Course Description
Global forces will restructure the world economy for the foreseeable future. Entrepreneurship, sustainability, and innovation will drive companies and individuals and produce major changes within that environment. Notes: Students who have prior credit for BUS 130 may not take ENT 130 for credit.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Define sustainable development, entrepreneurship, systems, and opportunities.
Evaluate the planetary boundaries and sustainable entrepreneurship.
Determine the global forces restructuring the world economy and how this affects opportunities for entrepreneurial ventures.
Assess the interrelationship between individuals, businesses, institutions including both formal and informal institutions such as culture, and nations in determining global entrepreneurial competitiveness.
Evaluate social ventures and social value creation.
Evaluate the public policy implications of entrepreneurship and sustainability.
Evaluate your own entrepreneurial abilities in a sustainable environment.
Evaluate the funding opportunities to launch a sustainable venture
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Discussion 1 | 50 points |
Discussion 2 | 50 points |
Discussion 3 | 50 points |
Individual Case Analysis 1 | 100 points |
Mid-term Peer Evaluations for Group Case Analysis 2 | 25 points |
Final Peer Evaluations for Group Case Analysis 2 | 25 points |
Midterm Exam | 310 points |
Final Exam | 310 points |
Group Case Analysis 2 | 80 points |
Final Grading on a 1000-point Scale*
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
936 - 1000 | A |
870 – 935 | A- |
830 – 869 | B+ |
790 – 829 | B |
750 – 789 | B- |
710 – 749 | C+ |
670 – 709 | C |
630 – 669 | C- |
590 – 629 | D+ |
550 – 589 | D |
0 – 549 | F |
*Please, note that 1000-point scale grading is different from the percentage grade Canvas system calculates automatically.
Attendance/Participation:
Online classes: You are expected to login to course web site regularly (at least weekly), complete and submit assignments to canvas course site by due dates (no email submissions), and participate in discussions. In e-mail communication (or other means of messaging), you are expected to respond to the Professor and team members within 24 hours (unless there is an emergency).
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Sachs, Jeffrey D. 2015. The Age of Sustainable Development, Columbia University Press: New York, ISBN Hardback: 978-0-231-17314-8, ISBN Paperback: 978-0-231-17315-5
Whitfield, Ronald & McNett, Jeanne M. 2014. A Primer on Sustainability: In the Business Environment, Business Expert Press, LLC: New York. ISBN-13: 978-1-60649-634-3
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.