Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion – Session 01 Identifying Opportunities

TEACHING PLAN SESSION 01 – IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES

Total: 180 minutes

Content Students should: Methodology Duration

Introduction
 Learning Objectives  understand the importance  Lecture 5 min
 What is Opportunity of opportunities for starting
Identification a business

Personal Evaluation

 Students’ Strengths  list their strengths  Exercise 20 min

 Interests  list their interests  Lecture
 Skills and Talents  list their skills and talents
 Business ideas  list business ideas on the  Exercise 10 min
basis of their strengths and
interests
 Social resources  list people the students  Lecture 10 min
know who might be helpful  Exercise
in the entrepreneurial
process

Creativity

 Three dots  learn to think creatively  Exercise 10 min

 Metaphors  learn to use metaphors to  Lecture 5 min
come up with business
ideas
 Brainwriting  learn the creativity tool of  Exercise 10 min
brainwriting
 Think outside the box  understand the importance  Lecture 10 min
of thinking creatively  Exercise
 Group
Discussion

Problem Solving
 Exercise Community  apply creativity tools to  Exercise 20 min
Problems come up with business
ideas

Needs

 Definition of needs  value the importance of  Lecture 10 min

people’s needs as a basis  Exercise
for business ideas

Evaluation

 Evaluation and screening  know what criteria make a  Lecture 10 min

components good idea  Exercise
 Feasibility analysis

Forming Start-Up Teams

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Student Training for Entrepreneurial Promotion – Session 01 Identifying Opportunities

 Start-Up Teams  students present potential  Exercise 60 min

business ideas and form
entrepreneurial start-up
teams