Entrepreneurship Fundamentals

    EX 1111 is offered this fall:

Acquire the skills, knowl­edge, and direc­tion to start your cho­sen ven­ture and increase the prob­a­bil­i­ty of its suc­cess. Learn to devel­op and fine-tune your busi­ness mod­el by link­ing mar­ket­ing, oper­a­tions, peo­ple and finance; iden­ti­fy­ing your val­ue propo­si­tion and deter­mine why prospec­tive cus­tomers should choose you; and under­stand­ing what it means to oper­ate under the entre­pre­neur’s mindset.
Course at a glance
  • 14 hours
  • Practical hands on skills
  • Bring your ideas to class and work through it
What you will learn

By the end of this microcredential, you should be able to:

  • How to start your own business.
  • Explore funding opportunities.
  • Create a business plan.
  • Marketing strategies.

Offered:

Overall Schedule
Sep 1 — pre-class information opens

Students in this course section may have pre-class readings or assessments to complete.

Lecture/Class Schedule
Oct 21Oct 22
Mondays

Tuesdays

Wednesdays

Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays

8:30 am – 4:30 pm MT

Sundays

8:30 am – 4:30 pm MT

Dec 22 — post-class component closes

Students in this section may have post-class readings or assessments to complete.

Syn­chro­nous online learning, eClass

14 hours of instruction

In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. for­mat details

Class info
This course has no prerequisites

Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.

Transferability
  • Elective credit in Management Development Certificate
Looking for
different course dates?

New course schedules are released each June and November.

EX 1111 is offered this fall: