Updated: 26Nov2007

Course Syllabus ENSC 201

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Course Name: Business Basics for Engineers

Instructor: Mike Volker

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Units	Topics	Classes	Assignments & Tests
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1. Sep 5	Introduction [slides]	AGENDA - Week #1	Team Projects (weekly) Assignment #1 [answers]
2. Sep 12	Starting a Company [slides] Business Cards	AGENDA - Week #2	Assignment #2 Team Project Product Brochure Due
3. Sep 19	The 4P's of Marketing [slides] Forecasts & Planning 3:30pm: Guest Speaker - Dave Thomas, Rocketbuilders [slides]	AGENDA - Week #3	Assignment #3 [answers]
4. Sep 26	Intellectual Property [slides] 2:30pm Guest Speaker - Todd Rattray IP lawyer, ex-201 student [slides]	AGENDA - Week #4
5. Oct 3	Performance vs Health [slides] [yoyo] 4:30 Guest Speaker - Brent Holliday,VC [slides]	AGENDA - Week #5	TEST#1 [answers] Assignment #4
6. Oct 10	Guest Speakers 2:30 Guest Speaker: Amanda Goldrick-Jones [slides] 4:00 Guest Speaker - Dave Rowat, Tech Entrep [slides]	AGENDA - Week #6	Assignment #5
7. Oct 17	Happiness is Positive Cash Flow (P&L, Balance Sheet) [Sample Spreadsheet]	AGENDA - Week #7	Bonus Quiz
8. Oct 24	Engineering Economics & Decision-making [slides] Time Value of Money [.xls] [slides] Show Me the Money! [slides]	AGENDA - Week #8	work on business plans
9. Oct 31	Stages of Growth (Creating Wealth) The Business Plan [slides] Canada Business Plan Builder Speaker: David Shore [slides][financial model]	AGENDA - Week #9	Assignment #6 Bonus Quiz
10. Nov 7	The Money Machine Risk Factors Hedging Explained	AGENDA - Week #10	Assignment 6 Quiz
11. Nov 14	3:00 Guest Speaker: Janice Cheam, Energy Aware [Mike away] [S-Curves and Life Cycles][slides]	AGENDA - Week #11	Assignment #7 Team Projects Due
12. Nov 21	2:30 Guest Speaker: Basil Peters, Angel [slides] 4:00 Guest Speaker: Amir Niroumand [slides] [Mike away]	AGENDA - Week #12	prepare for Test #2
13. Nov 28	3:00 Guest Speaker: Stephen Robinson, Clearvision [Mike away]	AGENDA - Week #13	TEST#2 [answers]
Nov 30	Business Plan Questionnaires-mandatory Course Review & Wrap Up	AGENDA - Week #13	Business Plan Questionnaires-mandatory Assignment #8 (optional) Final Bonus opportunity