Course Syllabus
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
BUSG 1373
Semester with
Course Reference
Number (CRN)
Spring 2011, CRN 79861
Instructor contact
information
(phone number
and email
address)
Hector J. Rodriguez, MBA, BBA
210-363-6668
hector_j_rod@hotmail.com
Office Location
and Hours
To be arranged by the Instructor
Course
Location/Times
CE - J. Don Boney Bldg
Room 211
Saturdays 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.
Course Semester
Credit Hours
(SCH) (lecture,
lab) If applicable
Credit Hours
3.00
Lecture Hours
3.00
Laboratory Hours
Total Course
Contact Hours
48
Continuing
Education Units
(CEU): if
applicable
Course Length
(number of
weeks)
16 weeks
Type of
Instruction
Lecture
Course
Overview of entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy. Includes
Description:
community support systems for entrepreneurs.
Course
Prerequisite(s)
None
Academic
Discipline/CTE
Program Learning
Outcomes
1. Identify essential management skills necessary for career success.
2. Describe the relationships of social responsibility, ethics, and law in business.
3. Construct a business plan.
4. Examine the role of strategic human resource planning in support of
organizational mission and objectives.
5. Describe the impact of corporate culture and atmosphere on employee
behavior.
Course Student
Learning
Outcomes (SLO):
4 to 7
1. Identify community economic issues
2. Explain the benefits of entrepreneurship as an economic development strategy
3. Identify and characterize entrepreneurs in a local community.
4. Develop a collaborative support system for entrepreneurs
5. Identify desirable entrepreneurial support efforts within a local community.
6. Identify various segments of a business plan
Learning
Objectives
(Numbering
system should be
linked to SLO e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
etc.)
Identify community economic issues
Explain the benefits of entrepreneurship as an economic development
strategy
Identify and characterize entrepreneurs in a local community.
Develop a collaborative support system for entrepreneurs
Identify desirable entrepreneurial support efforts within a local community.
Identify various segments of a business plan
SCANS and/or
Core Curriculum
Competencies: If
applicable
SCANS
Identify community economic issues
Foundation Skills - Basic -Reading
Foundation Skills - Basic -Writing
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Explain the benefits of entrepreneurship as an economic development
strategy
Foundation Skills - Basic -Reading
Foundation Skills - Basic -Writing
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Identify and characterize entrepreneurs in a local community.
Foundation Skills - Basic -Reading
Foundation Skills - Basic -Writing
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Develop a collaborative support system for entrepreneurs
Foundation Skills - Basic -Reading
Foundation Skills - Basic -Writing
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Identify desirable entrepreneurial support efforts within a local community.
Foundation Skills - Basic -Reading
Foundation Skills - Basic -Writing
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Identify various segments of a business plan
Foundation Skills - Basic -Reading
Foundation Skills - Basic -Writing
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic –Speaking
Instructional
Methods
Face to Face
Student
Assignments
Students will be given reading assignments from the Entrepreneurship Textbook
and the Rich Dad Poor Dad Book in preparation for quizzes and exams.
Student
Assessment(s)
Quizzes, Exams and Attendance/Participation
Instructor's
Requirements
Attendance
All students are expected to have regular and punctual attendance. A sign-in
sheet will be distributed the first part of each session to document both
attendance and tardiness (to be recorded by the instructor). Students who are
absent more than 3 times will be administratively withdrawn from the class
by the instructor. Partial class session attendances will also be counted
towards the absence accumulation totals. If there are extenuating
circumstances or need for additional support or assistance, please inform the
instructor as soon as possible so that the appropriate advisor, counselor, or other
support service resources may be consulted.
Classroom Behavior
Collegiality, mutual respect, and tolerance are expected of every student enrolled
in this course. The ability to work well with other people is an important
characteristic in the more team-oriented workplace of today (maintain
professionalism). Please use tact and diplomacy in resolving conflicts, speaking
to a classmate, and discussing issues or concerns with the instructor. Any
personal information about children and/or adults that is shared during class
sessions should not be discussed with others outside the classroom (maintain
confidentiality).
Electronic Device Usage
Although admittedly convenient, most modern technological devices are
considered inappropriate and distracting in the classroom. The use of cell
phones, pagers, beepers, and/or palm pilots is greatly discouraged in this class.
If you must carry one of these devices, make sure you turn it OFF or on VIBRATE
before arriving to class. Please refrain from answering or responding to any calls,
text messages, or other means of communication inside the classroom. Leaving
the class to respond to such a call should be done only in the case of a verifiable
emergency.
Make-up Quizzes and Exams
All students who have a documented, college-approved excuse for missing an
assignment may make up the assignment without any grade reduction or penalty.
Approved excuses include personal illness, a death in the immediate family, and
participation in official college functions. Students who are unable to attend
during an examination day should contact the instructor by phone as soon as
possible to reschedule. Make-up examinations must be completed in a
designated location within TWO WEEKS of the original date of the exam, if not
the grade will result in a zero. Please note that failure to take the collaborative
exam on the date scheduled will result in the student having to take the
examination on an individual basis!
Monitoring of Student Progress
Please be aware that a First Alert/Early Warning form will be submitted to an
appropriate Academic Advisor and/or Counselor if the instructor notices a need
for tutoring, a study skills and organization seminar, or if a pattern of excessive
absences or tardiness/early departures begins to develop.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The contents, exams, dates, and assignments presented in
this course outline may be subject to change by the instructor with notification to
the students.
Program/Disciplin
e Requirements: If
applicable
HCC Grading
Scale
A = 100- 90
4 points per semester hour
B = 89 - 80:
3 points per semester hour
C = 79 - 70:
2 points per semester hour
D = 69 - 60:
1 point per semester hour
59 and below = F
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress)
0 points per semester hour
W(Withdrawn)
0 points per semester hour
I (Incomplete)
0 points per semester hour
AUD (Audit)
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must
re-enroll to receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing
education courses. To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade
points by the total number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM"
and "I" do not affect GPA.
See "Health Science Program/Discipline Requirements" for grading scale.
Instructor Grading
Criteria
Summary of Grading
Quizzes
30%
Mid-Term Exam
30%
Final Exam
30%
Attendance/ Participation
10%
Total
100%
Quizzes – Several unscheduled quizzes will be given throughout the semester
that will cover assigned reading and/or material covered in class.
Exams – There will be both a Mid-Term and a Final Exam (non-comprehensive).
Instructional
Materials
Mariotti, Entreprenuership, 2nd Edition, Pearson, ISBN: 9780137013289
Companion website: http://www.prenhall.com/mariotti
Kiyosaki, Robert T. and Lechter, Sharon L, Rich Dad Poor Dad, Hachette Book
Group, Inc., New York, 1997. ISBN: 9780446567404.
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