Rutgers Business School
Business Plan Research
22:135:581
Fall 2002

Instructors

Ka-Neng Au ( au@newark.rutgers.edu)
Roberta Tipton ( tipton@newark.rutgers.edu)
Wen-Hua Ren ( whren@newark.rutgers.edu)
John Cotton Dana Library: (973) 353-5911 		Ryan Womack ( rwomack@rci.rutgers.edu)
Kilmer Library: (732) 445-3163

Course objectives

Students will be introduced to the research process for developing business plans, and learn to use a wide range of print and electronic information resources.

Outline of weekly topics

  1. Basic Search Strategies
    • Searching the Web (Boolean logic, keywords, phrases)
    • Searching library databases (fields, records, abstracts, articles)

  2. Industry Analysis

  3. Market Trends

  4. Competitive Landscape

  5. Information Management
    • Evaluating and citing resources
    • Ethical use of sources

Evaluation

Students will work in groups to research an assigned business opportunity, and complete a preliminary assessment of its viability.
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Revised 13 June 2002