Title: Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other
Definition: Any instructional program in enterprise management and entrepreneurship not listed above.

5/29/15

TRANSFER CODE DESIGNATIONS

CODE A = AGSC approved transfer courses in Areas I-IV that are common to all institutions.
CODE B = Area V courses that are deemed appropriate to the degree and pre-major requirements of individual students.
CODE C = Potential Area V transfer courses that are subject to approval by respective receiving institutions.

Summary of Changes
Date / CRS # / COURSE TITLE / RECENT CHANGES
05/31/12 / 265 / Entrepreneurial Marketing / Added this course
05/31/12 / 266 / Entrepreneurial Finance / Added this course
05/31/12 / 267 / Innovation and Creativity / Added this course
05/31/12 / 268 / Business Planning / Added this course
05/31/12 / 279 / Small Business Management / Added this course
COMMENTS:
DPT / CRS / COURSE TITLE / Credit Hours
CODE / # / THEORY / LAB / COURSE
ETP / 265 / EntrEpreneurial Marketing / 3 / 0 / 3
Course Description / Added / 05/31/12
CODE C
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This course is designed to help students learn about best practices in Entrepreneurial Marketing. Topics include the analysis of marketing opportunities, identification of the target audience, and the development of a marketing strategy, brand positioning and an integrated marketing plan. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of marketing issues that are unique to new ventures and small businesses.
DPT / CRS / COURSE TITLE / Credit Hours
CODE / # / THEORY / LAB / COURSE
ETP / 266 / EntrEpreneurial Finance / 3 / 0 / 3
Course Description / Added / 05/31/12
CODE C
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This course is designed to teach students the accounting issues that are important to the business owner, not the accounting practitioner. Topics include start-up funding, sources of financing, identifying and preventing fraud, buying and valuing ventures, and harvesting the value created in business ventures. This course also covers the creation of personal financial statements and pro forma financial statements which are crucial components of a business plan.
DPT / CRS / COURSE TITLE / Credit Hours
CODE / # / THEORY / LAB / COURSE
ETP / 267 / Innovation and Creativity / 3 / 0 / 3
Course Description / Added / 05/31/12
CODE C
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This course is designed to develop in students a mindset for thinking creatively and prepare them to create their own businesses or revitalize a business that has lost its direction by learning to observe things from different perspectives and to reason from different viewpoints in order to develop effective solutions to problems.
DPT / CRS / COURSE TITLE / Credit Hours
CODE / # / THEORY / LAB / COURSE
ETP / 268 / business planning / 3 / 0 / 3
Course Description / Added / 05/31/12
CODE C
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This capstone course is designed to build upon information from previous courses. Students will complete a business plan, pieces of which were constructed in previous courses. Additionally, teams of students will compete in a business simulation. As a part of this activity, teams will submit regular “management” reports discussing the results of the decisions they have made. Upon completion, students will be prepared to lead their own venture.
DPT / CRS / COURSE TITLE / Credit Hours
CODE / # / THEORY / LAB / COURSE
ETP / 279 / SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT / 3 / 0 / 3
Course Description / Added / 05/31/12
CODE C
PREREQUISITE: As required by program.
This course provides an overview of the creation and operation of a small business. Topics include buying a franchise, starting a business, identifying capital resources, understanding markets, managing customer credit, managing accounting systems, budgeting systems, inventory systems, purchasing insurance, and the importance of appropriate legal counsel.
Note: This course is also taught as BUS 279.