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This course addresses the principles of organizational architecture, group behavior and performance, interpersonal influence, leadership and motivation in entrepreneurial settings. This course is a writing intensive course, requiring students to develop written organizational model articulating the startups organizational design, human resources management, leadership and organizational behavior in the context of a new, small firm. For many entrepreneurs, the most pressing questions (aside from those about financing) are about how to locate and recruit talented people, and how to manage and keep them, and how to build a high-growth, long-term, sustainable firm.

Real estate venturing is the process of exploring a commercial or residential opportunity that may result in the future creation or acquisition of a business. This course introduces students to real estate principles and the fundamentals of venturing and entrepreneurship in relation to the real estate industry. The course will also explore opportunities in brokerage, including residential, commercial and business brokerage. Further, the course presents students with an overview of the real estate investment process.

This course is a synthesis of prior coursework in business and non-business disciplines that fosters students' ability to innovate and create organizations. Critical elements of this culminating experience include analyzing social & economic trends, identifying critical assumptions within business models, designing experiments to test those assumptions, developing go-to-market strategies, exploring different methods of financial forecasting, and building relationships with various stakeholders. The proposed venture is based on an experiential, interdisciplinary approach to innovation grounded in theory from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences (at least 2 out of 3) and business. The semester-long work concludes with a business plan competition.

This internship exposes the student to a real-life learning experience. Students are hired by an organization for the specific objective of gaining work experience in that organization. The paid or unpaid internship position should be relevant to the student's major, and is worked out between the organization and the student. May be used to satisfy up to 4 credit hours of entrepreneurship electives. Approval of the department chair required.

Topics vary and focus on emerging ideas and the latest research in areas of entrepreneurship that are not covered by the current curriculum. Sample topics include creativity and problem-solving, innovation and technology entrepreneurship, legal issues for entrepreneurs, corporate entrepreneurship, real estate venturing and social entrepreneurship.