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Business Entrepreneurship (BAEP)
423 Management of Small Businesses (4, FaSp) Strategic, organizational and human issues facing the small business; influence of the founder's personality, managing growth, competitive strengths and weaknesses are covered.
451 The Management of New Enterprises (4, FaSp) Development of analytical and conceptual skills in entrepreneurship and venture management.
452 Cases in Entrepreneurship (4, FaSp) Case analysis of problems encountered in the management of new enterprises. Corequisite: BAEP 451.
453 Venture Management (4, Sp) Design and application of organization structures and systems in management of new ventures. Prerequisite: BAEP 451.
454 The Entrepreneurial Business Plan (4, Sp) Development of a detailed plan for starting and owning an enterprise. Prerequisite: BAEP 452.
499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, Irregular) Current developments in the field of entrepreneurship: topics to be selected each semester.
549 Initiating New Ventures (2-3, FaSpSm) Moving beyond the business plan; identifying individual and organizational leadership skills needed to move a venture forward; "how-to" portion of establishing an enterprise.
551 Introduction to New Ventures (3, FaSpSm) Study and development of analytical and conceptual skills in the management of new enterprises and new ventures within large organizations. (Duplicates credit in former BAEP 550x, GSBA 586 and GSBA 587.)
552 Cases in Feasibility Analysis (3, FaSp) Study of analytical techniques used to evaluate business concepts and new business development. Corequisite: BAEP 551 or GSBA 586 or GSBA 587.
553 Cases in New Venture Management (3) Cases and readings expose students to the challenges of developing long-range strategies for entrepreneurial ventures. Emphasis is on developing new industries, growth through strategic alliances, and issues involved in the long-range strategic positioning of emerging companies.
554 The New Venture Business Plan (3, Sp) Creation of an operating plan for starting or managing fast-growing ventures. Prerequisite: BAEP 552 or BAEP 556.
555 Management of Rapidly Growing Ventures (3, Sp) Exploration and analysis of the operational and financial issues entrepreneurs confront when managing a rapidly growing venture.
556 Technology Feasibility (3, Fa) Gives students the critical thinking and analytical skills they need to evaluate, value and manage technology as intellectual property. Students will learn the technology commercialization process, use data mining and assessment techniques for patent databases, and study the unique business issues facing high technology start-ups.
557 Technology Commercialization (3, Sp) Focus of the course is on the identification, evaluation and commercialization of new technologies. Emphasis will be placed on the legal, financial and marketing aspects of technology transfer and development.
558 The Entrepreneurial Advisor (3, Irregular) Site visits to five middle market firms and meeting their CEOs. Papers based on the problem or opportunity posed by the entrepreneur will be required.
559 Investing in New Ventures (3, FaSp) Focus on the entrepreneurial skill set applied to new venture opportunities. Taught from the business plan reader's point of view; focus on selecting opportunities, structuring the relationship, adding value and realizing the value of that investment.
560 Acquiring Your Own Business or Opportunity (3, Fa) Issues faced by the entrepreneur who wishes to acquire an enterprise; appropriateness of an enterprise, understanding funding sources and valuation methods, developing a plan for due diligence, negotiating and consummating the transaction. The acquisition process, approaches to valuation, and the roles of the various parties in negotiating and consummating an acquisition of an existing business.
561 Entrepreneurship in Innovative Industries: Life Sciences (1.5) The challenges of new venture creation in the biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare areas; experience, evaluate, and analyze profits of current impact in the life sciences.
590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
591 Social Entrepreneurship (3, Sp) Lead and manage with entrepreneurial methodology for charities, non-government organizations, social oriented enterprises and not for profit organizations.
597 Business Field Project in Entrepreneurship (1-6, FaSp) Individual or team projects solving real business problems for companies; situation analyses; research proposal composition; field research techniques; statistical analysis; oral and written presentations. Graded CR/NC.
599 Special Topics (1.5-3, max 9, Irregular) Current developments in the field of entrepreneurship: topics to be selected each semester.