ENTR 3001: Entrepreneurial Thinking

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ECON 1000, completion of 30 credit hours, and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00
This course provides an introduction on how to think and act entrepreneurially. The course examines how creative and innovative thinking along with initiative allow the student to see and seize opportunities. This course will give students an introduction to what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset, explore different skill sets needed in entrepreneurship, and expose them to how entrepreneurship can be utilized in all types of careers. This course takes the approach that everyone (not just those who want to start businesses) can benefit from understanding and applying an entrepreneurial mindset to any situation that demands change in their lives. This course will be filled with experiences to have students understand what it feels like to act entrepreneurially.

Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

Identify entrepreneurial opportunities from problems
Recognize their individual creative potential and its potential role in an enhanced quality of life;
Apply the entrepreneurial process to aspects of their personal life, including:
- Learn about potential ways they may engage with entrepreneurship in their careers
- Relating Entrepreneurial Competencies to personal and professional goals;
Construct their own definition of entrepreneurship with special emphasis on:
- The underlying characteristics, skills and behaviors of successful entrepreneurs;
- The understanding that successful entrepreneurship is both an individual and a team activity;
Identify the entrepreneurship resources available to them at KSU and beyond