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Business Entrepreneurship (BAEP)
- http://www.marshall.usc.edu/greif/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in JFF; phone (213) 740-0641.
- BUSINESS (UNDERGRADUATE) - Non-Marshall students may enroll in up to three (3) courses prior to being admitted to a Marshall major or minor. BUSINESS (GRADUATE) - Business students may register using USC Web Registration. - Non-business students may register for graduate business electives subject to the following restrictions: (1) proof of undergraduate degree; (2) minimum graduate GPA of 3.2; (3) maximum of 12 units of graduate business courses; and (4) prerequisites completed. All graduate application forms are available by calling (213) 740-5424, email: registration@marshall.usc.edu. For the complete list of Business registration policies, visit www.marshall.usc.edu/registrationpolicies.
Strategic, organizational, financial, and human issues facing the small business. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 310, BAEP 450, BAEP 451, BUAD 301)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14350D | 060 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 28 of 25 | Glenn Fox | ONLINE | ||
14352D | 060 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 56 of 50 | Glenn Fox | ONLINE |
Starting and managing one's own business: developing a viable concept, organizing the enterprise, market and financial planning, and controlling the organization. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 310, BAEP 423, BAEP 451, BUAD 301)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14356D | 060 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 31 of 30 | Rob Schoeben | ONLINE | PDF (997347 KB) | |
14358D | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 37 of 40 | Susan Harmeling | ONLINE | PDF (380488 KB) | |
14360D | 060 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Mon, Wed | 41 of 45 | Susan Harmeling | ONLINE | PDF (381759 KB) | |
14362D | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Wednesday | 33 of 35 | Jill Kickul | ONLINE | Word (186266 KB) |
Development of analytical and conceptual skills in entrepreneurship and venture management. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 310, BAEP 423, BAEP 450, BUAD 301)
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14376D | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-9:30pm | Tuesday | 37 of 35 | Susan Harmeling | ONLINE | PDF (387899 KB) |
Students develop, analyze, and validate entrepreneurial concepts (including marketing, operational, and financial considerations) using customer feedback and risk assessment to conclude worthiness to pursue. Prerequisite: BAEP 310 or BAEP 423 or BAEP 450 or BAEP 451 or BUAD 301.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14378D | 060 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 38 of 35 | Helena Yli-Renko,Elissa Grossman,Patrick Henry | ONLINE | PDF (249648 KB) | |
14381D | 060 | Lecture | 4:00-7:30pm | Monday | 32 of 30 | Helena Yli-Renko,Elissa Grossman,Patrick Henry | ONLINE | PDF (248172 KB) |
Design and application of organization structures and systems in management of new ventures.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14382R | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 31 of 32 | Elizabeth Amini | ONLINE |
Prepares potential founders, hires, and investors for the decisions they will face both before and during their involvement with new ventures.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14390R | 060 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 39 of 35 | Christina Lubinski | ONLINE | ||
14391R | 060 | Lecture | 4:00-5:50pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 45 | Shuang Frost | ONLINE |
Perspectives into the art and science of entrepreneurship under the guidance of a master instructor. Specific topics vary.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Entrepreneurship in the Toy Industry | |||||||||
14394R | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 39 of 35 | Marianne Szymanski | ONLINE |
Accelerate the growth of an entrepreneurial business with applied analytics tools and methods.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14357R | 060 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tuesday | 43 of 45 | Paul Orlando | ONLINE |
A deeper insight into the entrepreneurial mind, how it approaches opportunities and challenges and gives leadership to an organization.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14402R | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | 269 of 271 | David Belasco | ONLINE |
Introduction to design thinking as applied to innovation and entrepreneurship. Hands-on projects to create solutions to specific societal problems faced by underprivileged communities. Open only to Sophomore, Junior, and Senior students.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior
- Note: For D clearance information email fifer@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14403D | 060 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 24 of 24 | Abby Fifer Mandell | ONLINE |
The sales planning decisions that entrepreneurs make, including how to accelerate startup revenue, what metrics drive success and how to build great sales teams.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14404D | 060 | Lecture | 6:00-7:50pm | Monday | 45 of 50 | Colin Coggins, Garrett Brown | ONLINE |
Explore the current entrepreneurial trends and opportunities in the entertainment industry and uncover the key success factors for entrepreneurs in this industry.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior, Senior (fifth year), Sophomore
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14405D | 060 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 40 of 45 | Michael Napoliello | ONLINE | PDF (301490 KB) | |
14406D | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Monday | 45 of 45 | Michael Napoliello | ONLINE | PDF (301490 KB) |
A case-based study of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial endeavors over time to understand how the past can inform the successful launch of new ventures.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14379D | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 30 | Dan Wadhwani | ONLINE |
Explores the dynamics of family and privately held businesses. Exploring generational and extended family issues, opportunities and obstacles faced in today's environment.
- Restriction: Registration closed to the following class level(s): Freshmen
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14407D | 060 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 23 of 40 | Albert Napoli | ONLINE |
Combined classroom discussion and field application of business theories and practices; part-time internship employment. Project to be jointly defined by student, employer and professor. Graded CR/NC.
- Note: To recieve D clearance you must have an internship and email entrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu for details.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14409D | 060 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | ONLINE |
Individual or team projects solving real problems for an enterprise. Situation analyses; research proposal composition; field research techniques; statistical analysis; oral and written presentations. Open only to Juniors and Seniors. Graded Credit/No Credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14411D | 060 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Glenn Fox | ONLINE |
Learn to launch and scale a new business through entrepreneurial action and execution. Prerequisite: BAEP 552 or BAEP 556 or BAEP 566.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14418R | 033 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Tuesday | 31 of 52 | Thomas Knapp | ONLINE | ||
14420R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Tuesday | 28 of 48 | Thomas Knapp | ONLINE |
Delves into founders' early decisions about when and whether to found, co-founders, hires, and investors that tend to get them into trouble down the road.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Accounting, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14422R | 033 | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 52 of 54 (6 on waitlist) | Dan Wadhwani | ONLINE | ||
14424R | 033 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 56 of 60 | Christina Lubinski | ONLINE | ||
14428R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 48 of 60 | Dan Wadhwani | ONLINE |
Identification, evaluation and commercialization of new technologies. Emphasis will be placed on the legal, financial and marketing aspects of technology transfer and development.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Technology Commercialization, Social Entrepreneurship
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14429R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 41 of 50 | Pai-Ling Yin | ONLINE |
Focus on the entrepreneurial skill set applied to new venture opportunities. Taught from the business plan reader's point of view; focus on selecting opportunities, structuring the relationship, adding value and realizing the value of that investment.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Fundamentals, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14431R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 40 of 50 | Selina Troesch Munster | ONLINE |
Introduction to building, funding, and running an entrepreneurial eCommerce venture.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14433R | 033 | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Monday | 52 of 52 | Carey Ransom | ONLINE |
How established organizations build successful new businesses through corporate venturing and intrapreneurship. Learn to apply an entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial frameworks within an established organization.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Technology Commercialization
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14434R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Wednesday | 17 of 60 | Jeremy Dann | ONLINE |
Exploring the field of social impact investing, learn how social entrepreneurs attract for-profit investors and how conscious investors are utilizing investments to achieve social impact.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Social Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Business, Marketing
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
- Note: Section 14413 is primarily for MSSE students. For D-clearance email socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14413D | 033 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Saturday | 63 of 66 | Eric Maltzer | ONLINE |
Interact with startups and venture capitalists to develop skills and processes to source deals, perform diligence, evaluate investments, draft investment memoranda and manage portfolio companies.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Research, Business Taxation, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Social Work, Law/Business Taxation, Business Administration
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14419R | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 30 of 33 | Michael Rivera,Elissa Grossman | ONLINE |
Study of analytical techniques used to evaluate business concepts with a specific focus on the development of a new social venture. Recommended preparation: BAEP 589 or BAEP 591. (Duplicates credit in BAEP 552.)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Urban Planning, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship
- Note: Section 14435 is primarily for MSSE students. For D-clearance email socialentrepreneur@marshall.usc.edu.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14435D | 033 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Monday | 72 of 77 | Jill Kickul | ONLINE | Word (609615 KB) |
Introduction to the ever-evolving field of media and entertainment with a focus on entrepreneurial opportunities within the industry.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Technology Commercialization, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14438R | 411 | Lecture | 6:30-9:30pm | Thursday | 25 of 50 | Sherry Gunther Shugerman | ONLINE |
Explore the art and science of entrepreneurship under the guidance of a master entrepreneur.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship, Business Administration/Systems Architecting and Engineering, Public Health/Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14447D | 415 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 18 of 18 | Paul Orfalea | ONLINE | ||
14448D | 411 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | 14 of 18 | Paul Orfalea | ONLINE |
Individual or team projects studying the business practices of an entrepreneurial industry, company, government agency, country, etc. Proposal, data collection, analyses, and written report. (Recommended preparation: completion of required MBA, MAcc, MBT, MKT, MSEI or MSSE course work)
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14446D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | ONLINE |
Independent research beyond normal course offerings. Proposal, research and written report/paper required.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14421D | 415 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Thomas Knapp | ONLINE | ||
14442D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 30 | Dan Wadhwani,Pai-Ling Yin,Albert Napoli, Steven Mednick | ONLINE |
Supervised on-the-job business experience in the student's area of interest. (Curricular Practical Training.) Recommended preparation: completion of required MBA, MAcc, MBT, MKT, MSEI, or MSSE coursework.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Research, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student
- Note: Application required. Visit www.marshall.usc.edu/elective-course-guide/independent-study.
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14443D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 10 | Thomas Knapp | ONLINE |
Individual or team project solving real business problems for an existing business entity, domestic and/or international. Proposal, field research, analyses and oral and written presentations. Open only to Master and Doctoral Students
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Master Student, Doctoral Student
Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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14444D | 033 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | ONLINE |
Current developments in the field of entrepreneurship: topics to be selected each semester.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Accounting, Business Administration/East Asian Area Studies, Business Administration/Education, Business Administration/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Business Administration/Jewish Nonprofit Management, Business Administration/Pharmacy, Business Administration/Real Estate Development, Business Administration/Social Work, Business Administration/Planning, Business Taxation, Gerontology/Business Administration, Business Administration, Juris Doctor/Business Administration, Law/Business Taxation, Medicine/Business Administration, Business Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Marketing, Social Entrepreneurship
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Doctoral Student, Master Student
Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
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Performance Mindset for Business | ||||||||||
14427R | 415 | 1.5 | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | Canceled | Benjamin Houltberg |