MGS 4560Small Business Management

Wednesday, 4:30 – 7:00 PMGeneral Classroom #431

Instructor: Gary Giles

Name Major, expected graduation date Area of town you live Full-Time or Part-Time Student Work Experience Big Company / Small Company Choose one of the following

• I think I would be a good small business owner because . . .

• Name of someone you know that owns a small business; name of the business; describe the business.

• Share an idea for a new business that you’ve contemplated.

• I would be a good team member on a group project because . . .

Personal Introduction

Name Year Full-Time or Part-Time Student Work Experience Alternative email address (if needed) A recent picture of yourself

Send me an email by 5:00 PM - Monday, August 27th with the following information

First Assignment

Class website: TBD

Administrative Stuff

Text Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (5th Edition), Thomas W. Zimmerer, Norman M. Scarborough (Prentice Hall), 2002.

Academic Dishonesty

Contact Info: Phone: 770-356-8483 (Cell) Email: mgtgdgx@langate.gsu.edu

The syllabus provides a general plan for the course. Changes will be announced in class.

Grading

Pop Quizzes 20%Business Model/Strategies 10%Small Business Topic Presentation 10%Small Business Issue Repor 15% Small Business Issue Presentation 15%Class Contribution 15% Exam 15%

Total 100%

Grading

Grading Grading Scale

A+ 97.5% and above

A 93% and Above

A- 90% and Above

B+ 87.5% and Above

B 83% and above

B- 80% and Above

C+ 77.5% and Above

C 73% and Above

C- 70% and Above

F Below 70%

Scale

Team Projects

Each team will contain 5 students

Team will have 3 assignments and collaborate on in-class exercises

Peer evaluations

Team roster must be submitted by end of class on Sept 5th

Instructor will meet with teams during class to assess

progress and answer questions