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Entrepreneurship and Innovation ENTI

Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Chairperson - L. Donlevy

Note: Students have the opportunity to take courses offered by the Haskayne School of Business without the stated prerequisites, with the written permission of the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) as appropriate, upon the recommendation of the Instructor of the course. However, should a student fail to achieve satisfactory standing in any course for which the stated prerequisite(s) is (are) lacking, he/she may be required to successfully complete the stated prerequisite(s) prior to being permitted to repeat the course. Students are required to have consent of the Haskayne School of Business Office before registering in 600-level courses offered by the Haskayne School of Business.

Junior Course

Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201 H(3-2)

Introduction to Business Venturing

Introduces students to the various management disciplines from the perspective of creating a new business venture. The primary learning methodology is through a project in which students identify a business opportunity, research the opportunity, write a business plan for the business and present the plan in class.

Note: Not available for credit towards the Bachelor of Commerce or minor in Management and Society.

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Senior Courses

Entrepreneurship and Innovation 381 H(3-0)

Principles of Entrepreneurship

Overview of the process of entrepreneurship with focus on the role of the entrepreneur in new venture initiative and development. Application of knowledge of the processes involved in idea generation and evaluation ending in the technical, market, financial and human resource feasibility of a concept.

Prerequisites: Second year standing or Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 401 H(3-0)

Opportunity Identification

Application of knowledge of the processes involved in idea generation and evaluation ending in the technical, market, financial and human resource feasibility of a concept. Critical literature will be reviewed as it applies to the early stages of concept development and evaluation.

Prerequisites: Third year standing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201 or 381 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 403 H(3-0)

New Venture Planning

A project based course in developing and writing a business plan for an existing and/or growth oriented venture. Focus will be given to the content, form and uses of a formal business plan.

Prerequisites: Third year standing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201 or 381 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 405 H(3-0)

New Venture Start-Up

Application of the strategies and tactics for the creation and growth of potential new ventures. Students will address key questions in bringing together critical resources to launch a venture, review important empirical research in the field and participate in project work.

Prerequisites: Third year standing and Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201 or 381 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 499 H(3-0)

Family Business Management

Explores the functions, issues, operations, and dynamics of family businesses. Topics include, but are not limited to the strengths and weaknesses of family businesses, managing family business conflict, management succession, professionalization, and strategic planning. The pedagogy of the course relies on field projects, discussions of readings and cases, and guest speakers.

Prerequisites: Third year standing.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 559 H(3-0)

Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Investigation of selected topics related to entrepreneurship, venture development and family business, emphasizing the practical application of theory and principles to actual business situations and venture opportunities.

Prerequisites: Third year standing.

MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

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Graduate Courses

Entrepreneurship and Innovation 781 H(3-0)

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

An experience based course covering the prestart-up stage of business development through group projects and case studies designed to provide experience based skill development in creativity, idea generation, and feasibility analysis.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 783 H(3-1)

Opportunity Development

A project and case based course designed to explore concepts of opportunity development.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 785 H(3-0)

Venture Development

A project based course designed around the formation of business concepts in the formalization of a business plan.

Note: Credit for both Entrepreneurship and Innovation 785 and Management Studies 797.81 will not be allowed.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 787 H(3-0)

Applied Business Analysis

Approaches to advising new and existing ventures on effective venture development. Projects will involve the student conducting analysis of several ventures and providing advice to them.

Prerequisites: Marketing 601 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 791 H(3-0)

(formerly Entrepreneurship and Innovation 797.01)

Technology Commercialization

The process of taking a technology product or service from development to the market, including market strategies, finding investors and potential early customers, the role of advisors, legal issues and the importance of the exit strategy for founders and early stage investors. Students will be required to complete a major project to write a feasibility study for a new technology or a case study of a successful technology venture.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 793 H(3-0)

(formerly Entrepreneurship and Innovation 797.03)

Technology and Innovation Management

The dynamics of innovation as the primary driving force within firms and modern industrialized economies. Innovation concepts such as incremental versus radical innovations, market-pull versus technology-push theories, dominant designs, technological trajectories, key factors for successful innovation. The emergence of new technologies; the importance of national and regional innovation systems; the role of science, regulations and social pressure in innovations dynamics; knowledge management; and implications for firms in rapidly changing industrial settings.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 797 H(3S-0)

Advanced Seminar in Venture Development

797.02. Strategic Legal Planning for New Ventures

Prerequisites: Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation 799 H(3S-0)

Doctoral Seminars in Venture Development

799.01. Entrepreneurship: The State of the Art
799.02. Conceptual Models and Theories of New Venture Development
799.03. Special Topics in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
799.04. Advanced Topics in Entrepreneurship

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