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1) Classification of college or university (select one):

2 year college
4 year college
4 year university

2) My school has the following entrepreneurship programs (select all that apply):

a. Undergraduate majors
b. Undergraduate concentration
c. Undergraduate minors
d. Graduate certificate
e. MBA
f. MBA with entrepreneurship concentration
g. Master of Science
h. Ph.D./D.B.A

3) My school has the following business programs (select all that apply):

PROGRAMS Total Number of students enrolled in 2009-2010 Total number of sections in 2009-2010

Undergraduate majors

Undergraduate concentration

Undergraduate minors

Graduate certificate

MBA

Master of Science

Ph.D./D.B.A.

4) Overview and history of your course offerings

Course Title Year Initiated Currently being offered in 2009-2010 academic year? Number of Sections Total Enrollment

Business Planning Course Yes No

Creativity Yes No

Innovation Yes No

Entrepreneurial Financing Yes No

Entrepreneurial Marketing Yes No

Entrepreneurship Yes No

Family Business Yes No

Franchising Yes No

New Product Development Yes No

New Venture Creation Yes No

Small Business Consulting Yes No

Small Business Finance Yes No

Small Business Management Yes No

Small Business Strategy Yes No

Social Entrepreneurship Yes No

Technology Yes No

Venture Capital Yes No

Other (please specify)
Yes No

Other (please specify)
Yes No

Other (please specify)
Yes No

5) Please indicate the number of professors (full- and part-time)] who taught Entrepreneurship courses during the 2009-2010 academic year.

Status Fall 2009 Spring 2010

Full-Time (Tenure, Contract, Visiting, or Clinical)

Part-Time (Adjuncts)

Other (Specify)

6) Does your school have a(n)?

Entrepreneurship Center/Institute Yes No

Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship Yes No

Professorship in Entrepreneurship Yes No

Small Business Development Center Yes No

Entrepreneur-in-residence Yes No

School of Entrepreneurship Yes No

Department of Entrepreneurship Yes No

Other (please Specify) Yes No

7) Has your school received grants or gifts in support of Entrepreneurship in the last five years?

Yes No

If YES, please indicate from whom and what year:

Source Year

Coleman

Kauffman

Alumni

Federal Government

Non Alumni Entrepreneur

Other (please Specify)

Other (please Specify)

8) Where is the responsibility and oversight for your Entrepreneurship course(s) and curriculum housed?

An existing academic department (please indicate which )

An Entrepreneurial Center

A Department of Small Business or Entrepreneurship

The College or School of Business

Other (please indicate where )

9) Please check which of the following learning opportunities are available to your students:

Entrepreneurial Learning Opportunities

Business Planning Competition Yes No

School participates Yes No

School Hosts Yes No

Elevator Pitch Competitions Yes No

Entrepreneurship Clubs Yes No

Net Impact Club Yes No

Distinguished Speaker Series Yes No

Incubators Yes No

Hatcheries (student owned enterprises located in one location) Yes No

Campus-based business (university owned; student run) Yes No

Young Entrepreneurs Organization Yes No

Collaborative programs with High Schools Yes No

Collaborative programs with 2-year Colleges Yes No

Collaborative programs with 4-year Colleges/Universities Yes No

Case Competitions Yes No

Web Sites Yes No

10) Indicate your level of frequency in using the following teaching pedagogies in your entrepreneurship courses/curriculum:

Very Frequently=1 Frequently=2 Occasionally =3 Infrequently =4 Seldom=5

80-90%
of the time 60-79%
of the time 40-59%
of the time 20-39%
of the time 0-19%
of the time

Case studies 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Creation of business plans 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Lectures by small business owners/entrepreneurs 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Discussions 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Computer simulations 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Blogging 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Twitter 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Guest speakers 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Student based consulting program 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Small Business Institute® (SBI) counseling program 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Research projects 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Feasibility studies 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Internships 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

On-site visits with a small business/new venture 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

In class exercises 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

Other (please specify) 1 2 3 4 5 n/a

11. Please indicate the subjects covered in either your small business management or entrepreneurship curriculum.

Subject Matter Entrepreneurship Small Business
Management Neither

Economic Importance of Small Entrepreneurial Firms

Motivation of Founder

Psychological Profile of Owner Founders

Opportunity Recognition

Creativity

Innovation

Mind Mapping

Buy versus start new venture

Franchising

Environmental Scanning

Opportunity Analysis

Home-based business

Family Business

Legal Structure of Organization

Intellectual Property-Patents, Copyrights

Management Teams

Ethics

Government Regulations

International Trade

Researching the Market

Human Resource Management

Pricing Strategies

Integrating Technology into business process

Risk Management

Promotional Strategies

Social Media

Guerrilla Marketing

Distribution Channels

Use of the Internet

Bootstrapping

Business Plans

Feasibility Plans

Green/ Sustainability

Social Entrepreneurship

Cash Flow Analysis

Sources of Capital

Debt versus EQuity Financing

Managing the Finances of the venture

Growth Strategies

SWOT Analysis

Other (Please specify)

Other (Please specify)

Other (Please specify)

Other (Please specify)

12) Teaching Materials Used in Classroom

Teaching Material	Title/Author	Used in 2009-2010 Academic year
Textbook		Yes No
Textbook		Yes No
Readings Book		Yes No
Readings Book		Yes No
A set of readings and text materials		Yes No
Popular/Trade Books (e.g., The Art of the Start)		Yes No
Video Tapes		Yes No
CD/DVDs		Yes No
Websites		Yes No
Business Plan Software		Yes No
Simulations		Yes No
Other		Yes No

13) Check the periodicals used in your Entrepreneurship classes (reQuired or recommended).

Business Week
Fortune Small Business
Entrepreneur
Inc.
Fast Company
The Wall Street Journal
Fortune
Other

14) Check the academic periodicals used as teaching resources in your Entrepreneurship classes.

Entrepreneurship Theory & Practice
Journal of Small Business Management
Journal of Small Business Strategy
Journal of Business Venturing
Entrepreneurship & Small Business
Other

15) Do you reQuire web-based assignments as part of your curriculum?	Yes No
16) Does your school offer Entrepreneurship courses on the Internet?	Yes No
17) Does your school/center offer information on the web regarding Entrepreneurship, New Venture Creation, and Small Business to both students and entrepreneurs?	Yes No
18) Do you offer management and technical assistance on-line for students and entrepreneurs?	Yes No
19) Does your center and/or staff write a blog?	Yes No
20) Does your center use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc)?	Yes No

19) Does your college or university offer any of the following (check all that apply)?

	a) Executive development courses in Entrepreneurship?	Yes No
	b) Continuing education programs in Entrepreneurship?	Yes No
	c) Online learning in Entrepreneurship?	Yes No
	d) Internship opportunities with small local companies?	Yes No

20) Does your school/center work with and receive support from local, state, or federal agencies in support of entrepreneurship?

Yes No

21) Is your school involved with any outreach entrepreneurship/ small business programs targeted at secondary and elementary students?

Yes No

22) Does your school participate in business plan competitions at other schools or organizations?

Yes No

23) Do your course offerings make a clear distinction between entrepreneurship and small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) as is done in other countries?

Yes No

24) Does your entrepreneurship program partner with programs in other countries?

Yes No

25) How does your curriculum deal with limitations of a rational planning focus (i.e. effectuation, bricolage, adaptiveness, et al.)?

Explain:

26) What distinguishes your Entrepreneurship program from other schools (i.e. Internet based courses, community projects)? Please describe in 150 words or less.

27) Does your school keep track of alumni who have started their own businesses? Yes No

28) Identify any metrics you employ in measuring the effectiveness/success outcomes of any of your entrepreneurial course/program:

29) List major entrepreneurship education awards you or your program has received in the last five years:

30) List three trends in Entrepreneurship education you believe will become prominent in the next five years:
1.
2.
3.

31) Attach any entrepreneurship syllabi: