Evaluation:

Total possible points for the quarter there are 1000 points. Following is a brief discussion of the various types of activities assigned and the total possible points for each activity. Further details and due dates are listed as a document in the Assignment section. Note: Students are responsible for meeting the assignment due dates. Assignments will not be accepted late. Please don’t procrastinate. Names must be on all attachments and on all emails submitted.

Points will be awarded for each of the assignments with final course grades computed as follows: 90% x 1000 points = 900+ =A 80% x 1000 points = 800+=B 70% x 1000 points = 700+=C 60% x 1000 points = 600+=D Less than 599 = F


Individual Project – 300 total possible points

Business Proposal/Analysis and Investor feedback/paper and PowerPoint presentation.


Due Dates:

Business start up plan due May 1st
Investor Feedback due May 15th
Presentations May 20th

Business Plan: (Group Project) 250 total possible points
students may use a word processing (e.g. Microsoft Word) and a spreadsheet (e.g., Microsoft Excel) program for this assignment. This plan represents an initial attempt/draft by the student of a business plan. The Business Plan should cover all three sections: Management, Marketing, Financial and include an Executive Summary. Because most students do not have an accounting background, there are no expectations of accurate financial pro forma statements; however, students should attempt to do the Financial Plan section of their Business Plan. The instructor is interested in the “thinking” behind the projections rather than the accuracy of the figures.
(Note: Final project should be no more than 20 pages in length and double-spaced. This is a college level writing assignment, points will be deducted for grammar, spelling and appearance.

Due Dates:

Final Project due May 22nd
Presentations May 22nd


Individual Cases – 200 total possible points
In addition, there are 5 assigned cases. Answer the questions at the end of each case and send via the Assignments area by the due date. Remember: It is not how much you say but how well you say it that matters; therefore, answers should be concisely written but indicative of a thoughtful response. Points will be assigned based upon the logic demonstrated in each answer. Each case is worth 50 possible points.

Virtual Field Trips – 150 total possible points – Extra Credit Opportunity
Students are to “visit” the Internet Websites provided by the instructor in the assignment section. Each site has been selected because of its relevance to small business management. Students are to post a thread to the class blog commenting on the relevancy of each site. Questions, concerns or issues related to these sites should also be posted under this thread. All students should read threads posted by classmates and answer or add to the discussions as initially listed. Students are encouraged to ask and answer questions of other students.
www.sba.gov (5 points)
http://www.entrepreneur.com (5 points)
http://www.uschamber.com/default (5 points)
Internet Hunt (20 total possible points)
Students can locate other websites (other than those listed by instructor in External Links) relevant to small business management. Identified websites along with a brief summary (1 to 4 sentences) should be posted to the class blog under the forum identified as “Internet Hunt”. Students will earn an additional 5 points for each website identified (which has not been previously identified and listed by another classmate) up to a maximum of 25 points; however, the information must be posted to the Discussion Board prior to the due date in order to receive the points.

Participation – 100 total possible points
Students are expected to participate.