Assume that your small team comprises the officers in student government on your campus. You receive this
Question:
Assume that your small team comprises the officers in student government on your campus. You receive this e-mail from the Dean of Students:
As you know, campus policy says that no student may use campus resources to conduct business-related activities. Students can’t conduct business out of dorm rooms or use university e-mail addresses for business. They can’t post business web pages on the university server.
On the other hand, a survey conducted by the Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership showed that 7 out of 10 teens want to become entrepreneurs.
Should campus policy be changed to allow students to use dorm rooms and university e-mail addresses for business? (And then what happens when roommates complain and our network can’t carry the increased e-mail traffic?) Please recommend what support (if any) should be given to student entrepreneurs.
Your team will be writing a report recommending what (if anything) your campus should do for student entrepreneurs and supporting your recommendation.
Hints:
■ Does your campus offer other support for entrepreneurs (courses, a business plan competition, a start-up incubator)? What should be added or expanded?
■ Is it realistic to ask alumni for money to fund student start-ups?
■ Are campus dorms, e-mail, phone, and delivery services funded by tax dollars? If your school is a public institution, do state or local laws limit business use?
You need to ■ Send e-mail messages to team members describing your initial point of view on the issue and discussing the various options.
■ Help your team write the report.
■ Write an e-mail to your instructor telling how satisfied you are with • The decision your team reached.
• The process you used to reach it.
• The document your team produced
Step by Step Answer:
Business And Administrative Communication
ISBN: 978-0073403250
11th Edition
Authors: Kitty Locker, Donna Kienzler