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Instruction offered by members of the Haskayne School of Business.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Chairperson — V. Jones
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
201
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Introduction to Business Venturing
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Introduction to the various business 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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Notes:
Not available for credit towards the Bachelor of Commerce. Required for the Minor in Management and Society and the Minor in Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
381
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Principles of Entrepreneurship
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Overview of the process of entrepreneurship with focus on the role of the entrepreneur in new venture initiative and development. Introduction to the processes involved in: idea generation, evaluation, business planning or operations.Â
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Entrepreneurship and Innovation 201 or Business and Environment 291.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
401
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Opportunity Identification
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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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
or Corequisite: Entrepreneurship and Innovation 381.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
403
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New Venture Planning
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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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
or Corequisite: Entrepreneurship and Innovation 381.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
405
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New Venture Start-Up
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Application of the strategies and tactics for the creation and growth of a potential new venture. 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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
or Corequisite: Entrepreneurship and Innovation 381.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
559
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Selected Topics in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
or Corequisite: Entrepreneurship and Innovation 381. For certain topics consent of the Haskayne School of Business will also be required.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
781
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship
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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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
783
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Opportunity Development
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A project and case based course designed to explore concepts of opportunity development.
Course Hours:
H(3-1)
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
785
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Venture Development
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A project based course designed around the formation of business concepts in the formalization of a business plan.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
787
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Applied Business Analysis
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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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Marketing 601 or consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
791
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Technology Commercialization
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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.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
793
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Technology and Innovation Management
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The dynamics of innovation as the primary driving force within firms and modern industrialized economies. Potential concepts are: 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 may be discussed.
Course Hours:
H(3-0)
Also known as:
(formerly Entrepreneurship and Innovation 797.03)
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
797
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Advanced Seminar in Venture Development
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797.02. Strategic Legal Planning for New Ventures
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Haskayne School of Business.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
799
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Doctoral Seminars in Venture Development
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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
Course Hours:
H(3S-0)
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