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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students select a topic of interest within environmental studies in consultation with an environmental studies professor and explore that topic thoroughly through directed, primary research. Requires at least two hours each week for each credit hour attempted. Oral presentation of results can be used in place of ENS 401 with permission of department chair. Counts as general elective credit only and may not be used as an upper level Environmental Studies elective.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students prepare culminating products from Independent Study projects in environmental studies in consultation with and environmental studies professor and following preparation via ENS 440 and/or ENS 445. These culminating products must include a research presentation and research paper. Requires at least two hours each week for each credit hour attempted. Oral presentation of results can be used in place of ENS 401 with permission of department chair. Counts as general elective credit only and may not be used as an upper level Environmental Studies elective.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Provides practical experience in programs related to environmental studies within an agency, firm, or organization under the supervision of faculty and agency/firm/organization representatives. Can be accomplished on a part-time or full-time basis. Graded on a pass/fail basis. Counts towards Category 2 upper level elective for Environmental Studies BS degree and natural Sciences Requirement for Environmental Studies BA degree. Students may repeat ENS 490 for additional credit and may count up to 4 credits of ENS 490 towards their Environmental Studies degree.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
A lecture or laboratory course offered at the discretion of the Department of Environmental Studies. Subject may focus on a current issue in environmental studies, training in a specific research technique or an area of environmental studies that is of interest to a particular group of students. Counts towards Category 2 upper level elective for Environmental Studies BS degree, Natural Sciences Requirement for Environmental Studies BA degree, and Environmental Studies minor.
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4.00 Credits
This course requires students to develop a feasibility study for a new business venture. The study will be utilized throughout courses in the major and will form the basis of the business plan in ENT 487. In addition to a historical review of entrepreneurship, students assess the value of a concept and explore opportunity recognition, innovation and creativity, pro forma financial statement development, the legal structures of business, risk analysis and types of entrepreneurial ventures.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the principles and techniques of creativity and opportunity recognition that are critical to an entrepreneurial mindset. Students will learn a wide variety of creative problem solving and theory building skills and have the opportunity to apply those to the development of an innovation or invention. Students will also learn how to identify and reduce self-imposed limitations to creativity and opportunity recognition. In addition, business modeling techniques are presented as a method for evaluating creative ideas.
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4.00 Credits
Major sources of funding for new ventures - including family and friends funding, angels, venture capitalists, informal investors, banks, investment banks, suppliers, buyers and the government - are reviewed and evaluated in this course. Some topics for this course include debt and equity capital markets, valuation, bootstrapping, joint ventures, strategic alliances, private placements, IPOs and management buyouts. Student will create pro formas and develop a funding plan for a new venture.
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
This course begins with an overview of the basic business principles as they apply to multi-generational businesses. The course covers the vital importance of family businesses to communities and national economies, and the unique problems and opportunities they face. A systems perspective is used to understand the dynamics among family members, the ownership and the management of the business. The course uses speakers, case studies and assessment tools to develop understanding and strategies for managing those dynamics. It is designed for majors and non-majors either from or interested in family businesses.
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4.00 Credits
This course addresses the principles of organizational architecture, group behavior and performance, interpersonal influence, leadership and motivation in entrepreneurial settings. This course is a writing intensive course, requiring students to develop written organizational model articulating the startups organizational design, human resources management, leadership and organizational behavior in the context of a new, small firm. For many entrepreneurs, the most pressing questions (aside from those about financing) are about how to locate and recruit talented people, and how to manage and keep them, and how to build a high-growth, long-term, sustainable firm.
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