Information Technology and Business Department

Courses

Colonel By Secondary School
BDI 3C– Grade 11 Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Course Outline 2007/2008

Course Overview
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 Evaluation
Evaluation Individual Weighting Total Weighting
Entrepreneurial Skills Reflection 10.0%
Assignments, Case Studies 25.0%
Chapter Tests, Quizzes 25.0%
The Den Project 10.0%
Total Term Evaluation 70.0%
Venture Plan (I.S.U.)/ Exam 30.0%
Total Final Evaluation 30.0%
Total 100%

Knowledge and Understanding 17.5%
Thinking and Inquiry 17.5%
Communication 17.5%
Application 17.5%
Summative 30%
(20% Written & 10% Oral)