Entrepreneurship at Mason

Entrepreneurial Education

The courses listed below were compiled using the Fall 2008 Schedule of Classes booklets, and the 2008-2009 University Catalog. Graduate and Undergraduate Courses are listed. Please contact the Schools directly for course information, admissions information, prerequisite information, and when the course is offered. *If you do not see a course listed, or would like to add a course to the list, please email: imooers@gmu.edu.

GOVT 358	Nonprofit Financial Planning	Provides an understanding of the social mission and entrepreneurial cross pressures underlying financial planning and accounting in the nonprofit sector.
PHIL 644	Business and Organizational Ethics	Examines organizational culture as necessary for ethical development and of the application of ethics in business and organizational settings.
PSYC 635	Topics in Organizational Psychology	Selected topics are studied with an emphasis on recent experimental research literature.
PUAD 620	Organization Theory and Management Behavior	Consideration of behavior within the context of public organization and the consequent changes required in management. Discussions focus on issues such as motivation, leadership, and decision theory.
PUAD 664	Nonprofit Financial Management and Entrepreneurship	Students examine such issues as investment policies, endowment management, and enterprise income.
SOCI 492	Sociology of Organizations (recently renamed to McDonaldization of Organizations)	In addition to the analysis of large complex organizations, alternatives to bureaucratic entities (such as cooperatives, nonprofits,etc.) are explored.

HAP 416	Leadership and Management of Health Systems I	Introduces theoretical concepts and their application to leadership and management of effective health-related organizations.
NURS 436	Leadership and Management of Health Care	Introductory course in the leadership and management of health-related organizations.
HAP 590	International Health Organizations	Examines inner workings of international health organizations. Explores goals and mechanisms of these international health organizations; and missions, roles, procedures, funding sources, and evaluation of effectiveness in global community
HAP 621	Management of Health Service	Introductory course in application of organizational and management theory, relating to management of health service organizations.

AVT 180	Computers in the Creative Arts	Introduces computing from the artist's perspective. Emphasizes computer use for artistic creation and research.
AVT 305	Creative Processes	Study of the creative process in general, with emphasis on the inspiration, working methods, and final creations of various artists. Students explore their own creative processes through journal keeping, collaborative exercises, and projects.
AVT 414	Corporate Design and Branding	Fundamentals of branding and identity design. Topics include logo development, product packaging, marketing and advertising collaterals, web branding, and broadcast advertising development. Special attention is given to the creation of a graphics standard guide
CVPA 305	Seminar in Arts Management	Covers planning, programming, presentation, funding, and communications in managing visual and performing arts
MAM 599	Entrepreneurship in the Arts	Combined lecture and studio course in discovering and developing entrepreneurial skills in the artist/arts. Special focus will be given to developing communication skills, planning strategies, and nurturing the skills and attitudes that enable students to creatively solve problems and identify opportunities.
MAM 750	Arts Entrepreneurship I	Lecture course in discovering and developing entrepreneurial skills in the artist/arts. Special focus will be given to developing communication skills, planning strategies, and nurturing the skills and attitudes that enable students to creatively solve problems and identify opportunities.
MAM 751	Arts Entrepreneurship II	Advanced lecture course in discovering and developing entrepreneurial skills in the artist/arts. Special focus will be given to developing business financial planning skills, developing a funding strategy, and the marketing and sales of the arts.

EFHP 598	Strategic Leadership in Sports Organizations	No description in catalog.
PRLS 302	Park Management and Operations	Focuses on management and operations of park resources, including the management of visitors and recreation development.
PRLS 316	Outdoor Education and Leadership	Focuses on promotion of lifelong health and fintness via noncompetitive and informal outdoor activities.
PRLS 405	Planning/Design/Maintenance of Leisure Facilities	Covers quantity, location, and design standards for facilities.
PRLS 410 and 411	Administration of HFRR Organizations	Focuses on operation and management of health, fitness, and recreation services organizations.

BIOL 385	Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering	Emphasizes theory and applications, including significance and societal implications of biotechnology applied to medicine, agriculture, and environment

BENG 401	Bioengineering Instrumentation and Design	Exposes students to the engineering design process with special focus in medical and biological applications.
CS 480 / CS 580	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	Principles and methods for knowledge representation, reasoning, learning, problem solving, planning, heuristic search, and natural language processing and their application to building intelligent systems in a variety of domains
CS 681	Designing Expert Systems	Design, construction, and evaluation of software systems that solve problems generally deemed to require human expertise.
ECE 450	Introduction to Robotics	Introduces mobile robotic systems. Topics include overview of power systems, motors, behavior-based programming, sensors, and sensor integration. Design projects conceived, developed, implemented, and presented.
ECE 492	Senior Advanced Design Project I	Conception of senior design project and determination of feasibility of proposed project. Work includes developing preliminary design and implementation plan.
ECE 493	Senior Advanced Design Project II	Implementation of project for which preliminary work was done in ECE 492. Project includes designing and constructing hardware, writing required software, conducing experiments or studies, and testing complete system. Requires oral and written reports during project and at completion.
INFS 640	Introduction to electronic commerce	Studies electronic commerce from both managerial, technical perspectives. Topics include e-commerce models and concepts; Internet and web protocols and infrastructure; e-commerce marketing and branding; security protocols and standards; e-commerce payment systems; and case studies of business-to-consumer; business to business; consumer to consumer, and e-government.
IT 495	Turning Ideas into Successful Companies	SPECIAL FEATURE: WATCH A SHORT VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THIS UNIQUE COURSE AT MASON.
IT 894	Design and Inventive Engineering	Topics include evolution of engineering, design engineering, inventive engineering, general design methodology, conceptual versus detailed design, axiomatic and inferential design theories, engineering method in design, design paradigms, case-based and proactive design, design evaluation, and virtual design studio.

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MBA 603	Managerial Economics and Decisions of the Firm	Provides fundamental understanding of applying microeconomics concepts to managerial decision making. Explores principles of microeconomic theory, including market supply and demand, production and cost functions, industry structure, and product and resource pricing.
MBA 623	Marketing Management	Develops ability to make marketing decision in wide variety of institutional and competitive situations. Emphasizes technology to aid in analysis, decision making, and communication of decisions to relevant publics. Emphasis on case studies, team work, and projects.
MBA 633	Statistics for Business Decision Making	Uses statistical methods as analytical tools for understanding and solving business problems and supporting business decision making. Extensive use of applied business scenarios to illustrate concepts, and computer software for data analysis.
MBA 638	Managin Ops/Technology for Digital Enterprise	Focuses on design, planning and control activities to produce and deliver goods and services in modern organizations. Introduces wide range of operations management decisions such as operations strategy, process analysis and design, capacity planning, supply chain management, total quality management, and project management. Uses quantitative modeling, case studies, and computer software to analyze and solve operations management problems.
MBA 643	Managerial Finance	Introduces theory and practice of finance within corporations. Topics include intertemporal choice, valuation, capital budgeting and structure, working capital management, and risk and return analysis.
MBA 678	Strategy and Organizational Leadership	Capstone course focusing on strategy development at business unit and corporate level.
MBA 701	Business Analysis and Valuation	Develops framework for business analysis and valuation using financial statement data.
MBA 704	Risk management and Financial Innovation	Considers how to identify, measure, and manage financial risk using innovative financial instruments and diversification strategies.
MBA 711	Entrepreneurship	Considers fundamental aspects of entrepreneurship and process of new venture creation. Draws on a broad range of business disciplines including management, marketing, finance, and accounting to develop evaluation and execution skills.
MBA 719	Entrepreneurship Laboratory	Permits MBA students to work with entrepreneurial community to gain first-hand knowledge of process of soliciting second stage funding for new businesses, evaulating applications for second stage funding, consulting for entities seeking funding, and negotiations for second stage funding.
MBA 799	Special Topics in Business: Turning Ideas into Successful Companies	No description in catalog
MGMT 451	New Venture Creation	Explains process of conceptualizing and creating new venture. Using central concepts of innovatin, strategic opportunities, and globalization, students learn to evaluate new venture opportunities and consider external environments impact. Students gain greater understanding of entrepreneurial concepts by developing business plans that address critical issues, including management composition and structure, effective business and functional strategies, operational logistics, legal issues, financial projections, and financing options.
MIS 412	E-Business Systems Development	Introduces development of web-based information systems for e-business. Emphasizes technologies, methods, and application development tools.
MKTG 301	Principles of Marketing	Examines marketing principles, concepts, strategies, tactics, and analytical tools used by profit and nonprofit organizations to market ideas, products, or services to selected target groups. Emphasizes how to promote, distribute, and price firm's offering in dynamic economic, social, political, and international environment.
MKTG 315	Internet Marketing	Explores impact of Internet technology on marketing strategy and practice. Topics include opportunities and challenges created by Internet in areas such as advertising and promotion, customer service, pricing, retailing (including e-commerce), distribution channels, and customer relationship management
MKTG 332	Retailing and E-Commerce Management	Comprehensive view of retailing as it relates to total marketing process. Emphasizes retail decision alternatives used when formulating retail strategies, particularly Internet.
MKTG 333	Business to Business Marketing	Examines unique challenges and opportunities of marketing systems among suppliers, manufactures, resellers, and government.
MSOM 304	Entrepreneurship: Start/Managing Enterprise	No description in catalog
OM 320	Supply Chain Management and E-Business	Introductory design, development, and management of supply chain systems, including production and inventory management, distribution channels, and information systems that support them.

PUBP 833	Entrepreneurship Seminar	*No description in course catalog. Please contact department directly for course information.
PUBP 835	Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Innovation	*No description in course catalog. Please contact department directly for course information.

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