The Effectiveness of an Integrated Entrepreneurship Module on Overcoming Entrepreneurship Problems of Students of Courses (original) (raw)

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The result of study shows that 15 courses institution need a practical, applicative, and understandable module. It is attempted to provide students with sufficient information to overcome entrepreneurship problems covering business traits, business management, and business plan. This study was employed design based research approach through these subsequent phases (1) problems identification, (2) conducting draft module, (3) testing the module on the 26 students, (4) evaluating the results of try-out, and (5) performing final socialization. The effectiveness of module is measured by employing percentage analysis of students' degree of effectiveness on overcoming entrepreneurship problems in which the criteria of module effectiveness is 0—25 (less effective), 26—50 (quite effective), 51—75 (effective), and 76—100 (very effective). Module revision was done after data analyzing on the results of the try-out and discussion of course's students. Single module was conducted and it contained the material of business traits, business management, and business plan. The results of this study show that the module is effective as 78% of the course's students were able to overcome problem after they learned on entrepreneurship module. The module contributes on students' confidence in starting-up a business and encourages them to practice and implement what they have learned by dealing with entrepreneurship, triggering the high sense of creativity in developing skills, building a firm cooperation among students, burgeoningthe enjoyment of learning, helping to build effective time of learning and ability on overcoming problems.

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  23. What are the traits of an entrepreneur?
  24. What are the behavior and attitudes of an entrepreneur? Entrepreneur as a Leader 1. What are the accountabilities of a leader / an entrepreneur in a business?
  25. What are the ideal competences for a leader / an entrepreneur?
  26. What are the needed skills to be developed in attempt of building the nature of a leader / entrepreneur? Give your personal response and reaction on self-confident? Decision Making and Risk Taking
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  28. What are the procedures of analyzing risk situation in terms of business service?
  29. What are the procedures of decision making in terms of business service? Creativity 3. Financial statement consists of : a. Loss and Profit statement
  30. How are human resources planning system?
  31. How is the operational policy of human resources planning?
  32. How are the steps of selecting staff? Give a case of recruiting skilled worker for sewing cloth in tailor service. Business Plan and Development
  33. What is meant by having business plan as part of process? What are the significances of making business plan? 2. What are the good characteristics of business development in the perspective of financial appropriateness?
  34. Make a simple and brief business plan for tailor service in the next year, completed with sewing machine as start-up capital.