Jason Ridge
Department Chair
515 Willard J. Walker Hall
jridge@walton.uark.edu

The Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs for students who are interested in starting their own business or nonprofit organization or who are interested in developing innovation and creativity skills valuable to existing organizations. 

The department offers a major in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The major is most pertinent for students aiming to manage a small business or who have a clear idea for a venture they would like to create.

Requirements for B.S.B.A. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Major

The Innovation and Entrepreneurship major is aimed at Walton College Students who intend to start new for-profit, non-profit or for-benefit ventures, manage and grow small businesses, or enter the workforce with an entrepreneurial mindset and skills in innovation and technology commercialization.

The major requires 24 hours in addition to satisfying the other requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree.  A maximum of 27 hours is allowed in a Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation (i.e. core, major, electives) unless the courses are part of an interdisciplinary minor or collateral track. 

SEVI 2013Introduction to Venture and Value Creation3
Choose one of the following Thematic Core courses: 3
Corporate Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
Small Enterprise Management
Choose three of the following courses: 9
Social Entrepreneurship
Corporate Innovation
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
Honors Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Colloquium
Special Topics in Management
Leadership
Organizational Change and Development
Small Enterprise Management
Students Acquiring Knowledge Through Enterprise (S.A.K.E.) Product Innovation Lab
International Management
Talent Acquisition and Management
Organizational Rewards and Compensation
Entrepreneurship Practicum
Choose three of the following courses: 9
Intermediate Accounting I
Fundamentals of Taxation I
Commercial Law
Financial Markets and Institutions
Risk Management
Real Estate Principles
Valuing New Ventures
New Venture Finance
Principles of Information Systems
Consumer Behavior
Integrated Marketing Communications
Selling and Sales Management
Retail Strategy
New Product Development
Global Marketing
SOURCE: Procurement and Supply Management
PLAN: Inventory and Forecasting Analytics
Supply Chain Strategy and Change Management
Honors College Colloquium
Sustainability in Business
Total Hours24

Innovation and Entrepreneurship B.S.B.A.

Eight-Semester Degree Program:

Students wishing to follow the eight-semester degree plan should see the Eight Semester Degree Policy in the Academic Regulations chapter for university requirements of the program.

Courses in BOLD must be taken in the designated semester.  Although other courses listed are not required to be completed in the designated sequence, the recommendations below are preferred.

First YearUnits
FallSpring
ENGL 1013 Composition I (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1013) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)33  
MATH 2053 Finite Mathematics (Satisfies General Education Outcome 2.1)1, 33  
BUSI 1111 Freshman Business Connection31  
SCMT 2103 Integrated Supply Chain Management23  
MGMT 2103 Managing People and Organizations23  
ISYS 1123 Business Application Knowledge - Computer Competency33  
BLAW 2013 The Legal Environment of Business (ACTS Equivalency = BLAW 2003)2  3
COMM 1313 Public Speaking (ACTS Equivalency = SPCH 1003) (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 1.2 and 5.1)3  3
ACCT 2013 Accounting Principles3  3
BUSI 1033 Data Analysis and Interpretation3  3
Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3:
ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2203)3
or ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2103)
  3
Year Total: 16 15
 
Second YearUnits
FallSpring
ACCT 2023 Accounting Principles II3
or SEVI 2053 Business Foundations
3  
SEVI 2013 Introduction to Venture and Value Creation3  
Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.3:
ECON 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2103)3
or ECON 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (ACTS Equivalency = ECON 2203)
3  
ENGL 1023 Composition II (ACTS Equivalency = ENGL 1023) (Satisfies General Education Outcome 1.1)33  
Fine Art/Humanities - State Minimum Core (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2) 5, 63  
Social Sciences - State Minimum Core (Satisfies General Education Outcomes 3.3 and 4.1 as well as the Social Issues, Multicultural Environment and Demographic Diversity requirement)4  3
MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus (ACTS Equivalency = MATH 2203)3  3
3 hours general education elective  3
Select one of the following:  3
ISYS 2103 Business Information Systems2
FINN 2043 Principles of Finance2
MKTG 3433 Introduction to Marketing2
Science - State Minimum Core (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)  4
ALL pre-business requirements should be met by end of term
Year Total: 15 16
 
Third YearUnits
FallSpring
Select two of the following:6  
ISYS 2103 Business Information Systems2
FINN 2043 Principles of Finance2
MKTG 3433 Introduction to Marketing (Select the two not taken earlier)2
Thematic Course 3  
SEVI/MGMT Major Course3  
U.S. History or Government - State Minimum Core (Satisfies General Education Outcome 4.2)3  
SEVI/MGMT Major Course  6
Major Elective Course  3
SEVI 3013 Strategic Management (Satisfies General Education Outcome 6.1)  3
General Electives   3
Year Total: 15 15
 
Fourth YearUnits
FallSpring
Major Elective Course3  
General Electives 3  
Fine Art/Humanities - State Minimum Core (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.1 or 3.2)5, 63  
Junior/Senior Business Electives 6  
Major Elective Course  3
Junior/Senior Business Electives  6
Science - State Minimum Core (Satisfies General Education Outcome 3.4)  4
Year Total: 15 13
 
Total Units in Sequence:  120
1

Students have demonstrated successful completion of the learning indicators identified for learning outcome 2.1, by meeting the prerequisites for MATH 2053.

2

Must be completed prior to SEVI 3013.

3

Must be completed prior to taking any 3000 or 4000 level business courses.

4

The Social Sciences Elective courses which satisfy General Education Outcomes 3.3 and 4.1, as well as the Social Issues, Multicultural Environment, and Demographic Diversity Requirement include: 

ANTH 1023, HIST 1113, HIST 1123, SOCI 2013SOCI 2013H, or SOCI 2033.

5

The Fine Arts Elective courses which satisfy the General Education Outcome for 3.1 include:  ARCH 1003, ARHS 1003, COMM 1003, DANC 1003, LARC 1003, MLIT 1003, MLIT 1003H, MLIT 1013, MLIT 1013H, MLIT 1333, THTR 1003, THTR 1013, or THTR 1013H.

6

The Humanities Elective courses which satisfy General Education Outcome 3.2 include: 

AAST 2023, ANTH 1033, ARCH 1013, CLST 1003, CLST 1003H, CLST 1013, COMM 1233, DANC 1003, ENGL 1213, ENGL 2023, GNST 2003, HIST 1113, HIST 1113H, HIST 1123, HIST 1123H, HIST 2003, HIST 2013, HUMN 1124H, HUMN 2213, LALS 2013, MRST 2013, MUSY 2003, MUSY 2003H, PHIL 2003, PHIL 2003C, PHIL 2003H, PHIL 2103, PHIL 2103C, PHIL 2303, THTR 1003, THTR 1013, THTR 1013H, WLIT 1113, WLIT 1123, or Intermediate-level world language (usually 2003-level).

Minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Business Majors

The Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation offers a minor for Walton College students desiring more knowledge of innovation and entrepreneurship to assist them in their business careers. The minor requires the completion of 15 specific hours of study with all of the upper division courses applied toward the minor taken in residence. The 15 hours include the following courses:

Required course
SEVI 2013Introduction to Venture and Value Creation3
Choose one of the following Thematic Core courses: 3
Corporate Innovation
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
Small Enterprise Management
Choose three of the following courses: 9
Social Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development
Small Enterprise Management
Corporate Innovation *
Special Topics in Management
Students Acquiring Knowledge Through Enterprise (S.A.K.E.) Product Innovation Lab
Honors Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Colloquium
Leadership
Organizational Change and Development
International Management
Talent Acquisition and Management
Organizational Rewards and Compensation
Entrepreneurship Practicum
* students may choose if not otherwise used toward the Thematic Core course option
Total Hours15

Students who desire to earn an Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor must notify the Walton College Undergraduate Programs Office of intent to pursue a minor. All requirements for the minor must be completed prior to the awarding of the student’s undergraduate degree. All specific course prerequisites must be met. Each student must have a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average in the courses offered for the minor. All upper level minor requirements must be taken in residence.

Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Microcertificate

The Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Microcertificate will teach students the core tools necessary to start a new business venture, allowing them to learn the process by the practical building of their own new venture. The program aims to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve the probability of commercial success for an innovative new product and service of their choosing. The CiE program will consist of three 3-hour courses taken over the timeframe of at least two semesters.

The curriculum will cover the core principles of the Lean Canvas methodology and the use of Customer Discovery and other forms of research to validate the magnitude of the problem, determine the most likely solution for success and develop the business and financial models in preparation for investment. Students will bring problems they want to solve to these classes with the goal to vet potential solutions and prepare business models for presentation to investors, either through collegiate-based business pitch competitions or other means.

Required Courses6
Startup Toolkit
Venture Builders
Electives--select any course from the following3
Social Entrepreneurship
Small Enterprise Management
Students Acquiring Knowledge Through Enterprise (S.A.K.E.) Product Innovation Lab
International Management
Entrepreneurship Practicum
Leadership
Total Hours9

Microcertificate in Organizational Innovation

The Organizational Innovation Undergraduate MicroCertificate is designed to help further develop organizational innovation leaders through an undergraduate practicum-based program in organization innovation. The Undergraduate MicroCertificate will leverage the programs of the McMillon Innovation Studio. The Organizational Innovation Undergraduate MicroCertificate requires 9 hours of coursework to complete.

Organizational Innovation Undergraduate MicroCertificate Requirements:

The Organizational Innovation Undergraduate MicroCertificate requires 9 credit hours that may also be used to fulfill the requirements for an undergraduate degree. The specific requirements are listed below, See an adviser for course selection.

Required Courses6
Corporate Innovation
Corporate Innovation II
Select one of the following:3
Walton College Study Abroad
Entrepreneurship Internship
Total Hours9
Note: BUSI 330V credit allowed with Program Director approval only.

Outdoor Products and Services Undergraduate Microcertificate

The Outdoor Products and Services Undergraduate Microcertificate is designed to provide students interested in pursuing careers or starting businesses in the outdoor products and services industries with the necessary background to be successful in these growing areas. The undergraduate microcertificate will provide specific instruction on such topics as the economics, culture, health benefits, infrastructure requirements, workforce diversity needs and ethical aspects of developing and managing appropriate products and services in the outdoor industries.

Outdoor Products and Services Undergraduate Microcertificate Requirements:

The Outdoor Products and Services Undergraduate Microcertificate requires nine credit hours that may also be used to fulfill the requirements for an undergraduate degree. The specific requirements are listed below. See an advisor for course selection.

Required Class
SEVI 2073Introduction to Outdoor Recreation Industries3
Elective Courses: select two6
Outdoor Industries Capstone Experience
Outdoor Industries Product Innovation Studio
Social Entrepreneurship 1
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development 1
Walton College Study Abroad 2
Entrepreneurship Internship 2
Total Hours9
1

For SEVI 3673 and SEVI 3933 Outdoor Industries, program director approval is required. 

2

For BUSI 330V and SEVI 310V Outdoor Industries, program director approval is required. 

Undergraduate Microcertificate in Social Innovation 

The Social Innovation Undergraduate Microcertificate is designed to provide students with a grounding in social entrepreneurship both as a social movement as well as an alternative to traditional business approaches. The Undergraduate Microcertificate will provide students with hands-on experience in learning about developing their own social venture from idea to pitch and it will enable them to determine the viability, sustainability and scalability of their ideas. The Undergraduate Microcertificate also allows for opportunities to learn about social innovation strategies and techniques for consulting with social enterprises.

Social Innovation Undergraduate Microcertificate

The Social Innovation Undergraduate Microcertificate requires nine credit hours that may be used to fulfill the requirements for an undergraduate degree. The specific requirements are listed below. See an adviser for course selection.

Required Courses — Select one or two of the following:3-6
Social Innovation Strategies
Social Entrepreneurship
Elective Courses — Select one or two of the following:3-6
Honors College Colloquium 1
Walton College Study Abroad 1
Entrepreneurship Internship
Biomedical Innovations for Global Impact
Total Hours9
1

BUSI 3003H credit is only for the Consulting for Social & Environmental Impact Colloquium and BUSI 330V credit only allowed for specified study abroad classes. 

Faculty

Callander, Adrienne, M.F.A. (Rutgers University), P.Bacc. (Maryland Institute College of Art), B.A. (Reed College), Clinical Assistant Professor, 2017.
Chen, Diana, Ph.D., M.S. (University of Arkansas), B.S. (Colorado State University), Lecturer, 2020.
Cummings, Michael, Ph.D. (University of Minnesota), J.D. and M.P.A. (Brigham Young University), B.S. (Utah Valley), Assistant Professor, 2017.
Cummings, Shaughan, J.D., M.P.A., B.A. (Brigham Young University), Teaching Assistant Professor, 2018.
Ellstrand, Alan E., Ph.D. (Indiana University at Bloomington), M.B.A. (North Illinois University), B.S. (University of Illinois-Urbana), Professor, 2000, 2002.
Garcia Contreras, Rogelio, Ph.D., M.A. (University of Denver), B.A. (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Teaching Assistant Professor, 2015.
Goforth, Sarah, M.A. (University of Wisconsin-Madison), B.A. (Hendrix College), Instructor, 2017.
Grandy, Jake, Ph.D. (University of Southern California), M.A. (University of New Mexico), B.S. (University of British Columbia), Assistant Professor, 2020.
Johnson, Jon, Ph.D. (Indiana University at Bloomington), M.B.A., B.S. (University of Arkansas), Professor, Walton College Professorship in Sustainability, 1996, 2007.
Osborne, Cara, M.S., Sc.D. (Harvard University), M.S.N. (Vanderbilt University), B.A. (Transylvania University), Assistant Professor of Practice, 2020.
Petrenko, Oleg, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State University), M.B.A., B.S.B.A. (University of Central Oklahoma), Assistant Professor, 2020.
Reeves, Carol, Ph.D. (University of Georgia), M.A. (University of South Carolina), B.S. (Georgia Southern College), Professor, Cecil and Gwendolyn Cupp Applied Professorship in Entrepreneurship, 1990, 2012.
Ridge, Jason, Ph.D., M.A., B.A. (Oklahoma State University), Associate Professor, 2015, 2017.
Worrell, Dan, Ph.D., M.S., B.S. (Louisiana State University), Professor, Corporate Responsibility Professorship in Management, 2005.
Zweig, Mark, M.B.A., B.S. (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale), Executive in Residence, 2005.

Courses

SEVI 2013. Introduction to Venture and Value Creation. 3 Hours.

This course is a gateway course that establishes a foundation for new venture creation and innovation in business and nonprofit enterprises. Students will develop the skills necessary to identify and refine problems common to new ventures, and methods for individually and collaboratively creating solutions to those problems. The class will cover frameworks for assessing value creation, technical feasibility and organizational viability and is relevant to students interested in for-profit, non-profit and for-benefit entrepreneurship and innovation. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer)

SEVI 2033. Business Foundations for Innovators and Entrepreneurs. 3 Hours.

This class is intended for non-Walton College majors who wish to obtain a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. It creates a foundation for understanding entrepreneurship and innovation by surveying areas of business and presents business processes that are common to most enterprises through an integrated classroom/web based design. Throughout the course you will be introduced to multiple different aspects of business such as ethical business, the management process, business ownership, marketing, accounting and finance. Students may not receive credit for both SEVI 2053 and SEVI 2033. Walton College majors are not eligible to register for the course. No degree credit for Walton College majors. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 2053. Business Foundations. 3 Hours.

This course surveys the areas of business and presents business processes that are common to most enterprises through a hands-on, interactive business experience. It reinforces the use of financial accounting for reporting the results of business operations, and introduces managerial accounting concepts and techniques for improving the quality business decisions. Prerequisite: ((Non-business majors: DASC 1003 and DASC 1104) or (Business majors: ISYS 1123 with a grade of C or better and ACCT 2013 with a grade of C or better)). (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer)

SEVI 2073. Introduction to Outdoor Recreation Industries. 3 Hours.

Introduction to Outdoor Recreation Industries will establish a foundation for students interested in pursuing careers or starting businesses in the outdoor products and services industries. The class lays the foundation for the Outdoor Products and Services Certificate program and will serve as a prerequisite for several classes in the program. The class will provide students with an introduction to economic, cultural, health, infrastructure, diversity and ethical aspects of the products and services outdoor industries. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer)

SEVI 3013. Strategic Management. 3 Hours.

Integrative study of managerial decisions; introduces students to an understanding of strategic competitiveness and the way in which business strategy is formulated and implemented; uses a combination of theoretical and applied approaches to analyzing key business decisions, implementing these decisions, and monitoring their effects. Corequisite: Drill component. Prerequisite: ACCT 2013, (ACCT 2023 or SEVI 2053), BUSI 1033, ECON 2013, ECON 2023, (MATH 2053 or MATH 2564), (MATH 2043 or MATH 2554), COMM 1313, BLAW 2013, ISYS 2103, SCMT 2103, MGMT 2103, (FINN 2043 or FINN 3043), MKTG 3433, ISYS 1123, all with a grade of C or better. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer)

SEVI 3013H. Honors Strategic Management. 3 Hours.

Integrative study of managerial decisions; introduces students to an understanding of strategic competitiveness and the way in which business strategy is formulated and implemented; uses a combination of theoretical and applied approaches to analyzing key business decisions, implementing these decisions, and monitoring their effects. Prerequisite: ACCT 2013, (ACCT 2023 or SEVI 2053), BUSI 1033, ECON 2013, ECON 2023, (MATH 2053 or MATH 2564), (MATH 2043 or MATH 2554), COMM 1313, BLAW 2013, ISYS 2103, SCMT 2103, MGMT 2103, (FINN 2043 or FINN 3043), MKTG 3433, and ISYS 1123, all with a grade of C or better, and honors standing. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer)
This course is equivalent to SEVI 3013.

SEVI 3033. Social Innovation Strategies. 3 Hours.

Social Innovation Strategies is a hands-on, active learning and project-based course focused on exploring the process through which social innovations are designed, developed, and introduced to the market. Using the cases of successful social innovation strategies at the grass root, small and medium social enterprises, and corporate levels, students will learn how new technologies, research-based innovation and data science can impact our world by developing viable social innovation strategies and social business models around these innovations. (Typically offered: Fall)

SEVI 310V. Entrepreneurship Internship. 1-3 Hour.

This experience is designed to give students an internship opportunity to combine their formal academic preparation with an exposure to startups, non-profits, corporate innovation experiences and others. Prerequisite: Junior standing and department consent. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring) May be repeated for up to 6 hours of degree credit.

SEVI 3233. Corporate Innovation. 3 Hours.

This class establishes a foundational knowledge of innovation within an industry context. By combining case studies with guest speakers, this class will evaluate why some companies succeed at innovation and why others fail and learn how to take an innovation from idea to scale within a large organization. Students will develop the skills necessary become an intrapreneur. The class will cover frameworks for corporate innovation, corporate strategy, networks, and technology assessment and is relevant for all students interested in corporate innovation. Prerequisite: SEVI 2053 or ACCT 2023. (Typically offered: Spring)

SEVI 3303. Startup Toolkit. 3 Hours.

The Startup Toolkit is designed for students who want to experience the steps of creating your own business venture. We will explore the initial strategies and tools used by entrepreneurs at the beginning of building a potential business. This class will cover the process of thinking about innovation and the steps entrepreneurs use to solve big problems and determine new venture potential. Students will learn to identify real problems, get to know the potential customers, determine a unique value proposition and create a financially viable solution. This course prepares students to take the Venture Builders (SEVI 4303) course, which completes the rest of the business model planning in preparation for investment seeking opportunities. Prerequisite: Instructor approval. (Typically offered: Spring)

SEVI 3343. Creativity and Collaboration. 3 Hours.

This interdisciplinary seminar encourages creative risk-taking, team building, and iteration. Students explore creativity in myriad contexts as they develop their creative and collaborative capacities. Subtopics include defining creativity; claiming creativity; creative rebellion; discovery and innovation; and authenticity and originality. In this highly interactive course, students engage creative process both individually and in teams through a range of meaningful applied learning activities, critical and creative thinking opportunities, and oral and written communication. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 3673. Social Entrepreneurship. 3 Hours.

The course explores the notion of social entrepreneurship both, as a movement and as an alternative to engage with the market economy. Students will explore the possibility of opening their own business with a strong social mission; adopting some sustainable practices to advance their social or environmental causes; advocating for new ways of measuring impact and returns to investment; or simply by becoming responsible consumers, conscious about the consequences of their decision making power. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 3703. Outdoor Industries Strategies. 3 Hours.

Outdoor Industries Strategies will explore strategies and business models associated with both products and services based cycling and outdoor recreation companies. The class will also cover career strategies in these industries, including entrepreneurial alternatives and careers in corporate and small venture organizations. Students will synthesize and apply knowledge gained in traditional majors to the cycling and outdoor industry context. Prerequisite: SEVI 2073 or instructor consent. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 3933. Entrepreneurship and New Venture Development. 3 Hours.

The role of the entrepreneur in starting up new businesses. Identification of new venture opportunities and the evaluation of their feasibility. Prerequisite: Junior Standing. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 4003H. Honors Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Colloquium. 3 Hours.

Colloquium that covers new developments and topics salient to entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy in businesses and nonprofit organizations. Prerequisite: Honors standing and junior standing. (Typically offered: Fall)

SEVI 4103. Special Topics in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 3 Hours.

Explores trends, concepts, and important developments in strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation as they impact on organizational performance. Topics are selected by the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation Department faculty for each semester the course is offered. Prerequisite: Junior standing and completion of the pre-business core. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer) May be repeated for degree credit.

SEVI 4103H. Honors Special Topics in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. 3 Hours.

Explores trends, concepts, and important developments in strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation as they impact on organizational performance. Topics are selected by the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Innovation Department faculty for each semester the course is offered. Prerequisite: Honors standing, junior standing and completion of the pre-business core. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer) May be repeated for degree credit.
This course is equivalent to SEVI 4103.

SEVI 4233. Corporate Innovation II. 3 Hours.

This course presents an integrated overview of the field of product management. Students learn to be the CEO of their product. Through this interactive course, students will be able to take organizational innovation ideas formed in the prerequisite, Corporate Innovation course to the next level by learning and implementing the fundamentals of product management which include improving technical acumen, strategy development, business modeling, product/market fit, understanding OKRs, EPICs and retrospectives. Prerequisite: SEVI 3233. (Typically offered: Spring)

SEVI 4303. Venture Builders. 3 Hours.

Students will assess the best business models developed in the prerequisite Startup Toolkit Course and will work to further develop these ventures with the intent of actually launching new businesses. As entrepreneurs in training, students will create business models and plans that have the potential of attracting outside investment, and that have the potential to scale. Prerequisite: SEVI 3303 and Instructor approval. (Typically offered: Fall)

SEVI 4333. Biomedical Innovations for Global Impact. 3 Hours.

This course focuses on specific problems triggered or exacerbated by selected global health care challenges. Acknowledging the interdependence of our world, where the well-being of one individual is intrinsically connected to the well-being of the entire ecosystem, the course connects participating students with a global and local network of students, faculty, community partners, and mentors, and invite them to develop solutions to some of these health care challenges. (Typically offered: Fall)
This course is cross-listed with BMEG 4593.

SEVI 4433. Small Enterprise Management. 3 Hours.

Small enterprise opportunities and problems emphasizing innovation, management planning and control, financing, marketing and legal requirements. Emphasis on application of management knowledge to small enterprise management. Prerequisite: SEVI 3933. (Typically offered: Spring)

SEVI 4543. Students Acquiring Knowledge Through Enterprise (S.A.K.E.) Product Innovation Lab. 3 Hours.

Provides a structured stage-gate framework for new product development through a hands-on, interactive product innovation experience. Students will learn and apply skills related to the development and testing of new concepts and products including: ideation techniques; concept writing; designing and implementing effective qualitative and quantitative consumer research; prototyping; financial profile development; and developing impactful presentations. Prerequisite: Junior standing. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 4583. International Management. 3 Hours.

Develops an understanding of international business management and the cultural environments in which IB exists today. Students examine international business practices and learn about unique elements of business as it practiced in selected nations and diverse cultures. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 4703. Outdoor Industries Capstone Experience. 3 Hours.

The Outdoor Industries Capstone Experience class will consist of student teams working with outdoor recreation companies to solve real-world business problems. Teams of four to six students will partner with an industry partner to identify, clarify and evaluate a business problem, develop solutions based on analysis and application of theory, and present findings and recommendations to company representatives. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 4713. Outdoor Industries Product Innovation Studio. 3 Hours.

The Outdoor Industries Product Innovation Studio will develop students' knowledge of the product innovation, design and development processes in the outdoor industry. This project-based course will introduce students to the theoretical and practical aspects of new product development with subjects such as design thinking, customer discovery, product management prototyping, sustainable material sourcing, manufacturing basics, and go-to-market strategies, among others. Participants will develop a low fidelity prototype of their proposed idea as a cumulative final project. (Typically offered: Fall and Spring)

SEVI 4993. Entrepreneurship Practicum. 3 Hours.

Hands-on management of an actual on-going business. Students will gain experience working in, making decisions about, and managing a business. Topics covered include accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, logistics, management, and marketing. Entrance by application only. (Typically offered: Fall, Spring and Summer) May be repeated for up to 6 hours of degree credit.