This course provides a structured approach to better understand how teamwork contributes to organizations, the conditions that make interactions between people and groups highly effective, and how to best put this effectiveness to work. Entrepreneurship and New Venture Management. The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the personal qualities of successful entrepreneurs, to provide the student with information required in order to establish a new business venture, and to present the unique management problems which face entrepreneurs in starting and operating new ventures. The course provides the student with an opportunity to research the idea of starting or taking over a business. FA Entrepreneurship Field Study immerses students in the planning and execution of entrepreneurial activities in a small existing or start-up business.
Activities involve new business formatio, direction setting, growth, or turnaround.
While students will be under the supervision of the faculty, they are expected to display responsible independent action and to interact frequently with a business founder, owner, or chief executive. Students must apply concepts learned in other business courses to their internship experience. The course may be repeated once for credits. This course examines the legal environment that directly impacts the personnel and employment relations functions of organizations. Federal, state and local legislation and important court and administrative decisions in the field of personnel law are highlighted, especially recent developments, for their impact upon managerial decision making.