Introduction to Entrepreneurship is an introductory course structured to provide a firm basis as to the critical role entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship plays in the global economy. This course has no pre-requisites and is a self-paced course. Entrepreneurship will be analyzed, debated, assessed, and explored experientially throughout the course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Entrepreneurship will be viewed as a manageable process and way of thinking, acting, and behaving applicable not only to business endeavors, but to everyday problems existing in the workplace and society. This course:
- introduces entrepreneurial competencies
- help students understand the role of innovation and creativity in entrepreneurship
- provides an overview of entrepreneurs in the contexts of start-up ventures; small business, and existing organizations (i.e. intrapreneurship); and as agents of social change
- surveys the venture creation/initiation process
- explores individual interests and aptitude related to entrepreneurship