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CURRICULUM

01

ECON 101

introduction to

economics

 

or

ECON 111

THE ECONOMICS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION

ECON 101 is the introductory course in both microeconomics and macroeconomics for undergraduates. In this one-semester course students will be introduced to the basic theory and models that economists use to analyze the world. This course focuses on the fundamental issues of economics such as economic issues including competition, scarcity, opportunity cost and resource allocation.

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ECON 111 will present the fundamental concepts of economics necessary to the understanding of the theory and practice of entrepreneurship told from an Entrepreneurial perspective. Topics include supply and demand, consumer choice, profit maximization and choice under uncertainty. The presentation of these topics will be structured around a series of case studies of entrepreneurial innovation like Netflix, Uber, and other contemporary organizations.

02

ECON 125

INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP

ECON 125 will expose students to building the foundational skills to identify and develop innovative entrepreneurial venture ideas. Students will learn about innovating, marshalling limited resources, inspiring teams, and persisting through challenges and uncertainty, often by trying, learning from what happens, and trying something better. Inherent in the process, students will be exposed to the skills, joys, and frustrations of being an entrepreneur. The class employs experiential methods of teaching so students will be learning by doing as they develop the skills, tools and mindsets that will help them in their entrepreneurial path both in organizations they start or join, as well as in their personal life.

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ECON 325

THEORIES AND PRACTICES

OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

  • With a solid idea of the basic entrepreneurial vernacular you acquired in ECON 125, you will have the foundation needed to be successful in ECON 325.

  • This course is divided into thematic modules centered around the design-thinking process.

  • Each mod is taught by different EIRs and Professors of the Practice and throughout the semester you will think
    critically about the successes and failures of different start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures.

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ECON 101/ECON 111

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