2009–2010 - Grove City College

ENTREPRENEURSHIP (ENTR)
Entrepreneurship / 137
ENTR 101. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL MIND. This course introduces the student to entrepreneurial
thought and practice. Taken in conjunction with Entrepreneurship 102 and 103, students begin
to develop their own entrepreneurial mindset and the business skills essential to the entrepreneurial
experience. Students are introduced to the basics of business and challenged to think creatively about
solving customer problems in the commercial and social arenas. Through experiential learning, business
writing assignments, and creative thinking exercises, students will build new dreams about their
life passion in the context of starting and running their own enterprise. This course satisfies the Writing
Intensive (WI) requirement for Entrepreneurship majors. Corequisites: Entrepreneurship 102 and 103.
Fall semester only, three hours.
ENTR 102. TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ENTREPRENEUR. Students learn to use business technology
in coordination with assignments in Entrepreneurship 101, including how to use business information
technology, spreadsheets, virtual meetings, key Internet skills such as social networking, and
personal information management. This course satisfies the Information Literacy (IL) requirement for
Entrepreneurship majors. Taken concurrently with Entrepreneurship 101 and 103.
Fall semester only, one hour.
ENTR 103. THE ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE. A lab course which uses selected business
instruments and experiential learning exercises assisting students to apply content learned in
Entrepreneurship 101 and 102, including spreadsheets, virtual meetings, key Internet skills such as
social networking, and personal information management. The instructional process models entrepreneurial
thought and practice. Students move progressively and incrementally from safe, grade-oriented
behavior to moderate risk-taking; application-oriented learning behavior culminating in an adventure
experience. This course satisfies the Information Literacy (IL) requirement for Entrepreneurship
majors. Taken concurrently with Entrepreneurship 101 and 102. Fall semester only, one hour.
ENTR 260. INDEPENDENT STUDY. Individual study of specialized topics in Entrepreneurship.
Sophomore standing and permission of the department chair and a faculty sponsor are required.
Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ENTR 270. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. An opportunity to conduct supervised research in
Entrepreneurship. Sophomore standing and permission of the department chair and a faculty sponsor
are required. Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ENTR 306. BUSINESS ETHICS. Students study the ethical decisions business professionals face in
small, family, and corporate business settings. Using a case study format this speaking-intensive course
requires students to individually analyze selected case studies and then present and discuss their analysis,
with the class. Students will interact with business professionals as they study and analyze “living”
cases in which one or more of the parties interacts with the class. Through these discussions students
will come to understand what constitutes an ethical issue and the different philosophical, theological,
and practical perspectives from which individuals may approach an ethical decision. Students are challenged
to begin thinking through and developing their own ethical framework as well as to realize the
implications of Christian faith in making ethical business decisions. This course satisfies the Speaking-
Intensive (SI) requirement for Entrepreneurship majors. Fall semester only, three hours.
ENTR 307. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. How might one “do good while doing well?”
Social (non-profit) entrepreneurship is an accelerating field of study and practice in today’s world of
shrinking governmental services. Students study highly effective non-profit social enterprises to learn
the basics of non-profit entrepreneurship and learn how to integrate entrepreneurial thought and practice
into the non-profit world. Students individually develop an elevator pitch and a feasibility study
for a non-profit enterprise of their choice. The best feasibility study(ies) may be selected and completed
as a full-fledged business plan(s) by a team. Practitioners of existing successful social enterprises
act as guest lecturers and coaches on these plans. Fall semester only, three hours.
ENTR 309. E-COMMERCE. This course will provide a foundation for understanding the essential
components of a successful e-commerce system, including e-commerce strategy, target market analysis,
search engine optimization, integrated marketing, web usability, payment processing, security, cur-