Teaching
Sharon Alvarez
Executive Education course in Entrepreneurship
This integrative course focuses on the unique challenges involved in managing entrepreneurial ventures, whether in start-ups, small early stage entrepreneurial firms, or within larger well-established companies. In addressing this entrepreneurial domain, this course complements other core courses that address the analytical and administrative domains of managerial behaviour. It provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of entrepreneurship for students planning to take entrepreneurship electives and for those who hope to run an entrepreneurial venture at some point in their careers. Students, working in teams, will assess the attractiveness of a real entrepreneurial opportunity and prepare a business plan that presents their conclusions. sample syllabus
MHR 825 This is an introductory survey class in the entrepreneurship series. The objective of this course is to examine the environments of entrepreneurship from types of opportunities, to how decisions are made depending on the opportunities pursued. The course will provide student experiences in entrepreneurship — including a number of guest speakers, and entrepreneurial concepts and help develop entrepreneurial skills. The course assignments will also give the student the chance to develop a greater self-awareness regarding her/his "fit" with entrepreneurial environments and activities. The student will be challenged to generate ideas and to learn the process of determining the distinction between such ideas and pursuit of actual venture opportunities. sample syllabus