FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC MONGUNO

SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE AND LIBERAL STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL STUDIES
CENTRE FOR ENTERPRENUERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND
SKILLS ACQUISITION STUDIES
FIRST SEMESTER 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

PROGRAMME: GENERAL STUDIES

COURSE CODE: EED 126
COURSE TITLE: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
COURSE UNIT: 2.0
DURATION: 2 HOURS PER WEEK, 30 HOURS PER
SEMESTER
SCHEDULE: 1ST SEMESTER ND 1 FOR
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
ENGINEERING
Goals of the Course
This course is designed to create general entrepreneurship awareness in the student
with a view to inculcating in him the spirit of self-reliance.
General objectives of the course
1. Understand the basic concept of entrepreneurship awareness in the student with
a view to inculcating in him the spirit of self-reliance.
2. Understand the roles of entrepreneurship in personal and national growth and
development.
3. Know how to set business goals.
4. Know how to identify business opportunities.
5. Know how to draw simple business plans.
6. Develops interest in learning a specified entrepreneurial skill
7. Know how to implement a simple business and manage it
8. Know the 7Ps of marketing
Course Outlines
1. The Basic Concept of Entrepreneurship.
a. Explain the terms: -
- Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneur
- Enterprise
- Self Employment
-Wage Employment
b. Compare: -
- Wage Employment and Entrepreneurship
- Self Employment and Entrepreneurship
c. Identify the facilities and opportunities available for self-employment.
d. Identify successful entrepreneurs in Nigeria.
e. Evaluate the role of entrepreneurship in wealth creation.
2. The Roles of Entrepreneurship in Personal and National Growth and
Development
a. Explain how entrepreneurship leads to the creation of
- Self Confidence
- Self Expression
- Wage Employment for Others
- Self Employment
b. Identify resources and constraints of entrepreneurship.
C. Explain how entrepreneurship leads to import substitution and utilization of
local resources.
d. Explain how entrepreneurship leads to equitable distribution of industries.
e. Explain the spirit of Achievement Motivation Test (A.M.T)
3. How to Set Business Goals
a. Evaluate strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threat (SWOT Analysis),
b. Explain the personal characteristics of an entrepreneur.
c. Explain the Entrepreneurial Tasks:
- Leadership
- Decision making
- Business planning
- Time Management
- Self management.
4. How to identify business opportunities
a. Define business opportunity.
b. Identify the process of product/service selection.
c. State the process of exploring opportunities.
5. How to draw simple business plans
a. Define the concept of business plan.
b. Explain the process of preparing preliminary project proposal.
c. Explain the process of preparing a detailed business plan.
d. Conduct a modest business plan on a selected venture (the written business plan
should be assessed as part of the continuous assessment).