Minor in Innovation & Entrepreneurship

This course will introduce the student to social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurism focuses on developing sustainable business solutions to social problems at a micro-level which can be replicated on a large scale. The course will focus on introducing students to current global movements and the social forces driving current social enterprises and understand the mecanisms other social entrepreneurs are using to create successful social enterprises. Students will develop a business concept which addresses how best to solve some of the most pressing global issues confronting people today.

This course provides an overview of innovation management for established organizations. It covers the different types of innovation and their impact for organizations and industries, explores the common innovation barriers and how organizations can foster an innovation culture, and employs case studies to build conceptual and quantitative perspectives on the innovation process.

Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more interdependent parties. Hence, the purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the psychological and strategic dynamics of negotiation. The course is grounded in the major concepts and theories of bargaining, negotiation, and mediation and is designed to use a combination of simulations and analysis to build your own personal experience in the classroom and in the real world.

Students utilize their skills in various business disciplines to explore the passion of creativity. The course enables students to conceptualize and pursue the development of a new idea or concept or the improvement/new application of an existing product or service. Students utilize their knowledge of the market and competitive landscape, research, financial models, and management skills to determine the feasibility of a project and evaluate risk and the process of raising venture or risk capital.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101, FN-215, MK-201, AC-221 and junior or senior ýstanding

This course introduces the student to the challenges, opportunities, and rewards of owning a small business and provides the tools needed to be successful from startup through growth. The course is also directed to students who will enter into the management of family businesses, either their own family's or someone else's, and who will do business with family firms, consult with them, work with them in private wealth management, mergers and acquisitions, banking, consulting, outsourcing, etc.
Prerequisite: Take MGT-101 or BU-201