CICT course outline Part 1 Paper 3

  

Date Posted: 6/28/2012 6:04:57 AM

Posted By: kangwana   Membership Level: Bronze  Total Points: 34

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3.0 Specific Objectives
-Explain the role of entrepreneurship in economic development.
-Identity viable business opportunities.
-Demonstrate managerial skills necessary to run a successful business enterprise.
-Communicate effectively in a business environment.
-Formulate a business plan on a viable business opportunity.
-Explain statutory requirements for various forms of business ownership.
-Apply entrepreneurial competencies in response to the emerging trends in business environment.

Content
3.1 Entrepreneurship and self-employment
-Definition of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship.
-Factors considered when preparing to be self employed.
-Importance of self employment.
-Entrepreneurship and innovation.
-Entrepreneurial characteristics.
-Role and challenges of an entrepreneur.
-Entrepreneur's contribution to economic development.
3.2 Entrepreneurial Awareness and motivation
-Procedures involved in starting a business.
-Sources of business finance.
-Legal forms of business ownership.
-Legal aspects of business.
-Business contracts and tendering procedures.
-Business amalgamation.
-Motivational theories of entrepreneurship.
-Incentives for aspiring entrepreneurs.
3.3 Business plan development.
-Definition of a business plan.
-Importance of a business plan.
3.3.1 Components of a business plan.
-Business description.
-Products and services.
-Marketing plan
-Organisation and management plan.
-Operational and Production plan.
-Personal financial statement.
-Financial plan.
-The executive summary.
-Appendices: Relevant information for example supplier agreements, financial audited reports, business brochures.
3.4 Current issues in entrepreneurship
-Ethics and social responsibility.
-Environmental issues in business.
-Taxation,e-commerce, trade exhibitions
-HIV/AIDS as a health concern to entrepreneurs.
3.5 Emerging trends in entrepreneurship.
3.6 Essential communication skills.
-Communication process and barriers.
-Channels of communication.
-Types of verbal and non-verbal communication.
-Importance of listening skills
-Critical thinking and problem solving.
3.7 Business communication
-Meetings and interviews
-Business correspondences
-Report writing,types,structure and uses of reports.
-Presentations.
3.8 Technology and communication
-Telephone and fax
-Email
-Internet
-Electronic postal services
-Electronic money transfer
3.9 Ethics in communication
3.10 Emerging trends in communication.

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