COLLEGE OF COMPUTER STUDIES AND ENGINEERING

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING

VISION: We envision Lorma Colleges as an educational institution with a global perspective

emphasizing quality, Christian values, and leadership skills relevant to national
development.

MISSION: To empower students for service anywhere in the world through Christian –
inspired, quality-driven and service-oriented education and training.

A COURSE GUIDE

I. Course Code: BES321

II. Course Title: Technoprenuership
III. Course Overview:

A. Introduction:
Skill at discovering new ideas, and delivering them, may be one of the
most important practical job skills, in today’s and tomorrow’s job
market. Creativity is an acquired skill, one that improves with practice.
This course aims to empower students who believe they have lost their
innate creativity, because they prefer the three R's: replication,
repetition and rote, to innovation. This course will show how to re-
ignite your rusty creative powers to explore new ideas and deliver
them. Dream big. Be different. Have fun.

B. Course Description:
This course is designed to explore the entrepreneurial mindset and
creativity utilizing technology and engineering background. This
course intends to give an understanding of Technopreneurship
fundamentals. The topics covered include digital product identification,
designing and developing business models, cost management and
adapting digital marketing in the information age. It tries to empower
the individual's innate creativity at the same time fitting the goals of
starting companies of all sizes. It combines engineering thinking and
entrepreneurial behavior leading toward the creation of purpose -
driven technopreneurs.

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C. Course Learning Outcomes: At the end of the course, the students must
be able to:

1. Construct the overview and starting parameters of a business.

2. Survey the target market of the digital product.
3. Demonstrate the concept of empathizing in analyzing the needs and
problems of the target market.
4. Create a business model canvas for a starting company using BMC
template.
5. Simulate the created Business Model Canvas using the simplified
validation board and attain at least 70% success criteria on the
acceptability rate of the target market.
6. Design a 10-minute pitch video for the advertisement of a selected
small-scale business.
7. Produce a complete market research report given that the student
will utilize digital product identification

IV. Course Outline

Week Module Topics

1 Course Orientation
Module 1 – Entrepreneurship
2 Module 2 – The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Module 3 - Social Entrepreneurship
3 Module 4 - Generating New Ideas
4-5 Module 5 - Design Thinking
6 Prelim Examination
7 Module 6 - Testing and Experimenting
8-9 Module 7- Building Business Models
10 Module 8 - Planning for Entrepreneurs
11 Module 9 - Creating Revenue Models
12 Midterm Examination
13 14 Module 10 - Financial Statement for Business Plans
15 Module 11 - Validation
16 - 17 Module 12 - Marketing and Pitching your Ideas
18 Final Examination

V. Course Study Guide:

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In order for you to finish this course successfully, it is important to observe

some important practices and values.
1. Come in class prepared. It is important that when you attend this
course you are prepared physically, mentally and emotionally to be
able to accomplish and focus on the completion of the course.
2. Choose your location. Find a quiet place with an appropriate
background. Make sure nothing is distracting, and your lighting is
bright enough for others to see you.
3. Wear proper Clothing: Appropriate clothing is recommended
(Sandos, sleeveless, topless, shirtless is not allowed). Dress properly
as it improves rapport and motivates you to learn.
4. Mute your microphone (mic): Keep your mic on mute until the
teacher calls on you and it’s your turn to speak. This will reduce
background noise. Also, avoid discussing topics that are not related to
the subject
5. Speak up! Physically raise your hand and unmute your mic when the
teacher calls on you and it’s your turn to speak. Use school
appropriate language as the meeting is recorded.
6. Do not use the Chat feature with your class unless the teacher
states it is okay to do so. When using the chat room, write using
school appropriate language. Remember that the class meeting is
public and a record of the chat is retained.
7. Communication is the key. If you have any concerns, clarification or
inquiry directly communicate with us via FB messenger, Google chat
Email or mobile phone every 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon. Avoid posting
concerns on any social media sites.
8. Observe Academic Integrity. All submitted classwork and
assignments will be checked carefully, and plagiarism will be
disciplined appropriately. This includes actions such as:
a. Plagiarism. To plagiarize is to use the words, ideas, or original
research of another entity (person or organization, individual or web
source), without proper citation or acknowledgement. b. Submission
of the same paper/work for credit/grading for two or more
courses. c. Submission of an assignment prepared or completed
by another person (or persons).

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VI. Course Study Schedule

Week
Topic Learning
and Topics Assessment Tasks
Outcomes
Dates
1
Course Orientation
Sept 1
1 Module 1 Construct the
Entrepreneurship 1) Understand and overview and
Sept 1, 2, ● Entrepreneurial apply starting parameters
3, 4 Content/Discipline entrepreneurial of a business.
● Knowledge and theory using lean
Skills startup principles Survey the target
● Comprehend the 2) Recognize and market of the
process of evaluate digital product.
entrepreneurship opportunities
3) Propose viable
solutions to
opportunities
4) Lead the
development of new
ventures
2 Module 2 Describe
Entrepreneurial Mindset 1)Analyze evidence crowdfunding and
Sept 7, 8, for decision-making its effects on
9, 10, 11 Be effective at creatively 2) Select and entrepreneurship
solving real-world implement
problems appropriate
technologies
3) Evaluate ethical
issues when making
decisions

VII. Course Evaluation: To pass and complete this course, you should be able to:
1. Accomplish all activities, and quizzes posted in the google classroom and
get a passing score;
2. Take and pass the Prelim, Midterm and Final exam;
3. Submit the Final Requirement set in this course (Create a Tech-Startup
Proposal)

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VIII. Grading System

COURSE REQUIREMENT Total Weight

(as per Student Handbook pg. 19) (%)
A. Term Grade (i.e. Prelim, Midterm, and Final)
1. Class Standing 66.67% (2/3)
● Assignments / Seatwork / Quizzes
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𝑃=
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2. Term Examination 33.33% (1/3)

TOTAL 100.00%
B. Final Rating
1. Preliminary Grade 30.00%
2. Midterm Grade 30.00%
3. Final Grade 40.00%

IX. Course Reference and Online Resources

Textbook:
Bygrave, W., & Zacharakis, A. (2017) Entrepreneurship, 4th Edition (3rd Edition
is ok too) Wiley.
Recommended References books:
Eric, Reis (2017) The Startup Way: How Entrepreneurial Management
Transforms Culture and Drives Growth

X. Course Communication Mode:

1. The official online platform to be used in this course in GOOGLE
CLASSROOM;
2. Google Meet, Video Call will be used for synchronous and asynchronous
discussions.
3. FB messenger, email, phone calls may be used when there is a problem on
connectivity

XI. Subject Instructor:

Randulf Elvin F. Aandrada, MIT

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Email Address: randrada@lorma.edu

Contact Number: 09190670867

Ardee Joy T. Ocampo, MIT

Email Address: aocampo@lorma.edu
Contact Number: 09957567878

Lou Benedic C. Valle, REE

Email Address: loubenedic.valle@lorma.edu
Contact Number: 09101483922

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