Course Details
Course Code: ENTR500 Course ID: 4716 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate
There are two types of entrepreneurs - those that have a myriad of ideas and those that can't think of one idea. This course will help the student identify opportunities for a new business venture by either deciding on one idea they have or helping to create ideas. This course will span the realm of possibilities for a new business venture and the student will leave the course with a plan for taking the idea and turning it into reality.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/27/2021 - 12/31/2021 | 01/03/2022 - 02/27/2022 | January | Winter 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 08/31/2021 - 02/04/2022 | 02/07/2022 - 04/03/2022 | February | Winter 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 09/28/2021 - 03/04/2022 | 03/07/2022 - 05/01/2022 | March | Winter 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 10/26/2021 - 04/01/2022 | 04/04/2022 - 05/29/2022 | April | Spring 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
| 11/30/2021 - 04/29/2022 | 05/02/2022 - 06/26/2022 | May | Spring 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 12/28/2021 - 06/03/2022 | 06/06/2022 - 07/31/2022 | June | Spring 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
Course Objectives:
- Use various ways available to identify opportunities for new ventures.
- Examine the environment for problems that need to be solved.
- Generate ideas for new business ventures.
- Assess the feasibility of the new ideas.
- Develop an idea for a new business venture.
- Prepare a plan to take the idea to reality.
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Forums | 40.00 % |
| Forum Introduction | 5.00 % |
| Forum Directory of Techniques | 5.00 % |
| Forum Assess Environment | 5.00 % |
| Forum Find Opportunity | 5.00 % |
| Forum Ideation | 5.00 % |
| Forum Evaluate Feasibility | 5.00 % |
| Forum From Idea to Completion | 5.00 % |
| Forum LeanStack | 5.00 % |
| Assignments | 40.00 % |
| Week 1 - Ideas | 5.71 % |
| Week 2 - Assess the Environment | 5.71 % |
| Week 3 - Find Opportunity | 5.71 % |
| Week 4 - Ideation | 5.71 % |
| Week 5 - Evaluate Feasibility | 5.71 % |
| Week 6 - Choose and Validate an Idea | 5.71 % |
| Week 7 - Testing Your Idea | 5.71 % |
| Final Plan | 20.00 % |
| Week 8 - Construct a Plan | 20.00 % |
Course Objectives:
- Use various ways available to identify opportunities for new ventures.
- Examine the environment for problems that need to be solved.
- Generate ideas for new business ventures.
- Assess the feasibility of the new ideas.
- Develop an idea for a new business venture.
- Prepare a plan to take the idea to reality.
| Book Title: | The Startup Owner's Manual (Ebook available in the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9781119690689 |
| Publication Info: | Wiley Lib |
| Author: | Blank and Dorf |
| Book Title: | Testing Business Ideas (Ebook available in the APUS Online Library) |
| ISBN: | 9781119551447 |
| Publication Info: | Wiley Lib |
| Author: | Bland and Osterwalder |
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |