UPM-CALC/LPE2501/SEM 1/2022-23/WP/TASK 3

WRITING PORTFOLIO TASK 3

WRITING FORM (FINAL)

NAME: ________________________________________ GROUP: ______

MATRIC No.: ___________________________________

Based on the review of your draft, edit your body paragraphs. Ensure that each
paragraph is around 250 to 350 words. Include a reference list for all your in-text
citations in APA style. The paragraphs must be typed using font Arial 11/Times New
Roman 12 with 1.5 spacing.

TOPIC:

The Benefits of Learning Entrepreneurship for University Students.

Thesis Statement:

Entrepreneurship is not only viewed as a key driver for social economics and growth, but it
may also boost personal abilities. Since they possess greater information, abilities, and
exposure, university students who have obtained entrepreneurship courses have naturally
drawn a lot of attention. Furthermore, student enrolment has increased and the number of
graduates has increased in recent years. A great entrepreneurship education system can
extend students' job possibilities in the exceedingly challenging scenario of student
employee engagement. As a result, university students benefited greatly from their
entrepreneurship learning.

Body Paragraphs:

The primary benefit of learning entrepreneurship in university is that it expands students'

knowledge, abilities, and perspective. According to NPR 2021, 5.9 million entrepreneurs
and business owners are under age 35 which represents more than double the number of
entrepreneurs at 12.6 million. To start, through entrepreneurship classes, university
students can get expertise in the field and other abilities pertaining to entrepreneurship. The
entrepreneurship lesson plan should consist of a comprehensive system that offers students
with both theoretical learning and opportunities to build entrepreneurial abilities. To
maximise the combinations, colleges should learn from international experiences in

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building enterprise education curriculum and completely absorb the essence of diverse
professional courses. Thus, extreme global and technical changes are occurring virtually
every day in the modern era. This has caused students to be concerned about their future.
This entrepreneurship learning will so provide students with life skills to deal with such
challenges if they occur in the near future.

Moreover, via instructors and experiential learning, university students may gain some
exposure in Entrepreneurship. Educators involved in entrepreneurship training should not
only possess strong academic background, as well as relevant entrepreneurship hands on
experience. Educators can also teach entrepreneurial knowledge in conjunction with active
learning while teaching entrepreneurial knowledge (Donald F.Kuratko, 2005). As
supporting the findings, it is critical to first identify the problem in order to fix it.
Entrepreneurship transforms students into problem solvers in their industries, increasing
the value of their skill set. Entrepreneurship education reveals latent courage while also
providing enormous power to follow and believe their ideas. This also teaches tenacity,
since any entrepreneur must be patient for results and constant in their efforts.

As a corollary, the university should implement a curriculum system that includes a fair
course structure and instructional material. Simultaneously, universities should recruit
some "business mentors," who are pioneering leaders in many areas. They have greater
experience, allowing them to give students with more hands-on understanding of
entrepreneurship tasks. A good leader is always needed to guide the planet. Students who
want to make a difference will almost likely succeed in forging a new path. When children
learn about entrepreneurship at an early age, they tend to adopt new talents and begin
thinking like leaders. The leadership skills will drive women entrepreneurs to develop their
own identity by lessening the current gender gap in the corporate sector.

The second advantage of learning Entrepreneurship in university is intended to enhance

students' employment opportunities. For instance, entrepreneurship education may benefit
students to be able to compete on a worldwide scale. University students are increasingly
confronted with new obstacles. According to (Laspita Stavroula, Sitaridis Ioannis, Kitsios
Fotis & Sarri Katerina, 2023), to face the difficulties and changes in demand of the twenty-
first century, education and training are required to improve students' entrepreneurial
potential. Entrepreneurship is a key ability, and promoting creativity and innovation in
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individual areas of work is crucial. The work market has been evolving, and the
occupations that are currently available may not be available in the near future. Today, an
invention may replace a market skill, leaving students unemployed who have spent years
learning that talent. Learning to be an entrepreneur will always keep a door open. The
world will always demand people with leadership abilities in a variety of sectors. Students
with leadership characteristics are more likely to find their specialty in whichever field
they work in. Entrepreneurship education offers critical as well as fundamental life skills
such as issue solving through innovation, problem solving in the real world, cooperation,
and teamwork. None of these abilities are taught in traditional classrooms.

Furthermore, after finishing the entrepreneurship course, students will be qualified for a
variety of employment opportunities. Students should be introduced to entrepreneurship
education so that they have more options for work after they graduate. Entrepreneurship is
fundamental, but it does not imply that you must start your own firm. Working with other
firms and driving team innovation and change can also lead to entrepreneurship. If we do a
little study, we may see that professions that existed decades ago are no longer available in
the current circumstances. In today's unpredictable and dynamic economy, new
technologies are evolving by the day, and the present generation is heading towards an
uncertain future. It may take years to learn a specific profession or expertise, yet it may
disappear from the market over time, causing chaos in students' careers. If things do not go
as planned, knowing about entrepreneurship leaves one avenue open for further
exploration. None of these abilities are taught in traditional classrooms.

As a nutshell, while most university students would not start their own businesses
immediately after graduation, they will be prepared to confront the challenges of the
complicated economic world thanks to rigorous entrepreneurship training. Furthermore, the
knowledge gained through entrepreneurship education can help students to drive team
innovation in major corporations, resulting in more and better job prospects.
Entrepreneurship education offers vital life skills such as issue solving through an
innovative approach, problem solving in the actual world, cooperation and teamwork, and
many more. All of these life skills that define a person's personality cannot be gained
through standard book and classroom learning.

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References:

Supernova Chakraborty & Santosh Kumar Singh (2019).Importance of Entrepreneurship

Education Partnering for Employability of fresh graduates of Indian

Universities. International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering (IJRTE)

(1c2).

Laspita Stavroula,Sitaridis Ioannis,Kitsios Fotis & Sarri Katerina(2023).Founder or

employee. The effect of social factors and the role of entrepreneurship

education. Journal of Business Research(PA). doi:10.1016/J.JBUSRES.2022.113422.