Entrepreneurship and Venture Management

MANA 3325.00 X

Instructor: Prof. S. Roberts

Office: COBA 505 Office Hours: MWF 11 AM-Noon; MW 4-5 PM

Email: Blackboard (email is the best method of contact)

Phone: 817 272 3537

Course Overview

MANA 3325 Entrepreneurship and Venture Management is an examination of the fundamentals of starting and managing a small business, the role of the entrepreneur, and of entrepreneurial characteristics. The course will include exposure to the opportunities and pitfalls of entrepreneurship as well as methods to take advantage of the former and avoid the latter. The instructor reserves the right to make changes.

Text: Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 4th, 5th, or 6th Ed. by (Zimmerer and) Scarborough

Additional

Materials PowerPoint Slides and Chapter outlines available on BB

Textbook website: nhall.com/zimmerer

http://www. pearsonhighered.com/scarborough

Email and online access is necessary for this class.

“Entrepreneurship Class Booklet” available on Blackboard and

mavspace.uta.edu/sroberts/mana3325

The instructor will use Blackboard (.edu/webapps/login) to distribute documents and email for communication in case of changes to the class schedule or content, and for answering questions outside of class.

The goals of this course are:

· That each student be able to express a basic understanding of entrepreneurship and small business management.

· That each student be able to prepare and deliver a short 10 minute presentation or pitch.

· That each student be able to identify types of legal business entities, aspects of product ideas, aspects and types of target markets, and parts of a business plan.

· That each student be able to analyze, critique, and apply new venture and small business strategy and activities.