MGT 06530 - Sustainable Commerce (3 credits)

• Students will examine the notion of “sustainable business” in this course. Students will learn about different types of ‘green’ and sustainable businesses and evaluate many case studies of businesses that have been successful in improving their environmental and social performance while also remaining profitable. Students will gain an understanding of social venturing and continue to develop their entrepreneurial skill set and mindset. Students will develop their own approaches to evaluating the sustainability of a business while also learning about emerging norms and frameworks. Students will examine sustainability as a concept impacting all aspects of a business, from operations and product design to finance, marketing, and human resources management. The impacts of “green” industries, products, and business practices are also examined. This course may be offered online.

MGT 06531 - Sustainability Assessment (3 credits)

• Students will learn different approaches for setting sustainability goals, measuring progress towards sustainability outcomes, and managing so-called “sustainability transitions.” Students will learn about the increasingly important role of sustainability officers in different firms and gain exposure to concepts and practices in sustainability reporting for both shareholder, regulatory, and scientific purposes. This course may be offered online.

MGT 06532 - Topics in Sustainability Innovation and Problem Solving (3 credits)

• Students in this seminar/practicum type class will study the implementation of sustainability transitions in the context of current events and emerging ideas related to sustainability studies. Students will identify industries and/or societal challenges that could benefit from sustainability thinking and develop plans for implementing a new product, system, or structure. This course may not be offered every year. This course may be offered online.

MGT 06530 - Sustainable Commerce (3 credits)

• Students will examine the notion of “sustainable business” in this course. Students will learn about different types of ‘green’ and sustainable businesses and evaluate many case studies of businesses that have been successful in improving their environmental and social performance while also remaining profitable. Students will gain an understanding of social venturing and continue to develop their entrepreneurial skill set and mindset. Students will develop their own approaches to evaluating the sustainability of a business while also learning about emerging norms and frameworks. Students will examine sustainability as a concept impacting all aspects of a business, from operations and product design to finance, marketing, and human resources management. The impacts of “green” industries, products, and business practices are also examined. This course may be offered online.

MGT 06531 - Sustainability Assessment (3 credits)

• Students will learn different approaches for setting sustainability goals, measuring progress towards sustainability outcomes, and managing so-called “sustainability transitions.” Students will learn about the increasingly important role of sustainability officers in different firms and gain exposure to concepts and practices in sustainability reporting for both shareholder, regulatory, and scientific purposes. This course may be offered online.

MGT 06532 - Topics in Sustainability Innovation and Problem Solving (3 credits)

• Students in this seminar/practicum type class will study the implementation of sustainability transitions in the context of current events and emerging ideas related to sustainability studies. Students will identify industries and/or societal challenges that could benefit from sustainability thinking and develop plans for implementing a new product, system, or structure. This course may not be offered every year. This course may be offered online.

ENT 06505 - Entrepreneurship & Innovation (3 credits)

• This course provides a broad framework for understanding the nature of entrepreneurship in multiple organizational settings. The course introduces students to the innovation and idea generation process and helps students apply an alternative way of "thinking" to assist in solving difficult issues for government, business, and the nonprofit sector.

ENT 06506 - Corporate Entrepreneurship (3 credits)

• This course provides an overview of the potential for innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities or new ventures within a corporate environment. The course covers various aspects of corporate entrepreneurship. Major topics include understanding the corporate entrepreneurial revolution, learning about the nature of entrepreneurship within established organizations (intrapreneurship), understanding the requirements for setting up an environment conducive to being intrapreneurial within a corporate setting, and learning about the entrepreneurial direction of firms as they grow and evolve. Among the issues discussed are the role of creativity within corporate entrepreneurship, the relation to product innovation and technology, the importance of corporate strategy within an entrepreneurial framework, and what it takes to create an entrepreneurial culture in a corporate setting.

ENT 06601 - Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing for Change (3 credits)

• This course presents an overview of social entrepreneurship through the lens of effective altruism. Students learn, at a global level, how to approach and solve some of society's biggest challenges, as framed by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Topics include defining and evaluating impact, building sustainable and scalable business models, and challenges including poverty, health care, childcare, disaster relief, sweatshops, and more.

ACC 03507 - Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting (3 credits)

• This financial accounting course focuses on the contemporary accounting issues of governmental and non-profit organizations. It includes financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning in the environments of local, state, and federal government, colleges and universities, hospitals, and voluntary health and welfare organizations.