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Arbaminch University College of Business and Economics Department of Management Course Outline

This document outlines a course on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for a Master of Business Administration program. The course is designed to explore entrepreneurial and managerial aspects of enterprises. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand basic entrepreneurship concepts, develop entrepreneurial attitudes, appraise the role of entrepreneurship in development, and understand ethics and corporate social responsibility issues for modern enterprises. The course will cover topics such as the concepts of innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship. Students will learn how to develop business plans and will be assessed through group assignments, a term paper, and a final examination.

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Arbaminch University College of Business and Economics Department of Management Course Outline

This document outlines a course on Entrepreneurship and Innovation for a Master of Business Administration program. The course is designed to explore entrepreneurial and managerial aspects of enterprises. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand basic entrepreneurship concepts, develop entrepreneurial attitudes, appraise the role of entrepreneurship in development, and understand ethics and corporate social responsibility issues for modern enterprises. The course will cover topics such as the concepts of innovation, corporate entrepreneurship, and social entrepreneurship. Students will learn how to develop business plans and will be assessed through group assignments, a term paper, and a final examination.

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ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS


DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
5.

Course Outline
Degree Program: - MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA)

Course Title:- Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Course Code:- MBA 671

Credit hours:- 2 hrs

Prerequisites:- NONE

Academic year:- 1st Year, Semester II

Course Instructor and Name:- Getasew Yaregal (Assis. Prof.)


contact Address: Email:[email protected]

Office:-

Course Description
An advanced course in Entrepreneurship, this course provides an in depth analysis of the
concept of entrepreneurship; Characteristics of small business; Business opportunities and
market research; Development of business plan; planning, organizing and managing small scale
agricultural enterprises; Financing and marketing issues for enterprises; Communication and
interpersonal skill in entrepreneurship; Ethics and social responsibilities of business. The course
attempts to provide students with an understanding of the nature of enterprise and
entrepreneurship and introduces the role of the entrepreneur, innovation and technology in the
entrepreneurial process. It is not about only small business or life style businesses but instead the
development of growth- o r i e n t e d businesses - whether for-profit or not-for-profit.
Entrepreneurship is both a way of thinking and of doing. The course content is relevant to those
individuals thinking about starting a business or who are already in business - large or small,
those who are interested in commercializing their own innovations or of others, and those who
advise entrepreneurs or engage in policy making in the entrepreneurship area.
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Course Objective

This course is designed to explore the entrepreneurial and managerial aspects of enterprises at
different levels. At the completion of the course students are expected to:

 Be Aware of the basic concepts of entrepreneurship, enterprising,


corporate entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.
 Develop entrepreneurial attitudes aiming at customer value analysis and value delivery.
 Appraise the role of entrepreneurship to development.
 Understand the ethical and corporate social responsibility issues of modern time
enterprises.
 Develop business plans.

Course contents

Chapter One: Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Small Business

1.1. Definition and concept of entrepreneurship


1.2. Characteristics of Entrepreneurs
1.3. The concept of corporate entrepreneurship.
1.4. The concept of Social Entrepreneurship
1.5. Concepts of small Business

Chapter Two: Innovation

2.1. The concept of Innovation


2.2. Entrepreneurship and Innovation
2.3. The role of Innovation
Chapter Three: Corporate entrepreneurship
3.1 The concept of corporate entrepreneurship
3.2 The dimensions of corporate entrepreneurship
3.3 Why corporate entrepreneurship
3.4 Organizational Climate for Corporate Entrepreneurship

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Chapter Four: Social entrepreneurship

4.1 The concept of social entrepreneurship


4.2 Social entrepreneurship and non-for-profit enterprising

Chapter Five: Entrepreneurship and Development


5.1 Contribution of entrepreneurship for economic
development
5.2. Entrepreneurship and employment
5.3. Entrepreneurship and gender
5.4. Entrepreneurship and Sustainable development
Chapter Six: Development of Business plan

6.1. Benefits of business planning


6.2. Stages of Business planning
6.3. Contents of Business planning
Methodology
The course will follow a participatory learning approach. It includes lecture
discussions, case studies, group work and hands-on practical sessions as applicable
as possible.
Assessment Scheme

1 Group Assignment (Case Analysis) 20%


2 Term Paper (Business Plan) 30%
Continuous Assessment Total 50%
3 Final examination 50%
Total 100%
References
Kuratko D F and Hodgetts R M (2004) Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, And Practice,
Mason, Ohio: Thomson South Western.

Taneja, Satish and S.L. Gupta. (2001) Entrepreneurship Development: New


Venture Creation, Golgotia Publishing Company, New Delhi

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Khanka, M. L. (2002) entrepreneurial Development. S. Chand & Company

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