Course Syllabus
Contact Information
Course Details
For a list of course activities, scroll to the bottom of this page.
Course Delivery
Synchronous Online: Learning occurs online and in real time, using technology such as web-conferencing software for synchronous interaction. We will hold weekly Live Sessions over Zoom.
Course Materials
- Vance, Ashlee. (2015). Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future. New York: Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
- Blank, Steve. (n.d.) How to build a startup [MOOC]. Udacity.
Any and/or all other required readings are available from the Modules pages on Canvas.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLO)
- Conceive, launch and sustain successful ventures or corporate innovations through entrepreneurial thinking and action.
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities, generating creative solutions, and implementing disruptive strategies to address new and existing business challenges.
- Strategically develop and scale new ventures or corporate innovations for long-term personal and business success.
- Critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different entrepreneurial ecosystems and the role they play in fostering entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Effectively convey entrepreneurial ideas and initiatives persuasively to a variety of audiences through both written and verbal means.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Alignment
| CLO | Description | PLO |
|---|---|---|
| A | Analyze the characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset and the level of effort required to succeed as an entrepreneur. | 2, 3, 4 |
| B | Apply tools available to entrepreneurs to create presentations and business plans. | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| C | Describe the theoretical and practical ways in which entrepreneurs perceive the opportunity environment, manage risk, and execute | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| D | Apply the Lean LaunchPad Methodology to challenge the entrepreneur to understand and mitigate as many risks as possible in a given launch | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| E | Communicate complex business knowledge to a wide variety of audiences to establish and maintain business relationships | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Grades
Breakdown
| Activity | Description | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion Posts | Discussions of entrepreneurial concepts and examples | 100 |
| Musk Paper | Analysis of Elon Musk's entrepreneurial choices as a reference for future career paths | 100 |
| Final Presentation Slides | Slide deck to accompany final presentation | 100 |
| Final Presentation | Group presentation during the final Live Session | 200 |
| Total | 500 |
Scale
Final letter grades are determined by the total points earned, not the percentage. However, at the instructor’s sole discretion, a very small curve may be added to your final course grade if the class average is well below what the instructor deems reasonable. Any curve points added may differ from student to student based on attendance, participation, missed assignments, etc.
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 90–100% | A |
| 80–89% | B |
| 70–79% | C |
| 60–69% | D |
| Below 60% | F |
Course Policies
Communication
The instructor will communicate all necessary information in class or via Canvas. If you do not check your OU e-mail account each day, you should forward your e-mail to the address that you check daily.
Late Policy
Except for documented absences or by prior arrangement, no late submissions will be accepted for any reason (e.g., road traffic, a late bus, no internet connection, computer crashes, problems with Canvas, etc.) resulting in full forfeiture of all points. If you miss a checkpoint or deadline on the team project, these penalty points will be deducted from each team member’s grade!
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the most common form of academic misconduct at OU. There is no college-level assignment that can be satisfactorily completed by copying. OU's basic assumption about writing is that all written assignments show the student's own understanding in the student's own words. That means all writing assignments, in class or out, are assumed to be composed entirely of words generated (not simply found) by the student, except where words written by someone else are specifically marked as such with proper citation. Including other people's words in your paper is helpful when you do it honestly and correctly. When you don't, it's plagiarism.
For more information about plagiarism, watch this video and then take this short course offered by University Libraries.
University Academic Policies and Student Support
Access the University Academic Policies Document.
Course Summary:
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