GBUS 895 - Darden Business Project: Venturing

895D (4.5 credit hours); 895E (3.0 credit hours); The purpose of these courses is to give students an opportunity to develop a business idea of their own into a new business or work closely with a founder to develop their idea into a new business. Students will experience a start-up environment where resources are in short supply and corporate support is limited. For students choosing an entrepreneurial career, this experience will allow them to test the water to see if they are predisposed to this career path. For students choosing an intrapreneurial career within a corporation, this experience will allow them to appreciate the benefits of corporate support. A student (or students, if a team) who request the 4.5-credit-hour (180 working hours per student) option are required to submit an analytical document that answers a critical path question in the determination of the viability of a business, which should form the basis for a determination if the student plans to pursue this business as full-time employment after graduation. A student (or students, if a team) may request the 3-credit-hour option if they do not see the critical path question being addressed in this Darden Business Project course as pertaining directly to their involvement after graduation in the business being analyzed or if they want to experience analyzing a critical path problem for an entrepreneurial venture. (Y)

Credits: 1.5 or 3.0