IMBX-SHU 241 Creative Learning Design (Offered Fall '23): This practical, hands-on course will explore questions such as: How can we design engaging, creative learning experiences that are relevant to the cultural goals and needs of today's youth in China, while laying the foundation for creative learning for the workforce of tomorrow? What are engaging, effective creative learning resources, and how are they best implemented in Chinese learning settings? How can we take advantage of young people's near ubiquitous love of the arts to facilitate creative learning?’ In this course, students will work in teams to design digital learning resources and experience designs at the intersection of music, coding, arts, and technology.

BUSF-SHU 366 Applications in Entrepreneurial Finance: Fintech (Offered Fall '23): In this class, we will focus on the key technologies in the fintech landscape. Starting from the mid 1970's, we will cover major innovations such as the introduction of options markets, index funds, and securitizations. We will then discuss new advances in fintech including digital asset management, lending platforms, and blockchain. Particular emphasis will be placed on understanding why some innovations take off, while others languish. Prereq: Foundations of Finance Fulfillment: This course satisfies BUSF Finance elective; BUSM Non-Marketing elective; IMB Business elective.

BUSF-SHU 361 Entrepreneurial Finance (Offered Fall '23): This course seeks to provide an understanding of the financial and transactional skills that are required to fund new businesses and mature firms. The course will integrate both an academic and practitioner view of the challenges facing entrepreneurs and investors involved in business start-up, venture capital, and private equity investment activities. Prereq: None Fulfillment: This course satisfies BUSF Finance elective; BUSM Non-Marketing elective; IMB Business elective.

BUSF-SHU 311 New Venture Strategy: This course intends to inspire students to re-conceptualize the essence of strategy from the entrepreneurial perspective. Students will be introduced to a new set of decision-making framework and tools for optimizing the most critical strategic choices faced by entrepreneurs. Based on these framework and tools, students will learn how to analyze the strategic positioning of various businesses in the world history of entrepreneurship, from Estee Lauder’s cosmetic empire during the 2 nd World War to Jack Ma’s smart business in the digital era.

BUSF-SHU 206 Investing and Financing in and with China (Offered Fall '23): What does it take to be successful in China? How do domestic and foreign businesses do in the world's most dynamic economy? How do Chinese entrepreneurs work in a dynamic country? How do investors think about cross border investing into and out of China? How do investors think about cross border investing into and out of China? What are the leading opportunities in Chinese markets today?

IMBX-SHU 232 Entrepreneurship Experienced: The main aim of this course is to probe into the core rationale behind entrepreneurship: taking initiatives to make changes. Lecturing only accounts for less than one-third of the course, and students are expected to exhibit a high level of self-motivation to critically examine established and emerging ideas that have been shaping and transforming the concept and practices of entrepreneurship, as exemplified in specific cases and current practices. Students will thus be prompted to think critically and creatively about how to respond to the complexities of changes.

BUSF-SHU 232 Entrepreneurship Explored: An entrepreneur is someone who is always on the lookout for problems that can be turned into opportunities and finds creative ways to leverage limited resources to reach their goals. In this course, students will explore fundamental concepts, theories, and frameworks of entrepreneurship. Through cases, articles, guest entrepreneurs and team challenges, students will gain expertise in how to identify and evaluate opportunities; interpret, analyze, and build financial models; live life as an entrepreneurial leader; and create a new product or service. This course is not just for students who want to be entrepreneurs. Anyone who wants to create and sustain positive change should enroll. Prerequisite: None

BUSF-SHU 204 Innovation and Design: This course will focus on developing breakthrough design thinking, an essential element of such companies’ creative culture. The course provides many opportunities to apply these new ways of thinking through class exercises and a course project, where students develop creative concepts for an assigned topic

BUSF-SHU 10J Creativity and Innovation: This course is about fostering a culture of creative thinking that provides the framework and motivation to generate those strategies and execute those solutions. The course provides many opportunities to apply these new ways of thinking through class exercises and a course project, where you will develop innovative solutions for a chosen topic.

BUSF-SHU 211 Design Thinking: This course takes an up-close and personal look at the origins and spread of design thinking, helps you understand the strengths and weakness of the method, and shows you how to use it to solve anything creatively. At the heart of design thinking is collaboration. Get ready to learn from your friends, embrace the power of storytelling, and make things that matter.