HAWASSA UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTEMENT
Course outline for Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Course title: Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Course Code: MGMT 1012
Course Credit points: 5 ECTS/ 3cr.h
Pre-requisites: None
Course Objectives:

The objective of the course is to equip students with efficient entrepreneurial skills in
Engineering

Competences to be acquired:

Students shall demonstrate understanding of market identification and assessment techniques, new
business idea development, fundamentals of finance & marketing, intellectual property protection,
soliciting funding, and successful business partnership.

Course Description:

 What it takes to be an entrepreneur

 How to assess markets to identify new opportunities
 How to value a new business idea
 Fundamentals of Finance
 Fundamentals of Marketing
 How to protect intellectual property
 How to put together a successful business plan
 How to solicit funding
 How to hire and grow a start-up business
 How to collaborate for success.
Course outline:
Chapter One: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Traits
Chapter Two: Identification of new opportunities and new business ideas in Engineering
Chapter Three: Developing Business Plan
Chapter Four: Product and Service Concept
Chapter Five: Marketing & New Venture Development
Chapter Six: Managing Growth and Transaction

Mode of assessment
 Project Work (Preparing a business plan) (Group)_______15%
 Quiz____________________________10%
 Test____________________________25%
 Final Examination________________________50%
 HAWASSA UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTEMENT

Course policy:
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of students and the Senate Legislation
of the University throughout this course. Academic dishonest including cheating, fabrication, and
plagiarism will not be tolerated at any stage during your studies and will be reported to
concerned bodies for action.
While teamwork is highly encouraged, dependence and copying ones work and submitting
other’s work is considered as serious act of cheating and shall be penalized.
If you are having problems with the assignments or tests, contact the instructor as soon as
possible.
Students are expected to attend class regularly. A student who misses more than 15% of the
semester class is not eligible to sit for final exam. Punctuality is equally important.
If you must bring a cell phone to class, make sure that it is silent and does not disturb any one.
The teaching-learning process shall be disrupted by no means.
Reference:
1 .Weichert, D., et al. (2001), Educating the Engineer for the 21st Century, 1st edition,
Springer.
2. Schoonhoven, C. & Romanelli, E. (2001) The Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Origins of
Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Industries, 1st edition, Stanford Business Books.
3. Payne, A.C. et al. (1996), Management for Engineers, John Wiley & Sons.