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CSCS 455

ENTREPRENEURIALISM AND SOCIETY

3 credits.

Explores entrepreneurialism in nonprofits, business, government, and arts and humanities contexts. With a broad approach of ideas, readings, and lectures, understand the ever-changing role that entrepreneurs play and contribute to society.

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Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain new ways of looking at and understanding familiar concepts, i.e. understanding systems, problem solving vs. management, various sectors, and the entities therein (non-profit, for-profit, and hybrid organizations) Audience: Undergraduate 2. Expand ability to formulate, communicate, and discuss concepts of value creation/co-creation, irrespective of career path or professional aspiration Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop a sense of agency, leverage assets beyond immediate control, learn strategies that catalyze change, irrespective of domain Audience: Undergraduate 4. Conceptualize, design, and iterate (using a conventional tool, e.g., a lean start-up canvas) a social enterprise model that incorporates the outcomes described above Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Gain new ways of looking at and understanding familiar concepts, i.e. understanding systems, problem solving vs. management, various sectors, and the entities therein (non-profit, for-profit, and hybrid organizations) Audience: Undergraduate 2. Expand ability to formulate, communicate, and discuss concepts of value creation/co-creation, irrespective of career path or professional aspiration Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop a sense of agency, leverage assets beyond immediate control, learn strategies that catalyze change, irrespective of domain Audience: Undergraduate 4. Conceptualize, design, and iterate (using a conventional tool, e.g., a lean start-up canvas) a social enterprise model that incorporates the outcomes described above Audience: Undergraduate

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