MGMT 4370: Consulting To Entrepreneurial Organizations "A Field Class"

Fall 2008

 Instructor:                  Dr. Barry A. Macy

Office Hours:              BA 1016 on Mondays (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.) and Tuesdays (11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.)

Telephone:                   806-742-1530

E-mail:                          Barry.Macy@ttu.edu (preferred)

Website:                       http://macy.ba.ttu.edu/  Click on 4370

Class:                            Mondays, 2:00-4:50 p.m. in BA 258

                                      Tuesdays, 2:00 - 4:50 p.m. in BA 166

Class TA:                    Andy Yu

E-mail:                         andy.yu@ttu.edu

Telephone:                  806-742-0565

Office Hours:               BA1010 on Tuesdays 9:30-10:30am or by appointment

COURSE OBJECTIVES and DESCRIPTION

This course is designed to provide field experience in small business consulting with emphasis on problem solving and the application of business management principles to entrepreneurial firms.  This course offers an opportunity for real world experience in consulting and learning about small firms.  You will learn a variety of skills — project management, consulting, marketing, applied research, etc. — by conducting a problem solving or opportunity realizing project for a client firm (with the support of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Family Business). The focus of the course is on a team-based written and oral report given and presented to the client.

This semester’s Mondays and Tuesdays consulting project will be performed for:

Monday's Class

1. Radio Lab

Tuesday's Class

1. YWCA
2. TTU-Hospitality Services
3. State Farm
4. South Plains Mall

FL 08 Syllabus-Monday Class

FL 08 Syllabus-Tuesday Class

Collecting Research Information for Your Projects

Confidential Disclosure Agreement

Team Sign Up Sheet

Student Information Sheet

Collecting Research Information for Your Projects

The primary tasks of intervention activities

Timeline

Peer Evaluation Form

Some possible helpful websites

Office of Research Services (IRB Forms and procedures)

10 Class Projects in TTU Library-Reserve Room (The one do not have Dr. Macy's name should be out!)

***CHECK YOUR GRADES HERE!***

Grades: look here (periodically updated)

Note: Look under the last 4 of your social if provided during the first class, otherwise, look under the last 4 of your test ID.

Example of Project Plan

Note: Team can receive full credit on the first submission with this document; others will have to revise. 

Planning Final Presentations -- Available times

Monday Class

Note: Because of privacy protection, this Web site does not provide any detailed information such as phone numbers or email addresses.  Team members need to share one another with needed contact information.

Tuesday Class

Note: Because of privacy protection, this Web site does not provide any detailed information such as phone numbers or email addresses.  Team members need to share one another with needed contact information.