ECE 344 Entrepreneurship in ECE Field

This advanced course takes students through the entire ECE business start-up process by analyzing and understanding entrepreneurial behavior and traits, discovering new ideas and business opportunities, creating a full business plan, and pitching the business idea to potential investors or resource providers. Distinctions between family child care and center based ECE programming will be made, along with the unique rules and regulations that shape both of these program types. Students will explore factors which contribute to entrepreneurial success and failure, and apply knowledge gathered from other disciplines to create a complete business plan for a new early childhood program or an expansion of an existing program. Twenty-five field hours are required for this class. Pre-requisite(s): ECE 311, ECE 312, and ECE 313. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Credits

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