MGT 301 - Entrepreneurial Concepts and Mindset

Upper Division

Prerequisites
ECON 101

This course will provide students with an understanding of the nature of entrepreneurship and an enterprising mindset. Students will learn how to differentiate between an idea and an opportunity and how to solve problems with inadequate information and resources and under conditions of uncertainty and unpredictability. The purpose of the course is to help you acquire skills to form novel, useful, and fresh solutions to new and unfamiliar problems. Topics include identifying new venture opportunities, idea generation, innovation, new product/service development, and legal and regulatory requirements for new ventures. What kind of problems call for entrepreneurial action? Where do entrepreneurial opportunities come from? What is a “good” entrepreneurial opportunity? How do I know if a certain opportunity is right for me to pursue? This course will help students find their own answers to these questions by providing o the concepts, tools, and skills successful entrepreneurs use. to refine their ideas into products and services that improve everyday lives and how they manage and mitigate uncertainty and risk in that process. Developing an entrepreneurial mindset and enterprising skill set is critical for constantly changing technologies, markets, and workplaces. Students will have an opportunity to understand differences of mindsets and their impact.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: BUSAD 110

Course credits: 3