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Crofton House School
Entrepreneurship 12
Prerequisite Course Credit Course Duration
None 4 credits Full year
Delivery Method Classroom and project-based , using a variety of instructional strategies
This course is designed to help students develop the knowledge , competencies , and attitudes , required to help them increase their entrepreneurial and leadership skills in the business world . Students will learn about characteristics of the global market and local economic trends and the components of starting a small business . The course will empower students to identify opportunities for innovation and to create a real new venture or social enterprise business idea . Students will learn how to communicate and pitch their new venture idea to a panel of experts , entrepreneurs or potential investors .
The Big Ideas explored in this course are :
• Design for the life cycle includes consideration of social and environmental impacts
• Services and products can be designed through consultation and collaboration
• Tools and technologies can be adapted for specific purposes
Students will be introduced to the process of design thinking ; this framework is central to the curricular competencies outlined by the BC Ministry of Education , and is commonly used by designers to solve complex problems and find solutions to client needs .
Assessments may include case studies , projects and presentations . Students will be expected to work collaboratively as business teams .