Entrepreneurship

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Entrepreneurship – 18 credits

The basic certificate in entrepreneurship provides students with a solid foundation in written communication skills, management, and marketing as well as methods for managing small business in entrepreneurial environments.

Students who complete the basic certificate are eligible to earn the advanced certificate in Entrepreneurship.

Prescribed Courses (take all):

  • ENGL 015: Rhetoric and Composition
  • MKTG 221W: Contemporary American Marketing
  • MGMT 100: Survey of Management
  • B A 250: Problems of Small Business

Additional Courses (select 6 credits):

  • ECON 002: Introductory Microeconomic Analysis and Policy
  • ECON 014: Principle of Economics
  • B A 197: Starting and Managing an Entrepreneurial Venture

Advanced Entrepreneurship – 13 credits

The advanced certificate in entrepreneurship develops students' skills in oral communication and quantification, particularly financial quantification. Knowing how to use financial information provided by financial statements and understanding the economic environment in which a business operates is a key to success for small business owners.

Prescribed Courses (10 credits):

  • MATH 021: College Algebra I
  • ACCTG 211: Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
  • CAS 100A: Effective Speech

COURSES OFFERED IN THE FALL 2008 SEMEMSTER

CAS 100A: Effective Speech
Principles of communication, implemented through presentation of speeches with some attention to group discussion and message evaluation.

B A 250: Small Business Management
Analysis of problems of the small firm, particularly for the student who wishes to venture into business.

MATH 021: College Algebra I
Quadratic equations, equations in quadratic form, word problems, graphing, algebraic fractions, negative and rational exponents, radicals. Prerequisite: MATH 004 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics proficiency examination.

Additional courses being offered at Penn State Altoona in Fall 2008 include ENGL 015, MKTG 221W, ECON 002, and ACCTG 211.

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