Small Business

Name	Title	Credits	School
SBES-310	Small Business and Entrepreneurial Creation	3.0	Management
A comprehensive examination of required skills, resources and techniques needed to transform an idea into a successful business enterprise. Students are introduced to a series of practical issues in the formation of a new business as well as evaluating whether a new product or service has market, financial, and management viability within the current economic environment. Prerequisite Course(s): Take one course in each group: Group 1 (MGMT-200 or MGMT-201) and Group 2 (MRKT-101 or MRKT-200) Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
SBES-315	Cloud Computing-Based Venture Platforms	3.0	Management
Introduces the Semantic web in the context of global enterprises and the entrepreneurial ventures. Applications are discussed to address the increasingly technological infrastructure that supports business development. Prerequisite Course(s): MIST-315 and SBES-310 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
SBES-320	Business and Professional Ethics	3.0	Management
This course will focus on how ethical practices and schools of thought can be applied to a wide range of issues facing contemporary business in the professional environment. The emphasis is on problem identification and effective decision making that can protect a business enterprise from escalating commitment and potential ethical confrontation. Prerequisite Course(s): MGMT-200 or MGMT-201 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
SBES-340	Small Business and Entrepreneurship in Action	0.0	Management
Linked to a content course, student engagement into community service provides the means to gain a deeper understanding of content course objectives, acquire new knowledge, and engage in civic activity. Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 0-0-0
SBES-410	New Venture Creation	3.0	Management
An examination of the required skills, resources and techniques that transform an idea into a viable small business. This includes financing and marketing decisions, in addition to planning operations for small business start-ups. Prerequisite Course(s): Take every course in this group: Group 1 (ECON-105, ECON-110, FINC-201, and LLAW-101) and one course in each group: Group 2 (MGMT-401 or QANT-300), Group 3 (MRKT-305 or MRKT-320), and Group 4 (MGMT-205 or MGMT-370) Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
SBES-420	Entrepreneurial Technology and Innovation Management	3.0	Management
An evolutionary process perspective of how technology (scientific, engineering, IT) strategy contributes to launch an innovation. Topics discussed include technological competences and capabilities, sources and patterns of innovation, creativity, innovation processes, collaborating, and market entry dynamics. This course will cover content relevant to both entrepreneurial enterprises and large corporations developing technological innovations. Case-based learning and a final project will be employed in the course. Prerequisite Course(s): Take SBES-330 and one course in each group: Group 1 (MGMT-310 or SBES-310) and Group 2 (SBEM-330 or SBES-320) Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3
SBES-460	Business Plan Development Capstone	3.0	Management
Students must construct each section of a business plan for a proposed venture. In class lectures will be augmented with intensive research into the competitive, marketing, financial, operational, technological as well as economic factors needed to build a successful business enterprise. Corequisite Course(s): SBES-420 Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3