Entrepreneurship
5 courses · College of the Desert · 2026-2027 Catalog
ENTR 004 Entrepreneurship Basics
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
Entrepreneurship has been described as the capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit. This course will expose students to the basics of entrepreneurship, including design thinking, customer assessment, and problem-solving. Additionally, students will focus on lean market strategies for testing product/service validity.
ENTR 005 Starting a Business with Limited Resources
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- BUMA 031 or MATH 060.
Entrepreneurs start and grow businesses in home offices, garages, and even on public transportation using a laptop or smartphone. Social media and technology have leveled the playing field for the ordinary person wanting to become an entrepreneur. These entrepreneurs are finding creative ways of starting businesses, in spite of limited networks and financial resources. This course will introduce students to bootstrapping (limited-resource startup concepts and strategies), social media strategies and platforms, cybersecurity, and tactics to launch their business or expand their reach. Students will experience entrepreneurial situations and best practices through case studies, interactive sessions, and class exercises.
ENTR 008 Business Model Canvas and Presentations
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Advisory
- ENTR 004, ENTR 005, & BUAC 051.
This course is designed to utilize the Business Model Canvas technique, such as value proposition, customer relationships, revenue streams, and key resources. Students will learn how to translate Business Model Canvas into powerful sales tools using technology to create presentations using video, animation, visuals, stories, and simulations.
ENTR 010 Entrepreneurial Simulation
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
- Prerequisite
- ENTR 001 ENTR 004 ENTR 005 ENTR 008 & BUAC 051.
This course challenges students to apply entrepreneurial strategies and concepts to the development of a business. Students will employ strategic planning, communication, conflict management and negation, team-building, creative problem solving, self-management, resourcing, and operating a small business. Student entrepreneurs will be challenged with the opportunity of assembling a complete start-up utilizing the tools and concepts from all previous entrepreneurship courses in a competency-based computer simulation.
ENTR 012 Building an Entrepreneurial Team
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- Lecture Hours: 54
The composition of the entrepreneurial founding team can be an important indicator of future revenue and project success. This course will provide students with critical insights into the often-overlooked basics of founding-team formation. Why are some motivations of the team more profitable than others? This course covers finding the right hires for your team and common mistakes in hiring key players. At the successful completion of this course, students will be better prepared to position their start-up for success by making evidence-based decisions about founding partners, early hires, first managers and distribution of ownership.