USASBE 2002 National Innovative Entrepreneurship Education Course Award University of St. Thomas Dr. Jeffrey R. Cornwall Dr. Michael J. Naughton
Christian Faith and the Management Professions: An Entrepreneurial Perspective
Overview of course History Student recruitment Team teaching Class format
Making the Course Happen Committed Instructors Aquinas Foundation Grant Support from Deans for Team-teaching Theology Department Counts Course Toward Liberal Arts Requirements Entrepreneurship Department Allows Release of Faculty to Teach Course Each Year
Course Content
Liberal Arts & Entrepreneurship Interdisciplinary Integration
Liberal Arts & Entrepreneurship: Who is the “good entrepreneur? Work and Leisure Integrity of the Entrepreneur: An Integrated and Balanced Life
Faith and Work: A Tradition of Engaging Faith and Entrepreneurship History of Entrepreneurship and Christianity Meaning of Success Entrepreneurial Virtues Re-discovered
Ethics & Practice: Providing Good Work Vision People Wealth
Assignments Self-assessment Project Assignment Interview Project Assignment Integrative Paper Class Participation and Preparation
Integration into the Curriculum
Keys to Success of UST Entrepreneurship Program: From 1999 Award Presentation Interdisciplinary Integration Value Based Learning and Ethics Entrepreneurially Experienced Faculty Learning Portfolio
Business Core Entrepreneurship Electives Entrepreneurship Electives Liberal Arts Entrepreneurship Capstone Entrepreneurship Capstone Foundations in Entrepreneurship Integration and Dual Capstones University/ Liberal Arts Capstone University/ Liberal Arts Capstone
Outcomes Short-term: Course evaluations On-going self-assessment Follow-up Survey
Benefits In the students’ own words…