Courses
Fall 2020
Drs. Steve Trost and Per Bylund:
EEE 4010 Entrepreneurial Value Creation in Society: Honors (must be an honors student to enroll in this course)
R 7:30 - 8:25 PM
Main Campus, BU 270
This 1-hour honors seminar presents an intellectual framework for understanding the
economic and ethical implications of the forces that promote or hinder the creation
of value in society. In particular, students will engage in readings, discussions,
and periodic interactions with guest lecturers, related to topics such as: individual
liberty and responsibility, economic freedom, fairness and equality, scarcity and
property rights, intellectual property, competition and anti-competition, cronyism
and despotism, and globalization and free trade. The aforementioned topics will be
examined and discussed within the context of governments, institutions, business entities,
and consumers, and their collective impact on innovation, entrepreneurship, and advances
in societal well-being. This seminar should be of interest to students from diverse
majors and backgrounds.