MGT 495----Advanced Sustainable Entrepreneurship Syllabus
Winter, 2010
Mr. Ray Amtmann
202 F Cohodas
Office Phone:227-2647
Home Phone:249-0986
E-mail address:
Office Hours:
T, W & R 1:00 to 4:30
Other times by appointment. For distance learners I will be happy to arrange Skype appointments.
Text: Reading Materials will be available on Educat there is no text for this course.
Course Description:
This course explores advanced concepts and principles behind sustainable entrepreneurship with an international / global perspective. The course emphasizes entrepreneurial development in both Brazil and the United States, but will also consider other global perspectives. It includesadvanced discussion and comparisons of cultural, social, environmental, economic, entrepreneurial, and sustainability issues. Accordingly, the course will be broken down into several modules with each module covering different areas of the above issues.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1) Describe the advanced concepts of sustainable entrepreneurship and list and explain the main components significant in developing a sustainable entrepreneurial business.
2) Define terms and concepts in the vocabulary of sustainable entrepreneurship and its various components.
3) Have an understanding of the issues involved in developing and sustaining an international entrepreneurial business.
4) Experience discussing these issues with international classmates.
5) Acquire skills to enable them to participate in a sustainable entrepreneurial business situation.
6) Be able to read and analyze a business or governmental sustainability report and provide a reasoned and well-supported commentary on the organizations progress toward sustainability.
Participation Policy:
Class participation will be a significant determinate in achieving a successful grade. Between the different modules of the course there will be approximately 600 points available. All graded assignments have a specific due date and time (all times are Eastern time zone either standard or daylight savings as appropriate.) All assignments will be listed in Web CT, that is the sole source for assignments and since it is available 24 hours per day 7 days per week, late assignments (including tests and quizzes) will not be accepted, except in extraordinary cases which will be decided on a case by case basis. While reading assignments are not graded, they have specific due dates and failure to accomplish those reading assignments on time will be obvious in poor performance reflected in other graded assignments.
Each module will include graded discussion items. Just as in a normal classroom situation one short answer is not successful participation in a class discussion. It is expected that each student will make several contributions to each discussion topic and those discussions will be well thought through and relative to the particular subject of the discussion. Each discussion will have a completion date noted in the instructions as well as a clearly posted point value for the discussion. The discussions in this class are a major portion of the learning in this course. There will also be written assignments associated with each module as well as some quizzes.
Work Product Rules:
While one of the purposes of this course is to develop relationships between the American and participating international students, please ensure the integrity of your individual work products including homework papers, quizzes, and tests. Plagiarism is not acceptable and cheating will not be tolerated. Any instances of plagiarism or cheating will result in a failing grade for that assignment. A second incidence of cheating or plagiarism will result in failure of the course. There will be no second warnings on this issue.
Methods:
This course will include materials presented in the readings and modules. There will also be PowerPoint Presentations and other media presentations available on Web CT. All materials presented are subject to evaluation. As discussed previously, each module will also have discussions related to the materials presented. Generally, we will cover one module every few weeks. Each module normally will have one or two quizzes and several short graded papers in addition to the graded discussions. The final exam will be cumulative.
Grading Policy:
Your grade will be based on the total points you have earned divided by the total points available. Extra credit activities are not available. You all have the same opportunity to earn the same amount of points. The grading scale is as follows:
Letter Grades:
A: 93↑ A-: 90↑ B+: 88↑ B: 83↑ B-: 80↑ C+: 78↑ C: 73↑ C-: 70↑ D+: 68↑ D: 63↑ D:60↑ F:59↓
Approximate Number of Points for the course.
Graded Events:Points
Module Assignments600
Final Exam100
Total700
NMU Disability Policy
If you have a need for disability-related accommodations or services, please inform the Coordinator of Disability Services in the Disability Services Office at 2001 C. B. Hedgcock (227-1700). Reasonable and effective accommodations and services will be provided to students if requests are made in a timely manner, with appropriate documentation, in accordance with federal, state, and University guidelines.
AAEO Statement:
Northern Michigan University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, familial status, handicap/disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status in employment or the provision of services, and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in all programs and activities.
Anyone having civil rights inquiries may contact the Equal Opportunity Office, 158 Services Building, telephone number 906-227-2420.
Academic Dishonesty:
You have an obligation to abide by accepted standards of academic honesty. In cases where a student has demonstrated academic dishonesty, as defined in the Student Code in Section 2.2.3, you will fail that activity. Academic honesty includes, but is not limited to, activities such as cheating or plagiarism (submitting as one’s own work which contains ideas or materials taken from another without full acknowledgement of the author and source).
The following is a direct quote from the NMU Student Code: “2.2.3 Academic Dishonesty
(penalty: not less than disciplinary probation; not more than expulsion)
This regulation does not preclude an academic penalty imposed by an instructor as provided for Student Rights and Responsibilities, Section 1.2.3.
.01 No students shall, during the course of a quiz or examination (1) offer information of any kind to another student; (2) take and/or receive information of any kind from another student, or from the quiz or examination responses made by another student; or (3) have in their possession any tool, written material, or other device which may be of assistance to them in taking the quiz or examination, and which has not been authorized by the person proctoring the quiz or examination.
.02 No students shall submit as their own to an instructor any work which contains ideas or materials taken from another without full acknowledgement of the author and the source.
.03 No students shall submit as their own any work or assignment which contains content falsified by the student or content the student knows to be false.
.04 No students shall take, steal, or otherwise procure in an unauthorized manner any piece or pieces of writing or information which contain the questions or answers to an examination scheduled to be given to any individual or group enrolled in any course of study offered by the University.
.05 No students shall sell, give away, lend, or otherwise furnish to any unauthorized individual any piece or pieces of writing or information which contain the questions or answers to any examination scheduled to be given to any individual or group enrolled in any course of study offered by the University.
.06 No students shall knowingly participate in, or otherwise facilitate, the academic dishonesty, as described above, of another student.
.07 Theunauthorized possession of any of the pieces of writing or information described above shall be considered prima facie evidence of a violation of the provision of this regulation”