Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Entrepreneurship (ENTR)  Department Info

ENTR 393A -- Internship within New Ventures  (1-3 units)
Description:  Internship in new venture and venture capital firms supervised by Entrepreneurship Program faculty. Student work will involve direct participation in any or all aspects of enterprise creation, expansion, or restructuring. Host firms and students are matched according to company emphasis and student study focus.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance into Berger Entrepreneurship Program.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 401 -- Basics of Intellectual Property Management and Business  (1 unit)
Description:  Knowledge-based businesses are driven by intellectual capital creation, capture and use and Intellectual Property (IP) represents a key intellectual capital asset base. To be successful in the information economy, business managers must understand how to create IP strategies, manage IP creation and use IP in business settings from venture financing to outsourcing. This course provides an introduction to IP from the business perspective including basic IP concepts, strategies for IP capture and asset creation, and basic elements in using IP to structure businesses and business relations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  ENTR 501.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTR 402 -- Introduction to Entrepreneurship Tracks  (1 unit)
Description:  Prepares students enrolled in McGuire Entrepreneurship Program tracks (corporate or traditional entrepreneurship) with fundamentals of idea assessment, feasibility assessment, team building, and overview of program year. Includes in orientation sessions in spring, and feasibility work during summer.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
May be convened with:  ENTR 502.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

ENTR 414 -- 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Intl Management of Services in a Knowledge Economy  (3 units)
Description:  The course attempts to tie four important aspects together: Knowledge Economy; International Management of Services; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. The objective of the course is to look at several innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the emerging Knowledge Economy, with special emphasis on how teams of individuals can work together in a seamless manner across national boundaries to render professional services of diverse types and varying sophistication.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  LA S 414, MGMT 414.
May be convened with:  ENTR 514.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTR 420L -- Innovation Principles and Environments Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Lab course for ENTR 420R/520R. This course will develop an innovation-specific feasibility study or business plan that will be discussed in ENTR 420R/520R. This course may be taken either concurrent or subsequent to ENTR 420R/520R.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  or Concurrent registration, ENTR 420R.
Identical to:  ENGR 420L.
May be convened with:  ENTR 520L.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 420R -- Innovation Principles and Environments  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of entrepreneurial approach, strategies, and skills within a range of environments to advance technology and innovations. Students can pair ENTR 420R/520R with lab course to develop innovation-specific feasibility study or business plan.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session..
Identical to:  ENGR 420R.
May be convened with:  ENTR 520R.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

ENTR 435 -- International Management  (3 units)
Description:  Broaden perspectives on globalizing business and international integration. Enhance analytical and communication skills in approaching and resolving international issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  BNAD 449.
Identical to:  MGMT 435; MGMT is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTR 535.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 481A -- Assessing Early Stage Technologies for Commercial Potential  (2 units)
Description:  This is pre-business plan course designed to equip students to effectively evaluate and assess early stage technologies to identify potential applications and market opportunities, enabling decisions to advance research and design, and solicit early stage investment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  ENGR 481A, MED 481A, OPTI 481A, PATH 481A.
May be convened with:  ENTR 581A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 484 -- Development of New Venture Plans  (4 units)
Description:  Preparation and presentation of a comprehensive business plan. Integration of financial, operational, and marketing elements.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  ECON 330, FIN 311, MKTG 361; advanced standing as specified in tthe Eller College of Management. Open only to entrepreneurship program students.
Identical to:  SIE 484.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTR 489 -- Research on Professional Outsourcing:Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to make students aware of Economical, Technological, Managerial and Organizational aspects associated with offshoring of knowledge-based professional services. The course will achieve this through case discussions of different delivery models (captive center, joint venture, 3rd party), value addition models (low-end, mid-range, high-end), and the impact of business and policy environments to each of these models.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  LA S 489, MGMT 489.
May be convened with:  ENTR 589.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTR 495F -- Topics in Entrepreneurship for Scientists  (1 unit)
Description:  This course will present different topics in and aspects of entrepreneurship specifically for undergraduate and graduate students in science
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Some business knowledge is presumed, but not required. Proposal writing experience beneficial.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  PHYS 495F; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTR 595F.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTR 499 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 500A -- Entrepreneurship for the MBA  (1 unit)
Description:  Exposes MBAs to venture creation and their role in it. Presents entrepreneurship in the economy and the determinants of entrepreneurial activity. Delineates skills needed to start a new enterprise, division, or product/service line, to recognize economic opportunity, understand key requirements for a successful venture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  admission to the Eller College of Management MBA Program.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTR 500B -- Entrepreneurship for the MBA  (1 unit)
Description:  Exposes MBAs to venture creation and their role in it. Presents entrepreneurship in the economy and the determinants of entrepreneurial activity. Delineates skills needed to start a new enterprise, division, or product/service line, to recognize economic opportunity, understand key requirements for a successful venture.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  ENTR 500A; admission to the Eller College of Management MBA Program.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTR 501 -- Basics of Intellectual Property Management and Business  (1 unit)
Description:  Knowledge-based businesses are driven by intellectual capital creation, capture and use and Intellectual Property (IP) represents a key intellectual capital asset base. To be successful in the information economy, business managers must understand how to create IP strategies, manage IP creation and use IP in business settings from venture financing to outsourcing. This course provides an introduction to IP from the business perspective including basic IP concepts, strategies for IP capture and asset creation, and basic elements in using IP to structure businesses and business relations. Graduate-level requirements include team leadership role in group activities/assignments.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  ENTR 401.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTR 502 -- Introduction to Entrepreneurship Tracks  (1 unit)
Description:  Prepares students enrolled in McGuire Entrepreneurship Program tracks (corporate or traditional entrepreneurship) with fundamentals of idea assessment, feasibility assessment, team building, and overview of program year. Includes in orientation sessions in spring, and feasibility work during summer. Graduate-level requirements include the feasibility assessment requirements to exceed the undergraduate requirements as follows: competitive advantage overview, incorporating Porters five forces, Business model recommendations, Legal considerations statement, Summary and conclusions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  ENTR 402.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

ENTR 514 -- 24-Hour Knowledge Factory: Intl Management of Services in a Knowledge Economy  (3 units)
Description:  The course attempts to tie four important aspects together: Knowledge Economy; International Management of Services; Entrepreneurship and Innovation; and 24-Hour Knowledge Factory. The objective of the course is to look at several innovative and entrepreneurial aspects of the emerging Knowledge Economy, with special emphasis on how teams of individuals can work together in a seamless manner across national boundaries to render professional services of diverse types and varying sophistication. Graduate-level requirements include an additional 10-15 pages mid-term paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Identical to:  LA S 514, MGMT 514.
May be convened with:  ENTR 414.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

ENTR 520L -- Innovation Principles and Environments Laboratory  (1 unit)
Description:  Lab course for ENTR 420R/520R. This course will develop an innovation-specific feasibility study or business plan that will be discussed in ENTR 420R/520R. This course may be taken either concurrent or subsequent to ENTR 420R/520R. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students serving as team leaders.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  This course may be taken either concurrent or subsequent to ENTR 420R/520R.
Identical to:  ENGR 520L.
May be convened with:  ENTR 420L.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 520R -- Innovation Principles and Environments  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of entrepreneurial approach, strategies, and skills within a range of environments to advance technology and innovations. Students can pair ENTR 420R/520R with lab course to develop innovation-specific feasibility study or business plan. Graduate-level requirements include a final exam.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGR 520R.
May be convened with:  ENTR 420R.
Usually offered:  Spring, Summer.

ENTR 535 -- International Management  (3 units)
Description:  Broaden perspectives on globalizing business and international integration. Enhance analytical and communication skills in approaching and resolving international issues.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  MGMT 535; MGMT is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTR 435.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 572 -- Economics of Entrepreneurship  (3 units)
Temporary course:  offered during Spring 2008 only.
Description:  This is a graduate level course covering theoretical and empirical perspectives on the economics of entrepreneurship. The central questions we want to study are: (1) What are the economic factors that influence entrepreneurship? and 2) How does entrepreneurship contribute to innovation and economic growth? These questions encompass a wide range of different topics. These include (but are not limited to): Sources of entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial finance; Birth, growth, and death of firms; Entrepreneurship, innovation, and productivity growth; Entrepreneurship and universities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ECON 572.

ENTR 581A -- Assessing Early Stage Technologies for Commercial Potential  (2 units)
Description:  This is pre-business plan course designed to equip students to effectively evaluate and assess early stage technologies to identify potential applications and market opportunities, enabling decisions to advance research and design, and solicit early stage investment. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students serving as team leaders.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ENGR 581A, MED 581A, OPTI 581A, PATH 581A.
May be convened with:  ENTR 481A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 589 -- Research on Professional Outsourcing:Analysis of Strategic, Economic, Technical  (3 units)
Description:  The objective of the course is to make students aware of Economical, Technological, Managerial and Organizational aspects associated with offshoring of knowledge-based professional services. The course will achieve this through case discussions of different delivery models (captive center, joint venture, 3rd party), value addition models (low-end, mid-range, high-end), and the impact of business and policy environments to each of these models. Graduate-level requirements include a mid-term exam and/or a presentation in class.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 589, MGMT 589.
May be convened with:  ENTR 489.
Usually offered:  Fall.

ENTR 593A -- Internship within New Ventures  (1-3 units)
Description:  Internship in new venture and venture capital firms supervised by Entrepreneurship Program faculty. Student work will involve direct participation in any or all aspects of enterprise creation, expansion, or restructuring. Host firms and students are matched according to company emphasis and student study focus.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  acceptance into Berger Entrepreneurship Program.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 595F -- Topics in Entrepreneurship for Scientists  (1 unit)
Description:  This course will present different topics in and aspects of entrepreneurship specifically for undergraduate and graduate students in science Graduate-level requirements include the invention of a technology-based product and write an early stage business plan around that product with the intent of bringing that product to market. This project is intensive and involves a great deal more intellectual acuity, problem-solving, analysis, research, and foresight than the undergraduate project. The quantity of outside hours required of the graduate student project is significantly greater than that of the undergraduates, as is its degree of difficulty.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Some business knowledge is presumed, but not required. Students encouraged to take B AD 510 or an equivalent course. Proposal writing experience beneficial.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Identical to:  PHYS 595F; PHYS is home department.
May be convened with:  ENTR 495F.
Usually offered:  Spring.

ENTR 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

ENTR 633D -- Law and Entrepreneurship  (2-3 units)
Description:  This course explores the legal issues faced by entrepreneurial businesses, including the dynamics of entrepreneurial finance (e.g., venture capital). This course will proceed in three parts. The first part will explore the basics of choice of entity and founders’ issues, including corporate governance and exit mechanisms. An LLC operating agreement will be used as the primary teaching tool. Students will be asked to revise provisions in the sample operating agreement based on hypothetical changes in the founders’ relationship. The second part of the course will focus on funding the entrepreneurial venture from the perspective of entrepreneurs and their lawyers, and will include a discussion of securities law and disclosure issues. A private placement memorandum (PPM) or similar document will be used as the primary teaching tool. Students will be asked to adapt the “risk factors” section of the sample PPM to fit a new, hypothetical venture. The third part of the course will explore a broad range of legal issues faced by entrepreneurial businesses and the dynamics of entrepreneurial finance (e.g., venture capital). It will also introduce other types of private equity transactions (e.g., MBOs, LBOs). Student presentations will be used as the launching point for class discussions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LAW 633D; LAW is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.