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Entrepreneurship A Small Business Approach
SEPIESyllabusEntrSmBusApprch2003-Smr2012RevC.docx
Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach
SYLLABUS
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Independence, Kansas
Jim Correll
[email protected]
Work ph. 620-332-5470
Cell ph. 620-252-5349
I. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
Course Number: 01-MDM-2003- 0465
Course Title: Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach (Summer 2012)
Credit Hours: 3 (Hybrid)
Prerequisite: None
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course examines the fundamental concepts required to start and operate a small business, including financing,
marketing and operations, and innovation, including analysis of individual qualifications necessary for small
business management.
III. OBJECTIVES
Upon completion students will understand concepts of:
1. Business Idea Generation and Initial Evaluation
2. External Analysis
3. Business Mission and Strategy
4. Analyzing Cash flow and Other Financial Information
5. Establishing the Legal Foundation
6. Establishing Operations
7. Financing and Accounting and Analysis
8. Human Resource Management
9. Marketing
10. Exit/Harvest/Turnaround
IV. TEXTBOOK AND OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS
Text: Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach; McGraw-Hill, Bamford and Bruton
ISBN: 9780077931186 (Includes Business Plan Pro)
Other: Other reference materials may be provided by the instructor.
VI. COURSE AS VIEWED IN THE TOTAL CURRICULUM
“Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach” is one of the courses that should be completed by those
wishing to know more about starting a business and running a small business using best management
practices. The facilitator is available to guide participants into the remaining courses of the program that
will be of most benefit to them. We offer:
An Associate of Science degree for those wishing to pursue a 4-yr degree in Entrepreneurship
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An Associate of Applied Science degree in Entrepreneurship for those seeking an associate
degree in Entrepreneurship, but not planning to pursue a 4-yr degree
A certificate of Entrepreneurship for those wishing to pursue a 4-yr degree in any area for which
they wish to “be their own boss” instead of working for someone else.
VII. FACILITATOR EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS
Participants are expected to complete examples and assignments using the Angel online learning system at ICC. Learning is
enhanced by weekly 1-hour discussion sessions. For summer, 2012, sessions are held on Monday afternoons from June 4 to August
6 from 3:00 – 4:00 in the Innovation Room at 325 N Penn in Independence, Kansas.
VIII. ANGEL ONLINE LEARNING TOOL
Assignments, quizzes, reference materials and discussion boards will be made available through Angel, ICC’s on-line learning tool.
Participants will be given an orientation of the features needed to meet class requirements.
IX. METHODS OF EVALUATION
Each lesson folder in Angel includes an instruction sheet which lists all items due for that lesson both from the book and from
additional materials provided.
Evaluation of participants will be based on each participant’s achievement of the core competencies listed in section XI.
Grading will be based on a 100 percentage-point scale with:
40% of the final grade based on either;
o evaluation of a final examination of key concepts or
o evaluation of a business plan
40% based on periodic quizzes, self-assessments, exercises, and on-line discussions.
20% based on written reports based on outside reading assignments.
Examinations will be open “source”, with a review of course materials necessary in order to answer the
test questions adequately. Letter grades will be issued according to the following scale.
Letter grades will be issued according to the following scale:
Points: Grade:
90 – 100 A
80 – 89.99 B
70 – 79.99 C
60 – 69.99 D
59.99 or fewer F
Scoring:
Final exam score will be the percentage of correct answers.
The percentage of correct answers is multiplied by the 40% listed above to determine the number of percentage
points allowable for the final exam or the score of the business plan based on evaluation using the feasibility
checklist
The final exam will be available to take only one time. (No re-takes.)
On-Line Discussions (public) will be initiated by the facilitator from time to time during the semester.
Participants should respond in a timely manner as specified in the lesson instructions
On-line discussion responses should be at least 2 – 4 sentences long; longer if necessary (no one or two word
answers).
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Exercises (private) may be assigned for some lesson folders (a lesson folder represents approximately one week of work
in a conventional course).
Exercises are designed to give you experience at using the accounting techniques presented.
Quizzes (private) will be assigned for most lesson folders (a lesson folder represents approximately one week of work in a
conventional course).
Typically, quizzes will consist of up to 10 multiple choice, T/F, fill in the blank or matching or short answer
questions covering the material in the reading assignment.
Quizzes are “open source”, meaning you can look for the answers in the reading material.
Each quiz will be worth a total of 100 percentage points.
Quizzes will be available to take only one time. (No re-takes.)
A Lesson Instruction sheet will be included for each class lesson in the Angel system. There are no penalties for late
work, except that all course work and the final exam will have to be done two days before final grades are due to the
registrar’s office (the lesson schedule will include this date). Business plans submitted in lieu of a final exam are due one
week before final grades are due to the registrar’s office. Participants that complete assignments per the Lesson schedule
will gain the most knowledge and value from the course work.
XI. COURSE CORE TOPIC OUTLINE WITH COMPETENCIES
Understanding terms and concepts to start and run a successful small business:
1. Introduction to Small Business
2. Individuals and Small Business Start-Ups
3. Business Idea Generation and Initial Evaluation
4. External Analysis
5. Business Mission and Strategy
6. Analyzing Cash flow and Other Financial Information
7. Establishing the Legal Foundation
8. Establishing Operations
9. Financing and Accounting
10. Human Resource Management
11. Marketing
12. Financial Analysis
13. Exit/Harvest/Turnaround
14. Franchising and Purchasing an Existing Business
XII. COURSE ANCILLARY TOPICS
Ancillary topics are determined throughout the semester resulting from class discussions and the availability of
certain guest presentations.
XIII. INCOMPLETE WORK AT END OF SEMESTER
Assignments and all graded items must be submitted by two days before final grades are due to the registrar’s office. (the
lesson schedule will include this date). Those not finished can submit an Incomplete Grade request to receive an Incomplete
(I) grade status (instead of Failure (F)). The Request is an agreement that specifies that the Incomplete (I) grade status is
valid through the end of the following academic semester. If course work is not completed by the end of the following
academic semester, the Incomplete (I) status will be replaced with a Failing (F) status and recorded to the transcript as an
(F).
Initiation of the Incomplete Contract will result in an automatic reduction of one letter grade in the final course grade once
work is completed.
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WITHDRAWALS
Any instructor may withdraw a student for lack of attendance, but only after the appropriate date of certification for
the course and on or before the last date to withdraw for the semester. If an instructor does exercise this option, a
grade of WN will be recorded, and all of the course charges/fees will be applied to the student’s account. Additional
information regarding an individual instructor’s attendance policy may be outlined further within the course
syllabus.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for
admission and employment and all unions or professional organizations holding negotiated agreements or
professional agreements with the institution are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the
basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or
employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning Independence Community
College’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX and Americans with Disability Act of
1990 is directed to contact the coordinators who have been designated to coordinate the educational institution’s
efforts to comply with the regulations implementing these laws.
Specific complaints of alleged discrimination under Title IX (sex) and Section 504 (handicap) should be referred to:
Title IX Coordinator: Dean of Instruction - Instructional Needs
AC117, Academic Building
Phone: 620-332-5418
Section 504 ADA: Chief Information & Facilities Officer - Facility/Technical Needs
Cessna Building
Phone: 620-332-5444
Dean of Instruction - Additional Needs
AC117, Academic Building
Phone: 620-332-5418
Title VI, Title IX and Section 504 ADA complaints may also be filed with the Regional Office for Civil Rights.
Address correspondence to:
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Central Regional Office
400 State Avenue, Suite 908
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-1400
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Gateway Tower II
4th & State Avenue, 9th Floor
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-5655
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Acts violating academic integrity include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating on examinations, forging an
instructor’s signature, copying themes or tests from another student, altering college records, enlisting another
person to write a paper for a class or conduct detrimental to the student or other members of the class. Please see
your catalog for details. Assigned work is to be done by the individual, rather than the group, unless specifically
directed by the faculty as a group project. This includes take-home exams.
Students found guilty of engaging in acts of plagiarism and/or academic dishonesty will be issued a grade of F for
the assignment in question and/or for the entire course in which the incident occurs.
This syllabus is a plan, not a contract. Changes may occur during the term as the instructor deems necessary
Special Note: This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
DATE PREPARED: May 2, 2012
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Entrepreneurship A Small Business Approach
SEPIESyllabusEntrSmBusApprch2003-Smr2012RevC.docx
Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach
SYLLABUS
INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Independence, Kansas
Jim Correll
[email protected]
Work ph. 620-332-5470
Cell ph. 620-252-5349
I. GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION
Course Number: 01-MDM-2003- 0465
Course Title: Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach (Summer 2012)
Credit Hours: 3 (Hybrid)
Prerequisite: None
II. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course examines the fundamental concepts required to start and operate a small business, including financing,
marketing and operations, and innovation, including analysis of individual qualifications necessary for small
business management.
III. OBJECTIVES
Upon completion students will understand concepts of:
1. Business Idea Generation and Initial Evaluation
2. External Analysis
3. Business Mission and Strategy
4. Analyzing Cash flow and Other Financial Information
5. Establishing the Legal Foundation
6. Establishing Operations
7. Financing and Accounting and Analysis
8. Human Resource Management
9. Marketing
10. Exit/Harvest/Turnaround
IV. TEXTBOOK AND OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS
Text: Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach; McGraw-Hill, Bamford and Bruton
ISBN: 9780077931186 (Includes Business Plan Pro)
Other: Other reference materials may be provided by the instructor.
VI. COURSE AS VIEWED IN THE TOTAL CURRICULUM
“Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach” is one of the courses that should be completed by those
wishing to know more about starting a business and running a small business using best management
practices. The facilitator is available to guide participants into the remaining courses of the program that
will be of most benefit to them. We offer:
An Associate of Science degree for those wishing to pursue a 4-yr degree in Entrepreneurship
SEPIESyllabusEntrSmBusApprch2003-Smr2012RevC.docx 2
An Associate of Applied Science degree in Entrepreneurship for those seeking an associate
degree in Entrepreneurship, but not planning to pursue a 4-yr degree
A certificate of Entrepreneurship for those wishing to pursue a 4-yr degree in any area for which
they wish to “be their own boss” instead of working for someone else.
VII. FACILITATOR EXPECTATIONS OF PARTICIPANTS
Participants are expected to complete examples and assignments using the Angel online learning system at ICC. Learning is
enhanced by weekly 1-hour discussion sessions. For summer, 2012, sessions are held on Monday afternoons from June 4 to August
6 from 3:00 – 4:00 in the Innovation Room at 325 N Penn in Independence, Kansas.
VIII. ANGEL ONLINE LEARNING TOOL
Assignments, quizzes, reference materials and discussion boards will be made available through Angel, ICC’s on-line learning tool.
Participants will be given an orientation of the features needed to meet class requirements.
IX. METHODS OF EVALUATION
Each lesson folder in Angel includes an instruction sheet which lists all items due for that lesson both from the book and from
additional materials provided.
Evaluation of participants will be based on each participant’s achievement of the core competencies listed in section XI.
Grading will be based on a 100 percentage-point scale with:
40% of the final grade based on either;
o evaluation of a final examination of key concepts or
o evaluation of a business plan
40% based on periodic quizzes, self-assessments, exercises, and on-line discussions.
20% based on written reports based on outside reading assignments.
Examinations will be open “source”, with a review of course materials necessary in order to answer the
test questions adequately. Letter grades will be issued according to the following scale.
Letter grades will be issued according to the following scale:
Points: Grade:
90 – 100 A
80 – 89.99 B
70 – 79.99 C
60 – 69.99 D
59.99 or fewer F
Scoring:
Final exam score will be the percentage of correct answers.
The percentage of correct answers is multiplied by the 40% listed above to determine the number of percentage
points allowable for the final exam or the score of the business plan based on evaluation using the feasibility
checklist
The final exam will be available to take only one time. (No re-takes.)
On-Line Discussions (public) will be initiated by the facilitator from time to time during the semester.
Participants should respond in a timely manner as specified in the lesson instructions
On-line discussion responses should be at least 2 – 4 sentences long; longer if necessary (no one or two word
answers).
SEPIESyllabusEntrSmBusApprch2003-Smr2012RevC.docx 3
Exercises (private) may be assigned for some lesson folders (a lesson folder represents approximately one week of work
in a conventional course).
Exercises are designed to give you experience at using the accounting techniques presented.
Quizzes (private) will be assigned for most lesson folders (a lesson folder represents approximately one week of work in a
conventional course).
Typically, quizzes will consist of up to 10 multiple choice, T/F, fill in the blank or matching or short answer
questions covering the material in the reading assignment.
Quizzes are “open source”, meaning you can look for the answers in the reading material.
Each quiz will be worth a total of 100 percentage points.
Quizzes will be available to take only one time. (No re-takes.)
A Lesson Instruction sheet will be included for each class lesson in the Angel system. There are no penalties for late
work, except that all course work and the final exam will have to be done two days before final grades are due to the
registrar’s office (the lesson schedule will include this date). Business plans submitted in lieu of a final exam are due one
week before final grades are due to the registrar’s office. Participants that complete assignments per the Lesson schedule
will gain the most knowledge and value from the course work.
XI. COURSE CORE TOPIC OUTLINE WITH COMPETENCIES
Understanding terms and concepts to start and run a successful small business:
1. Introduction to Small Business
2. Individuals and Small Business Start-Ups
3. Business Idea Generation and Initial Evaluation
4. External Analysis
5. Business Mission and Strategy
6. Analyzing Cash flow and Other Financial Information
7. Establishing the Legal Foundation
8. Establishing Operations
9. Financing and Accounting
10. Human Resource Management
11. Marketing
12. Financial Analysis
13. Exit/Harvest/Turnaround
14. Franchising and Purchasing an Existing Business
XII. COURSE ANCILLARY TOPICS
Ancillary topics are determined throughout the semester resulting from class discussions and the availability of
certain guest presentations.
XIII. INCOMPLETE WORK AT END OF SEMESTER
Assignments and all graded items must be submitted by two days before final grades are due to the registrar’s office. (the
lesson schedule will include this date). Those not finished can submit an Incomplete Grade request to receive an Incomplete
(I) grade status (instead of Failure (F)). The Request is an agreement that specifies that the Incomplete (I) grade status is
valid through the end of the following academic semester. If course work is not completed by the end of the following
academic semester, the Incomplete (I) status will be replaced with a Failing (F) status and recorded to the transcript as an
(F).
Initiation of the Incomplete Contract will result in an automatic reduction of one letter grade in the final course grade once
work is completed.
SEPIESyllabusEntrSmBusApprch2003-Smr2012RevC.docx 4
WITHDRAWALS
Any instructor may withdraw a student for lack of attendance, but only after the appropriate date of certification for
the course and on or before the last date to withdraw for the semester. If an instructor does exercise this option, a
grade of WN will be recorded, and all of the course charges/fees will be applied to the student’s account. Additional
information regarding an individual instructor’s attendance policy may be outlined further within the course
syllabus.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
Applicants for admission and employment, students, parents, employees, sources of referral of applicants for
admission and employment and all unions or professional organizations holding negotiated agreements or
professional agreements with the institution are hereby notified that this institution does not discriminate on the
basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission or access to, or treatment or
employment in its programs and activities. Any person having inquiries concerning Independence Community
College’s compliance with the regulations implementing Title VI, Title IX and Americans with Disability Act of
1990 is directed to contact the coordinators who have been designated to coordinate the educational institution’s
efforts to comply with the regulations implementing these laws.
Specific complaints of alleged discrimination under Title IX (sex) and Section 504 (handicap) should be referred to:
Title IX Coordinator: Dean of Instruction - Instructional Needs
AC117, Academic Building
Phone: 620-332-5418
Section 504 ADA: Chief Information & Facilities Officer - Facility/Technical Needs
Cessna Building
Phone: 620-332-5444
Dean of Instruction - Additional Needs
AC117, Academic Building
Phone: 620-332-5418
Title VI, Title IX and Section 504 ADA complaints may also be filed with the Regional Office for Civil Rights.
Address correspondence to:
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Central Regional Office
400 State Avenue, Suite 908
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-1400
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Gateway Tower II
4th & State Avenue, 9th Floor
Kansas City, KS 66101
913-551-5655
SEPIESyllabusEntrSmBusApprch2003-Smr2012RevC.docx 5
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Acts violating academic integrity include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, cheating on examinations, forging an
instructor’s signature, copying themes or tests from another student, altering college records, enlisting another
person to write a paper for a class or conduct detrimental to the student or other members of the class. Please see
your catalog for details. Assigned work is to be done by the individual, rather than the group, unless specifically
directed by the faculty as a group project. This includes take-home exams.
Students found guilty of engaging in acts of plagiarism and/or academic dishonesty will be issued a grade of F for
the assignment in question and/or for the entire course in which the incident occurs.
This syllabus is a plan, not a contract. Changes may occur during the term as the instructor deems necessary
Special Note: This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
DATE PREPARED: May 2, 2012
doc_113006588.pdf