Entrepreneurship 12 Course Overview

Big Ideas

From:  https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/curriculum/adst/12/entrepreneurship 

Introduction

Entrepreneurship 12 is a course designed to prepare you for any first-year university or college business course and will touch on theories and principles at that level. It will focus on entrepreneurship at the personal, social, national, and global levels that affect everyone and everything from the price of goods and values and characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and ethical dilemmas. This course will discuss business strategies and theories that we will put into practice.

Where does this course fit?

Entrepreneurship 12 is recommended for students in grade 11 and 12 who are interested in pursuing or interested in starting their own business. Students will create a business plan with the skills necessary to build values, characteristics often associated with successful entrepreneurs. Students gain an introductory understanding they can use to continue their academic studies or begin their own companies.

The course teaches students about aspects of a business such as:

• The way businesses function
• The role businesses and leader play in society
• Opportunities it generates for individuals
• Impact on people’s lives