Santa Clara University

Sample SCU curriculum for Silicon Valley component of Executive MBA program partnership (example only)

Day 1:
Introduction to SCU
Innovation in Successful Organizations and Case study

Day 2:
Drop-In Executive
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation and case study
Developing the Business Plan

Day 3:
Corporate Visit (Sun Microsystems)

Day 4:
Drop-In Executives
Financing: Venture & Risk Capital Alternatives and Case study

Day 5:
The Key Practices of Exemplary Leaders
Leaders on leading (panel discussion)
The National Pastime: A Slice of Americana (Baseball)

Day 6:
Change Management in Silicon Valley and case study
Critical Competencies, Career Paths, & Profiles of Effective Knowledge Workers
Corporate visit

Day 7:
Strategy Evolution and Business Models and case study
Resource Requirements for the Entrepreneurial Effort
Entrepreneur Panel

Day 8:
Determining Capital Requirements & Developing Viable
Financial Projections
Winery Visit and Dinner

Day 9:
How to Become a Brand-Driven Organization and case study
Corporate Visit (Intel)

Day 10: Strategy Biotechnology American Style: The Case of Genetic Technologies

Day 11: eBusiness and case study B2B eBusiness Strategies

Day 12: Virtual Teams Conflict management

Day 13: IT Dilemma Corporate IT Leaders - Panel VC Panel

Day 14: Corporate Visit – Yahoo! Inc. Executive/CEO Drop-In - discussion

Day 15: Introduction to Behavioral Decision Making Behavioral Finance with Emphasis On Corporate Decisions

Day 16: Group Project Presentations - Business Plans Graduation celebration dinner