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Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Instructor: Thomas Schuett Office Hours: By Appointment (see below for details)

Telephone: 480-987-3798 Office location: To Be Arranged

E-mail: Use the mail function on the course Title Page. The following address; tschuett@mail.mc.maricopa.edu is to be used only in the event that the course facility is unavailable.

Text : The course will make electronic library resources available through MCC’s e-brary function. You must have adequate access to the internet and My MCC to use the references appropriately.

Intention of the Course : This is intended to be an overview of the many considerations of a small business owner, the challenges you may encounter, and the skills that may be required to be successful.

Course Design: Lessons are provided for the following topics:

Self-assessment

Short history of entrepreneurship in America

Small business myths

Ethics

Franchises

Resources

Legal form

Planning

Market

Finance

Legal issues

Employees

Course Assignments :

The module for each topic may include reading, research and quiz assignments. Keeping up with the published course calendar is required.

Course Competencies:

Define entrepreneurship, and explain its role in the American economy.
Conduct a self-analysis to determine suitability for owning and operating a small business.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of various types of business ownership.
Outline a framework for analyzing new ventures.
Identify and describe the types of primary and secondary research used to develop customer, market, and competitive assumptions.
Identify and describe the types of financing sources that are available for new venture endeavors.
Explain how the microcomputer can be used to support strategic analysis and decision making in the entrepreneurial process.
Define the accounting information systems and reports used in business.
Describe the business planning activities required for the successful launching of a new venture.

Grading : Attendance/participation will be recorded and evaluated toward your final grade.

P/Z Grade Option:

Achieve a score of 60% or more on assignments P

Achieve a score of less than 60% on assignments P

Letter Grade:

If you score:

90% or more of total possible points available A

80 – 89.9% of total possible points available B

70 – 79.9% of total possible points available C

60 – 69.9% of total possible points available D

59.9% or less of total possible points available F

If you need to withdraw, please refer to MCC guidelines and dates and d iscuss with me.

Things You Need To Know:

Email Address — Send ALL email correspondence to me through the e-mail function of the course. If you experience problems using the mail function you may use the school e-mail address of tschuett@mail.mc.maricopa.edu to notify me of the problem.

Personal Meetings — As we progress through the course, it may be helpful to you for us to meet in person or to talk things over on the phone. I am willing and eager to make arrangements for this to happen. As an Adjunct Faculty, I do not have an office on campus. Generally, we can meet in the Library. If that does not work for you, please let me know at 480-987-3798 or by email so we can make arrangements to suit our schedules.
Identify yourself on work you submit — It is surprising how frequently I receive work, either electronic as an attachment, or dropped off on campus with no name attached to the paper. You can imagine how confusing and difficult it is to try to track down anonymous submissions. So for EVERY submission include:
Your Name
Your Business Name (if appropriate)
The Project Name
The Submission Date

Without this information, your submission cannot be graded — and you probably won’t even know it until you try to check on your score for the project and don’t see anything posted... Also, please keep the same name throughout the course. Even if you change your name this term (get married...), please use the name you started with in your communications with me. That’s the one on your enrollment and on your student records. (Please don’t confuse me without an explanation!)

Keep up with the schedule — Try to avoid falling behind; it’s hard to catch up, and you lose points. Also, it’s not usually a good idea to work too far ahead because you will not get the benefit of the corrections and comments to include on subsequent work.
Communicate, communicate, and communicate! — The electronic class format can be somewhat harder on individuals than an in-person class because you don’t get to know any classmates, and we don’t get to know each other. The only way to ensure that you get everything you want from the course is by letting me know what’s on your mind — your questions, your confusion, your radical new ideas... It’s always best to send me an email, but call any time you feel the need to do so and I’ll try to respond within 24 hours. Don’t sit and stew over a project and beat yourself up! Let me know what’s up so we can work it out together — that’s why instructors exist!

Technology / Software Required — Due to the electronic structure of this course, you will need to use the following software (both PC and Mac platforms are supported):
- PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer
- Microsoft Word (word processor) (NO alternates or substitutes are acceptable!)
- Microsoft Excel (spreadsheet)
- Internet Access
- MyMCC ( Mesa Community College internet access)

8. How to do the work of this course —

If course projects are required, they are available on line. You will need to download then SAVE the attachment in a place where you can navigate back to it easily.
Use a FILE NAME which includes YOUR NAME and the Assignment title (Example: Schuett Infrastructure.doc). After you have saved it, go back into it and enter your responses to the questions.
DO NOT change the structure of this work! Don’t get creative and try to “cut & paste” into an e-mail format. Don’t convert to WordPerfect. Just enter your responses in the space provided. Then SAVE. When you are satisfied with your response, create an e-mail to me using the course function and attach your project. (That’s why it is SO important that you include your NAME in the file name. Please help me keep your data sorted so you can receive all the credit you deserve!)
Reading assignments will be completed using the MCC e-brary, available through the MY MCC Portal at www.mc.maricopa.edu.
Quizzes will be administered in class or via the course (distance learning).

9. Participation / Attendance — Active and continuous participation in this course is vital to your success. The methods I have to track your participation are: (1) attendance (2) receipt of your Study Quizzes and your Projects, and (3) the on-line student tracking system which records when you have logged into the on-line course. I will drop without further notice any student who has not participated actively in the course for any consecutive two weeks. If you need to be away or otherwise absent from the course for any extended period of time, notify me in advance so we can make arrangements for you. Otherwise, I will drop students who do not keep up with the course work.

Important Notes:

Course content and sequence may vary to meet the needs of the participants.
Reasonable accommodation will be made for special needs students.
Academic honesty and integrity is expected. Identification of infractions and disciplinary actions will be guided by the MCC Student Handbook.
Transmitting, storing, or receiving data or use of computing resources in an illegal manner (including obscenity, defamation, threats, etc.) will be dealt with based on MCCD Computing Resources Handbook.
The MCC educational environment must be free of unwelcome sexual harassment and violations of MCC policy will result in disciplinary action.
Cell phone use must be discontinued during class time. If a call is taken, you must leave the room and not return to avoid further disturbance of class.
Students with excessive absences risk being dropped from the roster. Students who wish to be withdrawn should do so officially to avoid an F for the course.
All students are required to open a MCC e-mail account to make materials and course communication available to them.
Distance learning is not for everyone. It requires self-motivation, individual research, computer skills and the discipline to complete quizzes and projects without oversight.
The syllabus and calendar are your governing documents, but either may change without notice due to the nature of the material, students, instructor, technology or unforeseen circumstances. The instructor will make every effort to communicate significant changes in advance.
I am willing to make any reasonable accommodation for limitations due to any disability, including learning disabilities. Please see MCC's Disability Resources & Services center (http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/services/disability/ ) and contact me to discuss any special needs you might have.

MCC Early Alert Program (EARS)

Mesa Community College is committed to the success of all our students. Numerous campus support services are available throughout your academic journey to assist you in achieving your educational goals. MCC has adopted an Early Alert Referral System (EARS) as part of a student success initiative to aid students in their educational pursuits. Faculty and Staff participate by alerting and referring students to campus services for added support. Students may receive a follow up call from various campus services as a result of being referred to EARS. Students are encouraged to participate, but these services are optional. The Early Alert Web Page with Campus Resource Information can be located at : http://www.mesacc.edu/students/ears.

FINAL REMINDERS:

If you get confused and don’t know how to respond to a Project, or a specific question — CONTACT ME FOR GUIDANCE! As your Instructor, I am your Coach, Counselor, Information Resource and overall Helper.
If you have questions or get in trouble CONTACT ME as soon as you can! Do not delay, as the clock is always running! I can be a great source of help for you — but the burden is on YOU to ask! Take advantage of this unique opportunity!

Mesa Community College

Thom Schuett: Business Department

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Introduction to Entrepreneurship

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