Page 1 Management, Marketing & International Business Management 390 Course Syllabus Note: This syllabus is provided to you as a guide for the class content and expectations this semester. It is not a contract and is subject to change as necessary by the instructor. Course Title: MGT 390:Principles of Entrepreneurship, Credit hours: 3, Fall 2010, Section 001 : 4:00-6:30, Tuesday, BU 464 Description: Study of special circumstances surrounding starting and managing a small business. Special emphasis on service and retailing, as well as small-scale manufacturing operations. Prerequisite: None Instructor: Mr. Tom Hebert, BU 403EE at Stephen F. Austin State University Phone: 468-5567, e-mail: thebert@sfasu.edu; Office Hours: Tuesday: 9:15-12:30, 3:00-4:00 Thursday: 9:15-12:30 Current Textbook: Creating the Enterprise: Gartner/Bellamy Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this course, a student should be able to: 1) understand a basic framework of the process of entrepreneurship; 2) identify resources for the development of new and emerging ventures; 3) comprehend the emerging world of entrepreneurship; 4) explore the entrepreneurial mind set; 5) understand the development and advantages of a business plan; 6) examine the initiation of entrepreneurial ventures and capital formation; 7) comprehend the need for strategic planning, challenges of managing venture growth, global opportunities and finally the evaluation process to acquire or sell a business venture. Grading: Examinations (4 @ 100) 400 points Homework (2 @ 50) 100 points Total 500 Points Each student's total will be converted to a percentage, and letter grades will be assigned to the final percentages. The usual 90-80-70-60 grades will be used unless the instructor deems adjustment necessary. At the instructor's option, adding points across-the-board may curve any individual exam. This is a College of Business addendum to your existing course syllabus. The following web pages contain links to pertinent information. The process learning outcoms for this course can be found at: http://cobweb.sfasu.edu/plo.html. General student polices can be found at: http://cobweb.sfasu.edu/gsp.html, including the university academic integrity policy, the semester grades policy for withheld grades, and the policy for students with disabilities.
Notes: 1. Examinations will consist of 50 multiple choice and/or true/false questions using scantron form 882-E. The questions will come primarily from the text, but some may come from outside material presented in class, or Wiley Plus assignments. 2. Two homework assignments, worth a total of 100 points (50 points each), will be given during the semester with a due date. No work will be accepted after the assigned due date and a zero will be given as the grade. These combined assignments are counted as a test grade. 3. Any student adding this class must make up any and all work missed within one week of the student's official add date. Work not made up at that time will be recorded as a zero. 4. Academic misconduct, including plagiarism and cheating on exams, quizzes, or homework will be dealt with under official university procedures. Students may collaborate on homework only to the extent of discussing the assignment and/or comparing answers and are specifically prohibited from jointly working the assignments and/or turning in work done by another person. For homework, the first offence of copying and/or working an assignment jointly is punishable with a grade of zero on the assignment. The second offence is punishable by loss of ALL homework points for the entire course. In all matters of academic misconduct, a student who aids a cheater (including failure to take reasonable steps to prevent copying) is as guilty as the cheater. 5. Attendance and participation in class discussions are expected but not graded. Students who do not attend class regularly are not likely to be successful in the course. 6. Students with documented disabilities who need course adaptations or accommodations should make an appointment with the professor as soon as possible after classes start. (See next page)
MGT 390 - Fall 2010 - Mr. Hebert - T/TH 12:30-1:45 - BU 124 Class Meetings Assignment Topics Aug. 30 Syllabus Introduction Sept. 2 Ch. 1 Creating a Framework for Success 7 Ch. 1 Creating a Framework for Success 9 Ch. 2 Enterprise 14 Ch. 2 Enterprise 16 Ch. 3 Enterprising Fundamentals 21 Ch. 3 Enterprising Fundamentals 23 Test #1: Ch. 1, 2, 3 28 Ch. 4 What Is An Enterprise 30 Ch. 4 What Is An Enterprise Oct. 5 Ch. 5 Legal/Regulatory Environment 7 Ch. 5 Legal/Regulatory Environment 12 Ch. 6 Discovering Opportunities 14 Ch. 6 Discovering Opportunities 19 Test #2, Ch. 4, 5, 6 21 Ch. 7 Feasibility 26 Ch. 7 Feasibility 28 Ch. 8 Business Plans Nov. 2 Ch. 8 Business Plans 4 Ch. 9 Pathways to Enterprising Creation 9 Ch. 9 Pathways to Enterprising Creation 11 Test #3. Ch. 7, 8, 9 16 Ch. 10 Purchasing A Business 18 Ch. 10 Purchasing A Business 30 Ch. 11 Franchising Dec. 2 Ch. 11 Franchising 7 Ch. 12 The Enterprising Mind 9 Ch. 12 The Enterprising Mind 16-17 Final Exam: Test #4: Ch 10, 11, 12
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Program Learning Outcomes: Rusche College of Business Syllabus Addendum Program learning outcomes define the knowledge, skills, and abilities students are expected to demonstrate upon completion of an academic program. These learning outcomes are regularly assessed to determine student learning and to evaluate overall program effectiveness. You may access the program learning outcomes for your major and particular courses at http://cobweb.sfasu.edu/plo.html. General Student Policies: Academic Integrity (A-9.1) Academic integrity is a responsibility of all university faculty and students. Faculty members promote academic integrity in multiple ways including instruction on the components of academic honesty, as well as abiding by university policy on penalties for cheating and plagiarism. Definition of Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and plagiarism. Cheating includes but is not limited to (1) using or attempting to use unauthorized materials to aid in achieving a better grade on a component of a class; (2) the falsification or invention of any information, including citations, on an assigned exercise; and/or (3) helping or attempting to help another in an act of cheating or plagiarism. Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own. Examples of plagiarism are (1) submitting an assignment as if it were one's own work when, in fact, it is at least partly the work of another; (2) submitting a work that has been purchased or otherwise obtained from an Internet source or another source; and (3) incorporating the words or ideas of an author into one's paper without giving the author due credit. Please read the complete policy at http://www.sfasu.edu/policies/academic_integrity.asp. Withheld Grades Semester Grades Policy (A-54) Ordinarily, at the discretion of the instructor of record and with the approval of the academic chair/director, a grade of WH will be assigned only if the student cannot complete the course work because of unavoidable circumstances. Students must complete the work within one calendar year from the end of the semester in which they receive a WH, or the grade automatically becomes an F. If students register for the same course in future terms the WH will automatically become an F and will be counted as a repeated course for the purpose of computing the grade point average. Students with Disabilities
To obtain disability related accommodations, alternate formats and/or auxiliary aids, students with disabilities must contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), Human Services Building, and Room 325, 468-3004 / 468-1004 (TDD) as early as possible in the semester. Once verified, ODS will notify the course instructor and outline the accommodation and/or auxiliary aids to be provided. Failure to request services in a timely manner may delay your accommodations. For additional information, go to http://www.sfasu.edu/disabilityservices/. Acceptable Student Behavior Classroom behavior should not interfere with the instructor's ability to conduct the class or the ability of other students to learn from the instructional program (see the Student Conduct Code, policy D-34.1). Unacceptable or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Students who disrupt the learning environment may be asked to leave class and may be subject to judicial, academic, or other penalties. This prohibition applies to all instructional forums, including electronic, classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. The instructor shall have full discretion over what behavior is appropriate/inappropriate in the classroom. Students who do not attend class regularly or who perform poorly on class projects/exams may be referred to the Early Alert Program. This program provides students with recommendations for resources or other assistance that is available to help SFA students succeed. ugust 20, 2010