Entrepreneurship (ENTP) 212

Entrepreneurship (Revision 4)

ENTP 212

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Delivery Mode: Individualized study online or grouped study**

Credits: 3

Area of Study: Applied Studies
(Business and Administrative Studies)

Prerequisite: None

Precluded Course: ENTP 212 cannot be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for SMBM 201.

Faculty: Faculty of Business

ENTP 212 is not available for challenge.

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**Note: Students registering in grouped study, or grouped study international mode are advised that there may be some differences in the evaluation and course materials information indicated below. To obtain the most up-to-date information, contact the Faculty of Business Student Support Centre at 1-800-468-6531.

Overview

This course is primarily intended for individuals who

  • may wish to start a business of their own.
  • have already started a small firm and may want to improve their entrepreneurial skills.
  • want to assess their own potential for such an option.
  • have an interest in entrepreneurship and the start-up and growth of a new enterprise.

The principal purpose of ENTP 212 is to provide you with a practical opportunity to realistically assess the potential of a new venture idea of your own and to assess the feasibility for a small business based on that idea. The course covers a range of topics that will increase your understanding of what it takes to succeed in an entrepreneurial career.

Outline

Lesson 1: Overview of Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Process

Lesson 2: Assessing Your Potential for an Entrepreneurial Career

Lesson 3: Exploring New Business Ideas and Opportunities

Lesson 4: Entry Strategies: Buy a Business

Lesson 5: Entry Strategies: Considering a Franchise

Lesson 6: Entry Strategies: Start a Business of Your Own

Lesson 7: Conducting a Feasibility Study: Market Assessment

Lesson 8: Conducting a Feasibility Study: Cost and Profitability Assessment

Lesson 9: Legal Issues and Considerations

Lesson 10: Where Can You Find the Money?

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENTP 212, you must

  • achieve a passing grade on each of the participation exercises,
  • submit both assignments, and
  • achieve a course composite grade of at least "C-" (60 percent).
Participation
Exercises (5 @2% each)		 Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Total
10% 30% 60% 100%

YOU WILL FAIL THE COURSE IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT ALL FIVE PARTICIPATION EXERCISES AND RECEIVE A PASSING GRADE ON EACH OF THEM.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Good, W. S. (2011). Building a dream: A Canadian guide to starting your own business (8th Ed.). Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. ISBN 978-0-07-000019-3

Other Materials

Students will access all other course materials online.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.

Opened in Revision 4, June 12, 2012.

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