Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2026
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MGMT 621 001 (CRN: 25326)
NEW ENTERPRISES
Long Title: NEW ENTERPRISES
Department: Management
Instructor: Sklar, Michael
Meetings:
12:30PM - 2:00PM TR (20-JAN-2026 - 26-FEB-2026)
12:30PM - 2:00PM TR (17-MAR-2026 - 23-APR-2026)
Part of Term: MBA Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
MBA Hybrid
MBA for Professional Extended
MBA for Professionals
MBA for Professional Weekend
MBA - Executive Program
MBA
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Graduate Quadmester
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required)
Section Enrolled: 65
Enrollment data as of: 25-NOV-2025 2:32AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Evaluating opportunities for a new innovation-based enterprise; conceptualizing and developing a venture plan through an iterative process; articulating venture assumptions; testing venture assumptions through experimentation. Intended for students who want to start their own venture, join an early-stage venture, be entrepreneurial within an existing organization, or want to understand entrepreneurs and how to think entrepreneurially.