Colonel By Secondary School
Mr. Dempsey
www.colonelby.com/teachers/mdempsey
In a world of accelerating change where both challenges and opportunities abound, students need to learn how to live and work in an enterprising way either as entrepreneurs who take the initiative to create new ventures or as enterprising individuals applying their skills, attitudes and abilities while working within the various organizations that contribute to our society. This course examines the knowledge, skills and attributes of individuals who become entrepreneurs or enterprising employees.
The need to be enterprising is further emphasized by the exponential growth of e-commerce and the economic opportunities it presents. Students will have opportunities to acquire the knowledge, skill, and attributes of entrepreneurs and enterprising employees by planning a school based business or a summer company venture, or by completing a venture plan for a similar type of business with an e-commerce component.
Students will learn through studying the process of venture creation, how to
live and work as creative problem solvers who welcome, and who can
successfully manage, change.
As well, hands-on experience will be gained largely through students' participation in the development and operations of the Colonel By School store "The Den". All students will be expected to involve themselves in various roles within this ongoing project; including, but not limited to, daily operations, product development, advertising, market research and retail sales.
Course
Structure/Outline
The lessons are organized into seven major units or strands as follows:
Overall Course Objectives
The
student will:
analyse the characteristics of entrepreneurs and enterprising
people
evaluate the contributions made by entrepreneurs
assess their own entrepreneurial potential
explain the importance of invention and innovation to venture
creation
analyse various methods of generating opportunities and ideas
for venture creation
generate realistic new ideas and identify possible
opportunities for new ventures
explain the process of market research
identify a specific opportunity that can become the basis for a
venture plan
analyse the resources that could be required to create a new
venture
demonstrate an understanding of the components of an effective
production plan
demonstrate an understanding of the components of an effective
marketing plan
demonstrate how a venture can establish clear, specific and measurable financial objectives
demonstrate the purpose and structure of a cash flow projection
compare possible sources of capital required to meet a new
ventures needs
assess the importance of having a venture plan
analyse the components of a venture plan
develop a venture plan
explain how to evaluate and revise a venture plan
Entrepreneurship: Creating a Venture, 2nd Edition,
Lori Cranson and Madeline Dennis
2001, Nelson Canada
YOUR NOTEBOOK
You are expected to keep your notebook neat and organized, however as you
are Senior level students, I will not formally evaluate your performance in
this area. Informal observations and suggestions may be made as required.
Feel free to seek advice in this area if necessary.
Course Evaluation
|
Evaluation |
Individual Weighting |
Total Weighting |
|
Entrepreneurial Skills Reflection |
10.0% |
|
|
Assignments, Case Studies |
25.0% |
|
|
Chapter Tests, Quizzes |
25.0% |
|
|
|
10.0% |
|
|
Total Term Evaluation |
|
70.0% |
|
Venture Plan (I.S.U.)/ Exam |
30.0% |
|
|
Total Final Evaluation |
|
30.0% |
|
Total |
|
100% |
* Regular attendance, punctuality and class participation are crucial to
success in this course. Cell