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Show John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics 169 entrepreneurship, as well as management assistance to small and emerging businesses in Northern Utah. Areas of consultation include business assessment and planning, marketing research and strategy, financial analysis and planning, debt and equity funding development, information technology, and human resource management. Small Business Institute The Small Business Institute (SBI) uses teams of senior-level or graduate students to provide management consulting and technical assistance to small business concerns. Students participating in the program receive university credit and the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills in a real- world setting. Participating businesses receive management assistance at no charge. Child Center for Entrepreneurship The William H. Child Center for Entrepreneurship supports the education of students in the creation of new business organizations, whether start-up firms, joint ventures or new subsidiaries of existing companies. Specific programs sponsored by the Center include the Utah Collegiate Entrepreneur Award program, an annual student business plan competition, outreach entrepreneurship education programs in area high schools, and student organizations, such as the Weber Entrepreneurs Association (WEA) and Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE). International Programs The John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics offers a number of curricular programs and study opportunities designed to enhance the global expertise of our students. • Study abroad programs to China, Hong Kong, South-east Asia, Latin America, Africa, and Europe are regularly offered through the WSU Foreign Language Department, WSU Asian Studies Alliance and other academic departments on campus. • The John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics has signed cooperative agreements with Fachhochschule Hof of the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Business School in Paris, France and Blaise Pascal University in Vichy, France Under the terms of these agreements, our students can enroll at these partner institutions without any additional tuition charge. The same privilege is extended to students from partner institutions who enroll at WSU. • The School offers an International Certificate which may be awarded with a baccalaureate degree offered by the School. This program is described below. Entrepreneurship Institutional Certificate A student may apply for a certificate in Entrepreneurship provided he or she has met all of the following requirements: 1. Co ncurrent or previous co mpletio n o f a Bache lor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics or any other AACSB accredited business school. 2. Completion of a specified program of at least 12 semester hours of upper division business course work, as approved by the entrepreneurship area faculty. Course work shall include BSAD 4500 - Entrepreneurship and at least 9 additional credit hours selected to satisfy the experiential requirement listed below and to support the specific field in which the student plans to pursue an entrepreneurial career. The GPA for this course work must be at least 2.50. 3. Completion of an experiential learning component relating to an entrepreneurial venture. This requirement can be satisfied through any of the following: a. completion of BSAD 4680 - Small Business Diagnostics; b. completion of an approved business internship; c. completion of a class proj ect on behalf of an entrepreneurial client. 4. Presentatio n and de fense o f a comp rehensive business plan for an entrepreneurial venture. This presentation will be made before a panel of faculty from the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and representatives from the business community. International Business & Economics Institutional Certificate A student graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Business or Economics may apply for a certificate of competency in International Business & Economics provided he or she has fulfilled the following criteria: Course Requirements for Institutional Certificate Completion of a program of study approved by the International Program Advisor. This will entail a minimum of 12 credit hours of course work at a GPA of at least 2.5 from the following list of courses: ACTG 4801 - Individual Study (1, 2, 3) ACTG 4802 - Individual Study (1, 2,3) ACTG 4803 - Individual Study (1, 2, 3) ACTG 4810 - Experimental Courses (1-3) ACTG 5140 - Accounting for Global and Complex Entities (3) BSAD 3600 - [World Region] Business and Society (3) ECON 3110 - International Trade (3) ECON 3120 - International Finance and Monetary Systems (3) ECON 4170 - Economic Development (3) ECON 4800 - Independent Research (1-3) ECON 4810 - Experimental Courses (1-3) 1ST 3710 - Global Issues in Information Technology (3) 1ST 4801 - Individual Projects (1-3) 1ST 4802 - Individual Projects (1-3) 1ST 4803 - Individual Projects (1-3) 1ST 4810 - Experimental Courses (1-3) MGMT 3400 - International Business (3) MGMT 3550 - The Cultural Environment of International Business (3) MGMT 4800 - Independent Research (1-3) MGMT 4810 - Experimental Courses (1-3) MKTG 3600 - International Marketing (3) Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog |
