Syllabus ENTR 310: Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 Credit hours, Call #45418 Fall 2021

Syllabus > Syllabus ENTR 310: Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 Credit hours, Call #45418 Fall 2021

University of Illinois, Chicago ENTR 310 Required Course Materials: 1. Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset, 2nd Ed. by Heidi M. Neck, Christopher P. Neck, and Emma L. Murray SAGE Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9781544354620 (paperback) / 9781544354637 (epub) Note: The most affordable option is the digital rental of the text. You can purchase this th ...[Show More]

University of Illinois, Chicago
ENTR 310
Required Course Materials:

1. Entrepreneurship: The Practice and Mindset, 2nd Ed. by Heidi M. Neck, Christopher P. Neck, and Emma L.

Murray SAGE Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9781544354620 (paperback) / 9781544354637 (epub)

Note: The most affordable option is the digital rental of the text. You can purchase this through the UIC bookstore or through the Sage Publishing website. If you prefer to buy a physical copy (or a bundled package), these options are also available. Additionally, useful course materials based on this text (e.g., practice quizzes, flash cards) can be accessed at edge.sagepub.com/neckentrepreneurship2e.

2. Your team’s assigned case in the Harvard Business Publishing Coursepack created for this class. You are

only asked to purchase the case your team will be assigned to present. This should be purchased at

https://hbsp.harvard.edu/import/851251.

Note: You will be prompted to login or create an account in order to purchase the coursepack. Purchasing cases other than the one your team has been assigned is optional.

3. Additional readings and multimedia materials will be posted on Blackboard. You will not have to

purchase these.

Syllabus Disclaimer: This syllabus includes the general plan for the course; however, changes may be necessary. It is your responsibility to stay abreast of these changes, which will be announced on the Blackboard course site.

Course Description

Official UIC Catalog Description: Introduction to the concepts of entrepreneurship, opportunity recognition, characteristics of entrepreneurs, creativity, the role of the entrepreneur in the economy and society, and entrepreneurship in non-entrepreneurial settings.

More specifically: In this course, you may re-evaluate your own views of entrepreneurship within the framework of entrepreneurial thinking, and putting this mindset into action. As a student in this course, you will practice entrepreneurial thinking and action by accomplishing the following objectives:

• Assess your personal entrepreneurial capacity.

• Differentiate between entrepreneurial and managerial thinking.

• Play with idea generation techniques to help you better create and shape ideas into bold opportunities.

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• Learn to evaluate opportunities using a rigorous feasibility and experimentation processes.

• Learn to develop, define, and clearly communicate a business concept to determine its