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ENTREPRENEURSHIP: THE ENTERPRISING PERSON, GRADE 11, OPEN (BDP3O) 59
Entrepreneurship and the Enterprising Employee
Overall Expectations
By the end of this course, students will:
• identify and describe the characteristics and contributions of an entrepreneur and the factors affecting successful entrepreneurship;
• assess the attitudes and attributes possessed by an enterprising employee;
• explain how enterprising employees react to situations of uncertainty and risk;
• analyse the potential benefits of an employee’s enterprising attitudes and attributes to both the employee and the employer.
Specific Expectations
Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Factors Affecting Successful Entrepreneurship
By the end of this course, students will:
– identify the attitudes, attributes, and skills common to many entrepreneurs;
– identify some Canadian and local entre- preneurs and describe their achievements;
– describe the barriers that various entrepre- neurs (e.g., women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, new immigrants, peo- ple from various ethnocultural minorities) have faced in the past and the factors that are contributing to their success today (e.g., funding, education, changing attitudes, mentoring);
– describe the roles of entrepreneurs that benefit communities and society (e.g., agents of change, creators of jobs and wealth, role models of ethical behaviour, advocates for community development).
Attitudes and Attributes of Enterprising Employees
By the end of this course, students will:
– identify the various factors that motivate people to work (e.g., need for food, shel- ter, clothing; interest in the field of work; desire to make a contribution to society);
– define the term “enterprising employee” and explain the factors that motivate enterprising workers (e.g., desire for personal control, personal achievement);
– describe the personal attributes that make it possible to work in enterprising ways (e.g., self-confidence, creativity, willingness to work hard, willingness to take risks);
– analyse the ways in which enterprising people use failure as a learning experience;
– compare the characteristics of an enter- prising employee with those of an entrepreneur.
Reactions to Uncertainty and Risk
By the end of this course, students will:
– describe ways in which enterprising employees can approach new or uncertain situations (e.g., with a positive, open mind; with a view to discovering new opportunities);
– describe the risks that enterprising employees may be willing to take (e.g., rejection of ideas, responsibility for outcomes);
– specify ways in which enterprising employees manage risk (e.g., communicate and plan effectively, build a team, tap expertise, develop prototypes, consult);
– explain why enterprising people are will- ing to accept the risks associated with enterprising behaviour in the workplace (e.g., desire to create, make a difference, obtain job satisfaction, earn more money).