Addresses how to prepare a comprehensive strategy for launching a new business. The vehicle for achieving this is the preparation of a business plan based on an opportunity that students have selected. Upon completion of this course students will: 1) learn what is a business plan, its elements, and how they fit together; 2) know why and when you need to write a business plan; 3) experience the difficult, but essential, process that all entrepreneurs go through when they plan their new venture.

EMEN 5020 (Finance and Accounting for Engineers) or equivalent recommended.

Mullins, The New Business Road, 2nd ed., 2006, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0273663569. Only the 2006 2nd ed. Is acceptable.

Access to e-mail. Students must also register on the web for the eCollege companion to this course.