FC31133 Entrepreneurship Skills

FC31133 Entrepreneurship Skills

Course Outline

Course

: FC 31133 – Entrepreneurship Skills

Programme

:  BSc in Surveying Sciences – Foundation Course

Department

:  Surveying & Geodesy

Faculty

:  Faculty of Geomatics

Contact Hours

:  50

Year

:  III

Semester

:  I

Coordinator

: Dr MDEK Gunathilaka

Room No.

: SF-12

Telephone No.

:  045-3453071

E-mail

:erandakan@geo.sab.ac.lk

 

Synopsis

This course will provide basic entrepreneurship skills for the students. This will run as a two day full time seminar with collaboration of external resource personals and this is jointly organized by the faculty of Geomatics and the Carrier Guidance Unit of Sabaragamuwa University.

 

Seminar

  • What is Entrepreneurship?
  • Entrepreneurial process and core topics
  • Theories of Entrepreneurship
  • Evaluation of opportunities
  • Business plan
  • Resources
  • Managing an enterprise
  • Legal aspects
  • Examples and success stories

 

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

No.

Course Learning Outcome

Programme Outcome

Assessment Methods

1.

Define the entrepreneurship as social and economic phenomenon and its importance

P01, P04, P09

Group activities, Report

2.

Explain the entrepreneurial process

P01, P09

Group activities, Report

3.

Define the character and role of the entrepreneur in business in the national and around the world.

P08, P09

Group activities, Report

4.

Apply the tools and processes that can be used to pursue the new venture

P07, P09, P15

Group activities, Report

 

Student Learning Time (SLT)

Teaching and Learning Activities

Student Learning Time

Seminar - Entrepreneurship

16 hours (02 days)

Report writing

14 hours

Self-studies

20 hours

Total (SLT)

50 hours

 

Teaching Methodology

Lectures

Demonstrations

Group activities

Reports (individual)

 

References

  • http://entrepreneurs.about.com
  • http://www.financial-inspiration.com
  • http://www.entrepreneur.com/

 

Grading

Attendance

20%

Group activities (SCL)

40%

Report

40%

Total

100%