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Undergraduate Course Descriptions
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- MGS 4500 ENTREPRENRSHP/NEW VEN MGT 3.0
- Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management.
(Formerly MGT 4500).
- Prerequisites: Mgs 3400, Fi 3300, Mk 3010.
- Requires a 2.5 GSU GPA.
- The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with
the personal qualities of successful entrepreneurs, to
provide the student with information required in order to
establish a new business venture, and to present the unique
management problems which face entrepreneurs in starting and
operating new ventures. The course provides the student with
an opportunity to research the idea of starting or taking
over a business.
- MGS 4550 MANAGING A FAMILY BUS 3.0
- Managing a Family Business. (Formerly MGT 4550).
- Prerequisite: Mgs 3400. Requires a 2.5 GSU GPA.
- Management principles and practices are examined within the
context of a family-owned business. The class has two
distinct purposes: to increase the students’ understanding
and effectiveness as members of family firms and to
heighten self-awareness regarding roles and career
opportunities within family firms.
- MGS 4560 SMALL BUSINESS MGT 3.0
- Small Business Management. (Formerly MGT 4750).
- Prerequisites: Fi 3300, Mgs 3400, Mk 3010; or consent of
instructor. Requires a 2.5 GSU GPA.
- This course provides students with an opportunity to learn
how to manage a newly organized or acquired small business.
The course begins with the start- up phase of the business,
and students are shown how to develop the business and make
a profit. The mission, objectives, goals, and strategies
are set for an actual small business. Staffing decisions,
from hiring operative employees to the board of directors,
are made. Major emphasis is placed on the design,
integration, and operation of the production, marketing, and
finance departments of the business to create a high-quality
product or service.
- MGS 4590 ENTREPRENRSHP FIELD STUDY 3.0
- Entrepreneurship Field Study. (Formerly MGT 4505).
- Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Requires a 2.5 GSU GPA.
- Entrepreneurship field study immerses students in the
planning and execution of entrepreneurial activities in a
small existing or start- up business. Activities involve
new business formation, new product planning and
introduction, organization direction setting and control,
management of growth, or turnaround. While students are
under the general supervision of the faculty, they are
expected to display responsible independent action and to
interact frequently with a business founder, owner, or chief
executive. The course may be repeated once for credit.
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