Entrepreneurship 110 Course Outline

Entrepreneurship 110

Course Content

Assigned Work Page

Method:

The course will cover new material in a traditional way, through the use of notes, practices, questions & answers, problems, presentations, quizzes and tests. A final project will replace a final exam.

Content:

The majority of the course content will be introduced by following the text and accompanying videos.

  • to identify entrepreneurship as a career and lifestyle option.
  • to build on business skills such as marketing, accounting, and sales
  • to increase self-awareness, especially work ethic, through personal development
  • to become acquainted with business leaders and their ventures
  • to develop a mindset for business and develop confidence to pursue their passions

General Curriculum Outcomes:

Students will:

  1. Understand how personal attributes and experiences can facilitate success in an entrepreneurial culture.
  2. Identify and demonstrate attitudes and thinking strategies to develop entrepreneurial ideas.
  3. Develop awareness of the role of entrepreneurship within the contexts of the arts, technology, community service and the environment.
  4. Recognize and demonstrate the role of planning in developing entrepreneurual ideas.
  5. Develop an ability to implement entrepreneurial ideas.
  6. Develop an ability to evaluate entrepreneurial activities.
  7. Have the opportunity to practice the art of entrepreneurship through a computer based simulation that lasts the second half of the course.

Textbook:

Entrepreneurship - Creating a Venture, Nelson, Second Edition.

Material:

A textbook will be issued for the course. The replacement cost of this text, if it becomes lost or damaged, is $50.

Supplies:

On a daily basis you will need a pencil or pen and your binder. There will be few handouts. As you receive them file them in your binder. If you lose a handout please copy it over from a classmate on your own time. I do not make additional copies. Come to class prepared each day to work.

Marking: Marking will be done by checking submitted assignments, in-class assignments, presentations, project work, web activities, regular testing and class participation. Some marking will be done, by observation, during class time.

  • Assignments - 30% (practical everyday work)
  • Quizzes - 20% (related themed projects)
  • Tests - 30%
  • Exam/Final Project/Presentation - 20%

Course Requirements:

  • Students are expected to come to class prepared with all materials required for class. Policies and guidelines stated in the student handbook will be adhered to. Please take note of assignment and test/examination policy below. All posted rules must be followed. All students must have agreed to and returned their Policy 311 forms to their period 1 teacher or to me. It is the students responisibility to catch up on missed work.

Assignment Policy:

  • Late assignments will be penalized 20% per day. All assignments must be passed in. All work must be of a satisfactory quality. Deadline for assigned work is the last day of regular classes. No later!. Subject teachers will not tolerate a build-up of uncompleted assignments past their due date. Persistent refusal to hand in assignments may lead to disciplinary action by the administration. All assignments are due on the date assigned by the teacher. Assignments are considered complete when they meet the teacher's approval. Students who are not present on days when major assignments or projects are due are still responsible to pass assignments in on the designated due date or before. Pass it in early. Students will not receive a final mark in the course until all assignments or projects are submitted.

Test/Examination Assignment Policy:

  • Quizzes may be held at any time. A quiz will not take a whole period to complete. Major tests will be announced at least two days in advance. In the event that a student is unable to be present to write a test or examination, parents are to phone the school to inform the subject teacher. Students missing test or due dates are required to contact me on their first day back to school. This must be followed up with an acceptable written excuse as outlined in the Student Handbook. Students who miss a test/examination and who do not have their parents phone in that day with an acceptable excuse will be given zero for that test/exam unless extenuating circumstances prevail. Students who are not present on days when major assignments/projects are due are still responsible to pass in assignments on the designated due date. Students will not receive a final mark in the course until all assignments/projects are submitted.
  • If any student is having difficulty or requires extra help, please do not hesitate to arrange a time to see me.


STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENTS

Standards:

  1. Be on time.
  2. Tardiness - make up time, 20 minutes for the first time, time doubles after that.
  3. Only water is allowed and only at the desks, not near computer equipment.
  4. Cell phones are not permitted in this class. I absolutely don't want to see them. If a student chooses to use their phone in class, they risk consequences such as noon time, loss of other privileges and the phone sent to the office.
  5. Discipline will be similar to "real world" work place.
  6. Abuse/Misuse of school property will not be tolerated.
  7. Remain seated.
  8. Raise your hand if you need help and be patient.
  9. Be quiet and remain quiet.
  10. Maintain your Workstation, keep it neat, push in chairs, put things away, etc. (Marks on each report)
  11. Be respectful.


Expectations:

  1. Do not disrupt the teaching environment by speaking when I'm talking to the class. Raise your hand if you need to talk when I am.
  2. Students are expected to stay on task and complete all mandatory exercises, in an efficient manner.
  3. Students are expected to come to class prepared with all materials for that class.
  4. Students will not be allowed to be excused during class time unless an emergency arises and then students must ask permission. No one is allowed to leave without permission unless they like to make up time. (10 minutes)
  5. Students who require help during class time must raise their hands. All other times they are to remain seated and stay quiet.