Semester III
Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication
AEC 211 · 3 (2+1) credit hours
Syllabus
Topic-wise syllabus
Theory
18 topics · 27 lectures
| No. | Topic | Lectures |
|---|---|---|
| Unit I | ||
| 1 | Development of entrepreneurship: motivational factors, social factors, environmental factors, characteristics of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial attributes/competencies | 2 |
| 2 | Concept and need of entrepreneurship, importance of entrepreneurial development | 1 |
| 3 | Evolution of entrepreneurship and objectives of entrepreneurial activities | 2 |
| 4 | Types and function of entrepreneurs | 1 |
| 5 | Importance and process of entrepreneurship development | 1 |
| 6 | Environment scanning and opportunity identification need for scanning, spotting of opportunity, scanning of environment | 1 |
| 7 | Identification of product / service – starting a project, and factors influencing sensing the opportunities | 2 |
| Unit II | ||
| 8 | Infrastructure and support systems- good policies, schemes for entrepreneurship development | 2 |
| 9 | Role of financial institutions, and other agencies in entrepreneurship development | 1 |
| 10 | Steps involved in functioning of an enterprise: Selection of the product/services, selection of form of ownership, registration, selection of site, capital sources, acquisition of manufacturing know how, packaging and distribution | 2 |
| 11 | Planning of an enterprise, project identification, selection, formulation of project, project report preparation, and Enterprise Management | 1 |
| 12 | Production management: product, levels of products, product mix, quality control, cost of production, production controls, and Material management | 2 |
| 13 | Production management–raw material costing, inventory control | 1 |
| 14 | Personal management–manpower planning, labour turn over, wages / salaries | 1 |
| Unit III | ||
| 15 | Financial management / accounting–funds, fixed capital and working capital, costing and pricing | 2 |
| 16 | Long term planning and short-term planning, book keeping, journal, ledger, subsidiary books, annual financial statement, taxation | 3 |
| 17 | Marketing management- market, types, marketing assistance, market strategies | 1 |
| 18 | Crisis management- raw material, production, leadership, market, finance, natural etc. | 1 |
Practical
4 topics
| No. | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Visit to small scale industries/agro-industries |
| 2 | Interaction with successful entrepreneurs/ Agri-entrepreneurs |
| 3 | Visit to financial institutions and support agencies |
| 4 | Preparation of project proposal for funding by different agencies |
Study material
Notes
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