Business 55 Intrductin t Entrepreneurship Curse Overview and Syllabus Spring 2011 / 5 Units / Online Frmat Michele Fritz Tp Curse Descriptin Learning Outcmes Advisries Materials Requirements Lessn Plan Tips fr Success Academic Integrity Drpping Grading Supprt Instructr Email Address: Telephne: Faculty Web Site: Office: Office Hurs: fritzmichele at deanza.edu (Please nte that Michele has ne "L". Als, yu may receive a reply frm anther email accunt, but this is the accunt that I check mst frequently.) There is n need t send emails t multiple accunts! (408) 864-8615 (Please use email fr urgent messages.) http://www.deanza.edu/faculty/fritz/ tls and resurces fr students. My web site cntains many F-51J, which is near the Frum building n campus in Cupertin, CA. Mndays thrugh Thursdays frm 8:25-9:25 AM (PST). Online Fridays. Curse Descriptin: This curse prvides students with an intrductin t the ptential and pitfalls f Entrepreneurship. Students will learn abut the varius methds fr starting up, managing and financing a new venture. Students will get a chance t evaluate real wrld business plans and vides f entrepreneurs. Learning Outcmes: By the end f the curse, student shuld be able t: 1. Examine the steps required, the supprt available, and the tactics cmmnly emplyed by entrepreneurs starting a business. 2. Critically evaluate business plans in terms f feasibility, investment ptential, risk, and cmpleteness. Materials: All f the required materials fr this curse may be purchased at the De Anza Bkstre. Online rdering is available via the Bkstre Hme Page (Nte: All external links in this dcument pen in a new windw).
Textbk: Jerme A. Katz and Richard P. Green, Entrepreneurial Small Business, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2009. ISBN: 9780073405063. Nte: D nt get an internatinal editin f this textbk. Technlgy: The fllwing technlgy is required in rder t access the curse materials. Yu will need a cmputer (n Windws-Minimum f PII 300 mhz; n Mac-G3 350 mhz) with bradband access) t the Internet. Mdem users will nt be able t view the streaming vides. If yu can cme t campus weekly, yu are welcme t use the Library West Cmputer Lab t watch the vides. It is lcated in the basement f the Learning Center West building. Yu need t have a current brwser in rder t view the web-based curse materials (Firefx is recmmended). Yu als need t allw ckies, Java, and pp-ups. Yu will need t dwnlad and install the free Real Player media player in rder t view / listen t the curse vides. Sme f the streaming vides will als be made available in the frmat fr the Windws Media Player, but yu must use the Real Player if yu are n a Macintsh r if yu need clse captined files. Requirements: Fr a few f the vides frm PBS, yu will use a Java clipstream r Windws Media Player. Again, the Java clipstream ptin wrks well and is recmmended fr Macintsh users. Yu will need t have Java installed n yur cmputer, and ensure that yur brwser allws it. Yu will need t dwnlad Flash t view the presentatins in their graphical frmat. (Mst peple already have this installed.) Yu will als need Micrsft Wrd, OpenOffice, r the Wrd Viewer t view the business plans and sme ther Wrd dcuments. Yu will als need a persnal email address t receive curse annuncements. As sn as yu lg int Catalyst accunt, yu shuld receive an email welcme message frm the instructr. If that des nt ccur, yu may need t decrease the security n yur email r empty yur email accunt (if it is full). These practive measures will ensure that yu receive all imprtant reminders frm yur instructr. If yu dn't have an email address, get a free ne by fllwing the instructins n my web site under Tls, Tips and Resurces. Orientatin: Please watch the Curse Orientatin Tutrial lcated n the hme page f the curse r als psted n the Business 55 Page f my faculty web site. I am als available t walk any student thrugh the curse in my campus ffice hurs r ver the phne. (Arrange this by email.) Reading and Review: Each week yu will have apprximately tw chapters t master. Yu shuld read the assigned text chapter, and then review the assciated Flash presentatin. (A text versin is als prvided if yu cannt use Flash r want t print ut ntes.) Games: Each week there is sme type f nline game r puzzle available t test yur cmprehensin f the lessns. The games are prvided t help yu determine hw well yu understand the material, and t help yu prepare fr the midterm and final examinatins. Yu may use these games as many times as yu like and yur scre is nt recrded in my grade bk. Hwever, yu will receive 2 pints fr trying the game and submitting yur initial scre where the quiz is lcated befre the psted deadline that week. Discussin Frums: Each week yu will als be expected t cntribute t yur chice f class discussins. This discussin frum allws yu t demnstrate yur understanding f curse cncepts and learn frm the experiences f yur classmates. The assignments are varied,
they invlve tasks such as web research, vide case studies, a team prblem, r even a rle play exercise. Yur grades in the discussin frum will be evaluated accrding t the Discussin Rubric prvided in the table belw. (Nte that students will nt get credit fr ding mre than ne tpic each week. The instructr is lking fr quality, nt quantity. Students wh d multiple discussin tpics each week will nly be graded n ne.) Discussin Rubric - All Criteria Listed Have Equal Imprtance Criteria A Level wrk B Level Wrk C Level Wrk Cmpleteness Originality Timeliness Prfessinalism All questins psed in the assignment are fully answered and explained r justified. All directins have been fllwed. Adds significant, new, and substantiated ideas t the chsen discussin tpic and demnstrates that the discussin has been reviewed prir t psting. Psts fully in the discussin by the deadline. Writing is clear and easy t read. Psts are written in a prfessinal manner with prper grammar and punctuatin. All questins psed in the assignment are fully answered but explanatins may be brief r sme f the directins missed. Adds a new idea t the chsen discussin tpic and demnstrates that the discussin has been reviewed. Psts up t a week after the deadline. Psts are generally clear but may cntain ccasinal grammatical errrs r typs. Sme f the assigned questins are skipped r ignred. Enhances r further explains an idea that has already been mentined in the chsen discussin tpic. Psts later in the curse. Psts may be difficult t understand due t grammatical and stylistic prblems. Examinatins: There will be 2 exams t test yu n the material yu have learned. The questins will cntain similar cntent t issues explred in the practice quizzes and games, readings, and discussin assignments. These tests will be timed, s yu will need t be cmpetent in curse cncepts t cmplete them. Yu will nt have the time t lk up many answers in the textbk. Midterm (40 pints) cvers textbk chapters 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11, and 12. It is due by Friday 5/13 by midnight Pacific Standard Time. Final Exam (40 pints) cvers textbk chapters 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20. Students must cmplete the final by Tuesday 6/21 by midnight PST. Optinal Extra Credit Final Essay (8 Pints) The student has the ptin f answering a final exam essay questin fr up t 8 pints f extra credit. Students will have ne hur t cmpse their answer t the essay questin. This extra credit is als due by Tuesday 6/21, althugh it is timed separately t allw yu t take a break. Pints will be allcated as fllws: Extra Credit Essay Rubric Criteria I'm impressed! A successful start! Prfessinalism Writing is clear and easy t read, cntaining prper grammar and Writing is generally clear but cntains sme grammatical Every bit f extra credit helps! Writing is difficult t understand. (0 pints)
Specifics and Level f Detail prvided punctuatin. (2 pints) Essay cntains 5-6 specific and elabrated examples f hw the student will implement curse cncepts int his/her planned business. (5-6 pints) errrs r typs. (1 pint) Cntains 3-4 specific and elabrated examples f hw the student will implement curse cncepts int his/her planned business. (3-4 pints) Cntains 1-2 specific and elabrated examples f hw the student will implement curse cncepts int his/her planned business. (1-2 pints) Nte t students with disabilities: If yu have a disability-related need fr reasnable academic accmmdatins r services in this curse, prvide yur instructr with a Test Accmmdatin Verificatin Frm (als knwn as a TAV frm) frm Disability Supprt Services (DSS) r the Educatinal Diagnstic Center (EDC). Students are expected t give five days ntice f the need fr accmmdatins. Students with disabilities can btain a TAV frm frm their DSS cunselr (864-8753 DSS main number) r EDC advisr (864-8839 EDC main number). Lessn Plan: Dates Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Lessns Curse Orientatin; What is Entrepreneurship? Starting a Business Planning and the Opprtunity Marketing and Prmting Yur Business Prducts, Pricing, and Place Midterm Exam; Operatins Management Managing Human Resurces Basic Accunting fr Small Business Happiness is Cash Flw Financial Management and Risk Legal Issues and the Challenges f Success Final Exam due Tuesday. Tips fr Success: There are many ways that yu can demnstrate yur understanding f curse cncepts in this class. Here are sme ways that yu can bst yur perfrmance. I welcme yur input! D the games/quizzes each week t identify areas in the text t study, and t identify tpics that are likely t appear n exams. Make certain t review the textbk fr the questins yu missed. Schedule yur wrk t cmplete tasks n time. Fr instance, games cmpleted n time are wrth 2 pints. Games cmpleted late are still helpful fr review, but d nt earn yu any pints. Email the instructr when yu dn't understand the answer t ne f the practice questins, r pst a questin in the "Student Café" and ask anther student t help.
Try t be ne f the first few students t answer the discussin grup tpic, s that yu dn't have the pressure f reading 30 psts and cming up with smething "new". If yu dn't receive 9 r 10 pints n the discussin grup, g back t that earlier week's psting t see if yur instructr psted a respnse. Discussin grup pstings may be imprved t gain additinal pints (althugh any late penalties will remain). Please email me t let me knw that yu have imprved yur psting s that I can re-evaluate it. Yu may imprve discussins 1-5 until the due date f the midterm exam and discussins 6-10 until the Sunday night befre the final exam. D the Optinal Extra Credit Essay if yu dn't have the pints yu need, after taking the Final Exam. Academic Integrity: Students wh plagiarize, submit the wrk f thers as their wn, r cheat n exams will (at minimum) receive a failing grade n that assignment and be reprted t cllege authrities. Serius cases will receive a failing grade in the class and be reprted t cllege authrities. Ignrance is nt an acceptable excuse in a cllege classrm. If yu are uncertain what is acceptable behavir, refer t the Student Handbk n Academic Integrity. Drpping: The instructr will drp students wh have nt lgged n and cmpleted assignments by due dates in first tw weeks, and thse wh have nt cmpleted the midterm exam (r emailed regarding an emergency) by the due date fr that exam. Other than that, students are respnsible t drp r withdraw frm the curse. If yu mean t drp the curse but d nt d the transactin yurself, yu can expect t see a grade fr the curse n yur transcript! Students may drp nline thrugh the De Anza web site. Grading: Assignment Weights Curse Requirement Pint Value Percentage Ding the 10 games befre the psted deadlines 20 10% Midterm Exam 40 20% Objective Prtin f Final Exam 40 20% Participatin in the 10 Discussin Frums 100 50% Ttal (Extra Credit Essay is nt included here) 200 100% Grades will be assigned t students based n the ttal pints earned in the curse. Yu may access yur final grades in Catalyst the weekend after the final exam. After that, lg in t lk at yur recrds n the De Anza web site. Grade Scale If Yur Ttal Pints Are Resulting Grade 195 and up A+ 185 t 194 A 179 t 184 A- 175 t 178 B+ 165 t 174 B
159 t 164 B- 155 t 158 C+ 139 t 154 C (n C- grades given) 135 t 138 D+ 125 t 134 D 119 t 124 D- less than 119 F Supprt: Help with Curse Cntent Technical Supprt Distance Learning Center Email me Mndays thrugh Fridays. (24 hur turnarund is typical except ver the weekend.) Web Site URL: http://catalysthelp.deanza.edu/ Hme Page: http://www.deanza.edu/distance/ Phne: (408) 864-8969 (Hurs f peratin are psted n the page under the link "Abut Us")