The site provides an overview of a text on entrepreneurship produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. Each "chapter" opens a one page article by the book's author. Some video and other materials are provided.
Type of Material:
Collection of Web pages
Recommended Uses:
For an instructor seeking an overview of the particular publication on entrepreneurship.
Technical Requirements:
Browser, video plug in.
Identify Major Learning Goals:
Information about publications of U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs.
Target Student Population:
Not designed for student use.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
None
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
Short, one page articles on different topics in entrepreneurship.
Covers all basic points about entrepreneurship. Easy to read. Well organized.
Concerns:
1. Too basic.
2. Comes off as a statement of opinion because of few citations or other certifications of assertions.
3. Does not address sky-high failure rate of startups.
4. Refers to reverse engineering as a legitimate means of discovering trade secrets. Reverse engineering can be unethical and/or illegal.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Could be highly useful for those with no knowledge at all of business or entrepreneurship, for example an inventor wanting to know how to turn an idea into a product and needing ground floor information.
Concerns:
So basic that it may not be of use of use to many readers. Many would-be entrepreneurs either have business/industry experience or know people who do. Those sources would provide more and more detailed information than is available here.
This is primarily advertising.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Well designed and easily usable site.
Concerns:
A link should be placed on each page that would return the reader to the main page.
It is just advertising of government publications.
Other Issues and Comments:
None.
Creative Commons:
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