MNGT 137 Independent Contracting (3 credits)
Course Description
An introduction to running one’s own business. Students will explore the techniques and responsibilities for successfully managing an independent career.
Course Content
A. Legal formats B. Finances C. Taxes D. Contracts E. Time management F. Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) G. Operations H. Sales and marketing I. Viable Business Plan
Student Outcomes
1. Evaluate and select an appropriate legal structure for a new business, and explain foundational financial practices including bookkeeping, expenses, taxes, and purchasing.
2. Analyze business contracts to identify key terms and propose revisions that protect the entrepreneur’s rights and responsibilities.
3. Develop a personal entrepreneurial readiness plan by assessing strengths, weaknesses, and time management strategies to increase business success.
4. Create a comprehensive startup business plan that integrates external research, marketing strategies, and operational planning.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes: Use appropriate technological tools to create, compile and report business information.
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 30
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 30
Potential Methods
A. Projects B. Presentations C. Portfolio D. Essay exam
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