Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
CMPS-0037
Version:
1
Organization's ID:
GAC 034
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
60 hours
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to understand how to be financially responsible by learning to analyze costs and expenses long-term through exercises like creating a budget to study abroad. Upon completing this module, students should be able to catch a glimpse of how companies work and learn the basics of marketing, business, and finance.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Apply a decision-making model to maximize consumer satisfaction when buying goods and services
  • Demonstrate an understanding of finance and accounting in its application to business environments
  • Demonstrate and apply an understanding of marketing strategies
  • Analyze factors that affect the choice of credit, the cost of credit, and the legal aspects of using credit
  • Create a personal budget to cope with the cost of living at the university
  • Create a business plan for a start-up business

General Topics:

  • Budgeting and Saving
  • Spending and Investing
  • Entrepreneurship Marketing and Sales Plan
  • Operations and Personnel
  • Financial Plan
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Case Studies
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Coaching/Mentoring
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises
  • Project-based Instruction
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)

Methods of Assessment:

  • Case Studies
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers
Supplemental Materials
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