Courses offered in the Wayne Calloway School of Business and Accountancy

• BEM113: Foundations Entrepreneurship. (3h)
This course addresses the challenges of creating and sustaining organizations in today's global environment. It provides a historical overview of the role and importance of entrepreneurship in the global economy and in society, as well as exposure to the personal characteristics required of all entrepreneurs. The class will examine how individuals use entrepreneurial skills to craft innovative responses to societal needs. Course topics will include placing innovation & entrepreneurship in a social context, entrepreneurial practices in different environments, innovation and creativity, organizing and mobilizing people, ethics, communication and marketing, financing and risks, indicators for success and accountability.(Does not count toward a Calloway major.) Also listed as ESE101.

• Click here for the Spring 2009 syllabus (Jackson).
  
• Click here for the Spring 2008 syllabus (Varner).
• Click here for the Spring 2008 syllabus (King).
• Click here for the Fall 2007 syllabus (Varner).
• Click here for the Spring 2006 syllabus (Varner).


• BEM213: Entrepreneurship. (3h)
This course exposes students to multiple facets of entrepreneurship and teaches about creating new ventures in a very hands-on fashion. A broad range of ideas, readings, and cases will enable students to understand characteristics of successful new business startups and will convey the essence of working in ambiguous and highly-charged environments. The course will focus on three areas that define successful entrepreneurial pursuit: opportunities, management, and the deal. Guest speakers will present views of entrepreneurial organizations from real experiences--startup, financing, legal, transition, failure, etc. The highlight of the course will be the completion of a team-developed business plan for a new venture. P-Business 211, 221, and 231, or permission of the instructor.

• Click here for the Spring 2006 syllabus (Gatewood).
  
• Click here for the Spring 2005 syllabus (West).
• Click here for the Fall 2007 (West).
• Click here for the Spring 2007 syllabus (West).


• BEM216: Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector. (3h)
This course will explore the role of nonprofit organizations (churches, schools, civic organizations, health clinics, etc.) and will examine how to effectively lead in them. The basic knowledge areas of responsibility in nonprofit organizations (i.e. legal classifications and issues, recruiting and managing volunteers, community development, fundraising, board development and management, and ethical concerns) will be covered. It also will include pertinent leadership theories and issues. P-Business 211.


• BEM272: Strategy in Entrepreneurial Firms. (3h)
This course focuses on the creation and management of strategy in entrepreneurial firms. Core foundational concepts in strategic management are critically examined in the context of entrepreneurial firm settings. Emphasis is placed on applying principles of competitive analysis and strategic planning using case studies of startups, fast-growth firms, young firms in rapidly-changing industries, and firms confronting early organizational life cycle problems. Unique strategy issues confronted by firms in electronic commerce, technology, and other fast-paced industries will be considered. P or C-Business 211, 221, 231, and permission of instructor.

• Click here for the Spring 2005 syllabus (West) .
• Click here for the Fall 2005 syllabus (West).
  
• Click here for the Spring 2006 syllabus (West).
• Click here for the Spring 2007 syllabus (West).
• Click here for the Spring 2008 syllabus (Dickson).
• Click here for the Spring 2009 syllabus (Dickson).