Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of International Business

Course Description :

Entrepreneurship for Scientists is an introductory course in entrepreneurship. The course primarily targets non-business students and assumes no background in business. Students majoring in science, computer science, engineering, the humanities or the arts are exposed to fundamental concepts and issues around innovation and entrepreneurship. The course provides a foundation for starting a new venture and innovating new technologies and products within existing organizations. Topics covered will include: identifying a business opportunity, building a team, finance, equity investment, managing risk, market understanding, and competitive advantage. Emphasis will be on team projects, including developing an investor pitch for an original idea.

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of International Business

Course Description :

This course targets innovators and entrepreneurs who are interested in introducing innovations to the marketplace through start-up, emerging and established organizations. Class participants will learn how to evaluate, develop and implement opportunities for innovation, using an emergent or iterative approach (the lean methodology). Selected industries of interest of importance for economic growth are analyzed. Opportunities for driving or anticipating change are examined using prevailing SET factors (societal, economic, technology). Students then learn a methodology to identify Signals of change involving three customer groups and one non-customer group - undershot customers, non-consumers, overshot customers, in addition to the nonmarket contexts. The Competitive set is analyzed and strategic choices are made. The Resources, Processes and Values (RPV) of the competitive set are analyzed and utilized for informed decision making.

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of International Business

Course Description :

This course explores topics relevant to entrepreneurs within the family business environment. Specific topics examined will include how family businesses emerge and evolve as well as the unique challenges often found in family business context (e.g., dealing with family conflicts, how to motivate and evaluate employees when a mix of family and non-members are involved, and planning for succession).

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of International Business

Course Description :

This course and ENT483 provide students with practical and professional experience through work with approved organizations. It should prepare students for near-future job opportunities.

Faculty : Faculty of International Business and Humanities

School : School of International Business

Course Description :

This is an extension for ENT472