Entrepreneurship and Venture Management

Entrepreneurship and Venture Management MANA 3325 Instructor: Prof. S. Roberts No Office: (questions before or after class) Email: Blackboard: autoheader (email is the best method of contact) No Phone Course Overview MANA 3325 Entrepreneurship and Venture Management is an examination of the fundamentals of starting and managing a small business, the role of the entrepreneur, and of entrepreneurial characteristics. The course will include exposure to the opportunities and pitfalls of entrepreneurship as well as methods to take advantage of the former and avoid the latter. The instructor reserves the right to make changes. Text: Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, 4th, 5th, or 6th Ed. by (Zimmerer and) Scarborough Additional Materials PowerPoint Slides and Chapter outlines available on mavspace Textbook website: http://www.prenhall.com/zimmerer http://www.pearsonhighered.com/scarborough Email and online access is necessary for this class. “Entrepreneurship Class Booklet” available on Blackboard and mavspace.uta.edu/sroberts/mana3325 The instructor will use Blackboard (https://elearn.uta.edu/webapps/login) to distribute documents and email for communication in case of changes to the class schedule or content, and for answering questions outside of class. It is your responsibility to have an accurate and current email, to check for update information, and to maintain contact with your instructor, class, and team members about assignments or course information. Early work is allowed, but no late work will be accepted. No emailed work will be accepted, no exceptions. Homework and exercises are due before or during the class period. The goals of this course are:  That each student be able to express a basic understanding of entrepreneurship and small business management.  That each student be able to prepare and deliver a short 10 minute presentation or pitch.  That each student be able to identify types of legal business entities, aspects of product ideas, aspects and types of target markets, and parts of a business plan.  That each student be able to analyze, critique, and apply new venture and small business strategy and activities. Grades are based on the following percentages: A 90-100; B 80-89; C 70-79; D 60-69; F 0-59 There is no curve, and no grade changes at the end of the semester. See the Student Handbook for the drop policy.  An introduction to the class covers basic principles and class design  The first part of the semester will cover the 15 chapters of the text, to gain an understanding of the entrepreneurship and small business concepts, and to gain practice giving 10-minute pitch-presentations.  The second part of the course will involve exercises and research assignments related to activities in which entrepreneurs and small business owners engage.  The third part of the semester will consist of workshop activities to help your team build a business plan and pitch.  The final part of the semester will include turning in work, presenting pitches, and taking the final exam. Course Elements (1000 pts): . 10% Attendance (100pts): . 10% Participation (100pts): . 10% Media summaries (100pts): . 10% Topical summary (100pts) . 10% PPP research summary (100 pts): . 20% Business plan project (200 pts): . 30% Final Exam (300 pts): Course elements TOTAL = 1000 pts

Policies and Procedures

1. Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA): If you are a student who requires accommodations in compliance with the ADA, please consult with your instructor at the beginning of the semester. Faculty members are required by law to provide “reasonable accommodation” to students with disabilities, so as not to discriminate on the basis of that disability. Your responsibility is to inform your instructor of the disability at the beginning of the semester and provide the instructor with documentation authorizing the specific accommodation. Student services at UTA include the Office for Students with Disabilities (located in the lower level of the University Center) which is responsible for verifying and implementing accommodations to ensure equal opportunity in all programs and activities.

2. Student Support Services: The University supports a variety of student success programs to help you connect with the University and achieve academic success. They include learning assistance, developmental education, advising and mentoring, admission and transition, and federally funded programs. Students requiring assistance academically, personally, or socially should contact the Office of Student Success Programs at 817-272-6107 for more information and appropriate referrals.

3. Academic Dishonesty Policy: Academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form at The University of Texas at Arlington. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.

“Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts.” (Regents’ Rules and Regulations, Part One, Chapter VI, Section 3, Subsection 3.2., Subdivision 3.22).

4. Bomb Threat Policy: Effective April 8, 1996, the College of Business Administration has adopted a policy to deal with the classroom disruption caused by bomb threats in the building.

If anyone is tempted to call in a bomb threat, be aware that UTA will attempt to trace the phone call and prosecute all responsible parties. Every effort will be made to avoid cancellation of presentations/tests caused by bomb threats. Unannounced alternate sites will be available for these classes. Your instructor will make you aware of alternate class sites in the event that your classroom is not available.

5. Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend each class, and students are expected to come to each class with their assignments completed. Students who must miss a class are responsible for securing any and all coursework missed. If any of the student’s grade is based on attendance, the professor must specify all such requirements.

6. Drop Policies: It is the student’s responsibility to complete the course or withdraw from the course in accordance with University Regulations. Students are strongly encouraged to verify their grade status before dropping a course after the first withdrawal date. A student who drops a course after the first withdrawal date may receive an “F” in the course if the student if failing at the time the course is dropped.

7. Tuition Payment Policy: Students who have not paid by the census date and are dropped for non-payment cannot receive a grade for the course under any circumstances. Therefore, a student dropped for non-payment who continues to attend the course will not receive a grade for the course. Emergency loans are available to help students pay tuition and fees. Students can apply for emergency loans by going to the Emergency Tuition Loan Distribution Center at the E. H. Hereford University Center (near the southwest entrance).

8. No Food and/or Drinks in Classrooms and Labs: College policy prohibits food and/or drinks in the classrooms and labs. Anyone bringing food and/or drinks into a classroom or lab will be required to remove such items, as directed by the class instructor or lab supervisor.

9. Final Review Week A period of five class days prior to the first day of final examinations in the long sessions shall be designated as Final Review Week. The purpose of this week is to allow students sufficient time to prepare for final examinations. During this week, there shall be no scheduled activities such as required field trips or performances; and no instructor shall assign any themes, research problems or exercises of similar scope that have a completion date during or following this week unless specified in the class syllabi. During Final Review Week, an instructor shall not give any examinations constituting 10% or more of the final grade, except makeup tests and laboratory examinations. In addition, no instructor shall give any portion of the final examination during Final Review Week.

10. Evacuation Procedures In the event of an evacuation of the College of Business building, when the fire alarm sounds, everyone must leave the building by the stairs. With the fire alarm system we now have, the elevators will all go to the first floor and stay there until the system is turned off.All those in the North tower side of the building should proceed to the fire escape stairs located on the East and West sides of that wing. FOR DISABLED PERSONS…..please go to the Northeast fire stairs. We have an evacu track chair located on the 6th floor stairwell. We have people trained in the use of this chair and there will be someone that will go to the 6th floor to get the chair and bring it to any lower floor stairwell to assist disabled persons. Should this be a real emergency, the Arlington Fire Department and UTA Police will also be here to help.