Spring 2019 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus BUSN 170-Entrepreneurship Semester: Spring 2019 Days and Time: MWF 9:00am-9:50am Location: Dakota College – Nelson Science, Room 105 Minot State University – Administration Building, Room 359 Course Prefix/Number/Title: BUSN 170-Entrepreneurship Number of Credits: 3 Semester Hours Pre-Co-requisites: None Instructor: Penny D. Belgarde Phone: 701-858-4339 (Office) Email: penny.belgarde@dakotacollege.edu Textbook: Entrepreneurial Small Business, 5 th Edition, Jerome Katz & Richard Green ISBN: 9781259573798 Course Description: This course introduces students to the concept of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial decision process. Topics covered include business plan development, Entrepreneurship characteristics and competencies, small business ideas (creativity and feasibility), marketing strategies, promotion, small business accounting, and financing a small business. Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Introduce the concept of entrepreneurship. 2. Explain the entrepreneurial decision process. 3. Define what the business plan if, who prepares it, who reads it, and how it is evaluated. 4. Understand franchising from the perspective of both the entrepreneur looking to reduce the risk of new entry and from the entrepreneur looking for way to grow his or her small business. 5. Identify the basic types of start-up businesses. 6. Effectively price and market products/service. 7. Explain the role of entrepreneurship in economic development. 8. Understand risk associated with entrepreneurship. 9. Discuss ethical responsibilities of entrepreneurs. 10. Write a business plan. Course Requirements: 1. Completion of assignments, exams, and presenting the final business plan are required, along with participation and attendance. 2. Everyone will develop and create a small business plan throughout the semester. The plan is required to consist of a high-quality report, covering all aspects of a business plan covered within this course, length as determined by the comprehensiveness of the plan, and a cover page and reference page. Grading factors will include applicability, effectiveness, and quality. The final small business plan will be presented at the end of the semester 3. Grading is the accumulation of assignments, a business plan, participation/attendance, and exams for total points.