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School of Business

Bus 227 (Mon): New Business Develo Development pment

W ‘22

(Chandigarh Campus) (India) Meets once a week (Mon) – 9:30am) (Online – synchronous Sessio Session) n) (CRN 13062)

Look up the class schedule pls Important Dates for Winter 2022 (Jan-Ap (Jan-April ril Semester)

**CHANGES DUE TO COVID-19 ** The Winter 2022 semester will run online (synchronously) for a 12-week period – followed by 13th week of Final Assessment. There will be NO mid-term week, so the semester will run for 12 weeks. There is a provision for a final assessment. However, this will be subject to the local advisory applicable to institutions

Classes begin Classes end

January 10, 2022 April 01, 2022

Final Exam Period

April 04 – April 15, 2022

1st class session at 9:30 am on 10th Jan.’22

Mid-Sem & Final Assessments as indicated in this Course Outline:

Holidays: (no class) -Republic Day: (Wednesday), -Holi: (Friday), -Good Friday Easter: (Friday),

January 26, 2022 March 18, 2022 April 15, 2022

________ *The holiday for Holi is subject to change. + any other as notified via FVI notifications / announcement

Faculty

Shyam Vyas, Ph.D.

Contact

[email protected]

Office ffice:

Room 115, “A” Block, FVI , Chandigarh

(Use only the above email for all email correspondence/ e-submissions as regards this course). Students are welcome to connect on mobile for instant attention - in emergency.

[email protected]

Phone: 09811030360

One hour/wk - (right after the class session).

Office Hours

Students must be available for the office hr if required.

Course Syllabus: Bus 227 W’22 – others by prior appointment – so as not to disappoint you. But I have an “open door policy”, and you can take a chance anytime on any working day.

Prerequisite

Bus 120, (Bus 160 or CIS 110), (Bus 144, or Bus 145), Bus 249 (formerly Bus 149 and Bus 162), Bus 100, and CMNS 125. Students without Bus 100 & Bus120 and those with low proficiency in English may find this course difficult. Anyone that is not involved, & not ready to work hard & learn, will find this course tough.

Course Overview

Calendar Description: A comprehensive course in how to establish a small business. Topics include buying a business, franchises, starting your own business, sources of financing, forms of business, determining location, and the management strategies of marketing, finance, production, inventory control, and human resources. This course concludes with the development of a business plan. Issues of new business growth, transfer of ownership / succession planning, tax, and forms of business ownership. This course concludes with identification of major business creators in the area and the development of a business plan for a business idea championed by student group.

Learning Outcomes

Requ Required ired Resou Resources rces

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Assess personal readiness for entrepreneurship; 2. Develop a personal plan to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for business development; 3. Recognize different business structures; 4. Distinguish the role each type of business plays in the economic landscape; 5. Evaluate distinct business opportunities in the context of globalization; 6. Determine appropriate business and promotional strategies for developing a sustainable competitive advantage; 7. Describe operations management and human capital pool requirements; 8. Define financing requirements and identify sources of funding; 9. Develop a comprehensive business plan. Entrepreneurship – A Small Business Approach by Charles E. Bamford, Garry D. Bruton (please look up the text chapters & read topical area ahead of class)

and as discussed /finalized in class Entrepreneurship: A Small Business Approach Charles E Bamford, Garry D. Bruton ISBN: 9789339221584 McGraw-Hill Education India : https://www.amazon.in/Entrepreneurship-Business-Approach-CharlesBamford/dp/9339221583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1541409058&sr=81&keywords=9789339221584%5C

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Additionally suggested readings – referrals: This professor’s Major Slides. Any other major text in business development /creation Your best resources are class discussions on topical areas, case discussions & your class notes. (please look up the relevant text chapters & read on topical area ahead of every class)

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Course Syllabus: Bus 227 W’22 Class notes, Guest Speaker entrepreneurial experiences & interactions /discussions would be your valuable resource.

Technology Requirements:  Fast, stable network connection: 50-100 mpbs download, 5-10 mbps upload  Wi-Fi 5Ghz connections are preferred over 2.4 Ghz. Please do not rely on wireless connections in public places such as coffee shops, malls and grocery stores  No Dial-up: You should not rely on dial-up connections at all  USB headset/microphone/speakers and webcam  Desktop or laptop computer on the current versions of Windows or Mac OS  Use Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox: with pop-up blockers off, JavaScript & cookies enabled and cache cleared For a full list please see: https://www.ufv.ca/myclass/technical-requirements/ You are advised to enter class meetings using a laptop/computer and not a mobile. If you require a calculator include the following: A calculator approved by the School of Business. For a list of approved models please see: https://www.ufv.ca/business/handbook/ If you require a calculator include the following: A calculator approved by the School of Business. For a list of approved models please see: https://www.ufv.ca/business/handbook/

Supplemental Resou Resources rces

Suggested - read marketing/ business/ financial & general newspapers, business magazines & watch relevant tv channels to stay “enviro “environmentally nmentally alive” alive”,, and alert to happenings in business development & entrepreneurship environment in India and globally. Textbook companion website for text – and any readings and experiences from the real world. May like to refer to – Canadian Entrepreneurship and Small Business, by Balderson, D.W. (current edition, publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson). 50 odd Indian entrepreneurs and business empires they created (a binder (2 copies) put in student lounge by this professor). Students are advised to research history, backgrounds, motivations of emerging new business creators / start-ups. Textbook companion website for text– and any readings and experiences from the real world. Read articles in news as regards entrepreneurs & new business developers. Two binders on major Indian Business Families and businesses they developed – placed in student lounge. You are advised to look them up and update.

Value Methods of Evaluation

Attendance / Participation / Involvement Midterm Test Final Examination (Comprehensive) + Viva Sem. Contribution to Grade- Quizzes/Assignments/Cases & Group Business Idea & Business Plan Project

Due

10% 20% 30% 40%

Additional Optional Bonus Write-up Scheme Points up to 5% of grade offered *Important: a peer evaluation must be attached with Business Plan

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Course Syllabus: Bus 227 W’22 Project Report or the whole team will suffer a penalty of 50% This professor reserves the right to award an overall “Failed” grade to any student suspected of unethical / conduct unbecoming of a management professional on ANY assignment or in any sphere of class / academic activity. Professional conduct backed by thorough preparation for each class coupled with intense interest in every aspect of New Business Development effort as impacting a new business venture is expected of each student that elects to be in this class. All submissions MUST have TOC, Acknowledgement, and Certificate of Originality (must have the four-fold declarations – Have used my words only, Have not Copied from any source, Have not plagiarised, Have cited all sources from where adapted or quoted in this submission. Without this declaration – the submission will not receive any marks.

Plagiarism & Any FForm orm of Academic Dishonesty will NOT be tolerated. USE your own word words. s. Where quoting reference – give credit on same page (footnotes) too in addition to bibliography. Review your before you submit. Do not use any grammar/word correction /English enhancement software unthinkingly and without review. All e-submissions MUST be submitted on Turnitin AND on email- ([email protected]) – else NO credit will be awarded – unless specifically permitted by the professor. All submissions MUST have TOC, Acknowledgement, and Certificate of Originality (must have the four-fold declarations – 1.Have used my/our words only, 2.Have not Copied from any source, 3.Have not plagiarised, 4.Have cited all sources from where adapted or quoted in this submission. Without this “Certificate of Originality Declarations” – the submission will not receive ANY marks.

You must retain a copy of each submitted assignment and all working files including, but not limited to draft versions of your assignments, articles cited and critiqued, interview transcripts, surveys (report drafts and raw data collected) – until you have received your final grade for the whole course. At start of each assignment you will put in a page titled “Certificate of Originality” attesting to the fact that the material submitted is not copied or plagiarized – and is your own original work – as stated above. By submitting any assignment, you are making a declaration of intellectual integrity. You are declaring that the work submitted is your own and complies with all regulations stated in the Academic Misconduct section in this syllabus as well as UFV Policy 70. You are also agreeing to allow your work to be compared against the work of others, including the use of plagiarism detection software to detect

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Course Syllabus: Bus 227 W’22 plagiarism.

Ref References erences

Written assignments must use the current APA style of referencing. See also guidelines from the Academic Success Centre.

English Standards

Assignments must be free of spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Assignments containing such errors will be penalized (i.e. mark deductions up to 20%). DO NOT USE ANY SOFTWARES that enhance English writings, sentence corrections.

Accommodation

Students with documented disabilities requiring academic and/or exam accommodation should contact Disability Services at FVI, Chandigarh.

Grading Scale

Grades will be assigned according to the following scale. (Posting of the numerical grade optional) Grade Percent Equivalent Grade Point Value A+ 90 – 100 4.33 A 85 – 89 4.00 A80 – 84 3.67 B+ B B-

77 – 79 73 – 76 70 – 72

3.33 3.00 2.67

C+ C C-

67 – 69 63 – 66 60 – 62

2.33 2.00 1.67

D 50 – 59 1.00 F...