ENT 350 - Using Entrepreneurship for Community Economic Development in Jamaica

This course aims to teach students about the diversity and complexity of issues facing developing countries, particularly Jamaica, and how entrepreneurship that focuses on fostering community development may be able to alleviate them. Throughout the semester, students will learn how to use research to identify community needs and will engage with entrepreneurs to learn how their activities influence the alleviation or proliferation of these community needs. During spring break, students will visit various formal and informal businesses, banks, and governmental organizations in Jamaica and talk with locals to understand the different roles (e.g. wealth vs. sustenance) of entrepreneurship on the island. Students in this class will gain an increased level of cultural competence, business consulting and research experience, and learn how to work with a variety of organizations to address community needs from different perspectives.
Lecture/Service Learning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ENT 200
Not Liberal Arts
This course will not be offered during this academic year.