Course Introduction and Student Success-2

Course Purpose, Overview and Instructional Methods

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The purpose of this course is to develop entrepreneurial competence, and learn about the business modeling and development process. This course will help you to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, and enable you to take action Link on an existing business or business idea.

This course is one of the required courses in our entrepreneurship degree programs. These programs are available through the InLab@HCC Links to an external site. - Our institute for interdisciplinary innovation If you are not yet enrolled in our our 12, 18, or 25 College Credit Certificate in Entrepreneurship, AA transfer pathway in Entrepreneurship Degree, or AS - Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Degree, you can learn more about these programs by visiting this website Links to an external site.. One advantage of completing one of these academic programs is that you would then qualify to apply for up to $100,000 in funding for your business through our Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund Links to an external site..

NOTE: There are no pre-requisites for this course, however the course does require college level reading and math.  

This course will be useful for anyone, whether or not they have had prior business or entrepreneurial experience. The course explores the characteristics of the entrepreneurial mind and the environment in which these ventures succeed. The course provides self-assessment of the skills and commitment necessary to successfully start and operate an entrepreneurial venture.

The instructional methods and types of activities used in this course include field research that will require you to conduct interviews, discussions, small group activities, written assignments, team or individual projects, web-based interactions, and case studies.

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Course Orientation

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This orientation experience provides you with a general course overview, detailed course navigation instructions, content information, and important course details. Please view the course orientation in its entirety. Information from course orientation is used in the course orientation quiz.

Tutorials for using Canvas

This is a fully online course. Students new to the Canvas learning management system are strongly encouraged to review the usage tutorials provided on this page. 

Accessibility of Tutorials: The first two tutorials are text-based. The remaining tutorials are in video format. Each video tutorial is captioned so that all students can access the needed information.