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Entrepreneurship syllabus

MGT 5246 units · 98 topicsAcademic year 2083/84
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1Overview of Entrepreneurship (6 LH)

  1. 1.1
    Entrepreneurship and entrepreneur
    1. 1.1.1
      Concept of entrepreneurship
    2. 1.1.2
      Concept of an entrepreneur
    3. 1.1.3
      Features of entrepreneurship
    4. 1.1.4
      Functions of an entrepreneur
    5. 1.1.5
      Types of entrepreneurs
  2. 1.2
    Role of entrepreneurship in the Nepalese economy
    1. 1.2.1
      Entrepreneurship and self-employment in Nepal
  3. 1.3
    Role of technology in entrepreneurship
  4. 1.4
    Case discussion on entrepreneurship

2Creativity, Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (12 LH)

  1. 2.1
    Creativity
    1. 2.1.1
      Components of creativity
    2. 2.1.2
      Creativity techniques
    3. 2.1.3
      Factors influencing creativity
  2. 2.2
    Innovation
    1. 2.2.1
      Incremental innovation
    2. 2.2.2
      Disruptive innovation
    3. 2.2.3
      Sources of innovation
  3. 2.3
    Process of social innovation
    1. 2.3.1
      Prompts, inspirations and diagnoses
    2. 2.3.2
      Proposals and ideas
    3. 2.3.3
      Prototyping and pilots
    4. 2.3.4
      Sustaining social innovation
    5. 2.3.5
      Scaling and diffusion
    6. 2.3.6
      Systemic change
  4. 2.4
    Social entrepreneurship
    1. 2.4.1
      Concept of social entrepreneurship
    2. 2.4.2
      Characteristics of social entrepreneurship
    3. 2.4.3
      Approaches to social entrepreneurship
    4. 2.4.4
      Funding social enterprises
    5. 2.4.5
      Management of social enterprises
    6. 2.4.6
      Impact of social enterprises
    7. 2.4.7
      Performance of social enterprises
  5. 2.5
    Linking creativity, innovation and social entrepreneurship
  6. 2.6
    Case discussion on creativity, innovation and social entrepreneurship

3Legal Issues and Environment for Entrepreneurship Development (5 LH)

  1. 3.1
    Legal structures
    1. 3.1.1
      Sole proprietorship
    2. 3.1.2
      Partnership
    3. 3.1.3
      Company
    4. 3.1.4
      Trusts
  2. 3.2
    Intellectual property
    1. 3.2.1
      Patents
    2. 3.2.2
      Trademarks
    3. 3.2.3
      Industrial designs
    4. 3.2.4
      Copyright
    5. 3.2.5
      Trade secrets
  3. 3.3
    Other legal issues
    1. 3.3.1
      Licenses and licensing
    2. 3.3.2
      Trade practices
    3. 3.3.3
      Taxation
    4. 3.3.4
      Product safety
    5. 3.3.5
      Liability
    6. 3.3.6
      Insurance
    7. 3.3.7
      Contracts
  4. 3.4
    Environment for entrepreneurship development
    1. 3.4.1
      Economic environment
    2. 3.4.2
      Legal environment
    3. 3.4.3
      Socio-cultural environment
    4. 3.4.4
      Political environment
  5. 3.5
    Eco-efficiency
  6. 3.6
    Ecopreneurship
  7. 3.7
    Risks associated with entrepreneurship development
  8. 3.8
    Case discussion on legal and environmental issues

4New Venture Identification and Selection (10 LH)

  1. 4.1
    Business opportunity identification
    1. 4.1.1
      Sources of new business ideas
    2. 4.1.2
      Methods of generating new ideas
    3. 4.1.3
      Selection of the best idea
  2. 4.2
    Feasibility studies
    1. 4.2.1
      Site selection
    2. 4.2.2
      Factors affecting site selection
  3. 4.3
    Business description
    1. 4.3.1
      Business background
    2. 4.3.2
      Business purpose
    3. 4.3.3
      Business objectives
  4. 4.4
    Marketing component
    1. 4.4.1
      Overall market
    2. 4.4.2
      Specific market
    3. 4.4.3
      Competitive factors
    4. 4.4.4
      Structural change in the macro environment
    5. 4.4.5
      Cyclical change in the macro environment
    6. 4.4.6
      Marketing strategy
    7. 4.4.7
      Sales forecasts
  5. 4.5
    Financial component
    1. 4.5.1
      Start-up costs
    2. 4.5.2
      Financial requirements
    3. 4.5.3
      Sources of funds
    4. 4.5.4
      Projected profit and loss statement
    5. 4.5.5
      Projected cash flow statement
    6. 4.5.6
      Analysis of the projected balance sheet
  6. 4.6
    Development and production
    1. 4.6.1
      Production process
    2. 4.6.2
      Production technology
    3. 4.6.3
      Resource requirements
    4. 4.6.4
      Quality assurance
  7. 4.7
    Organization and management
    1. 4.7.1
      Key personnel resources
    2. 4.7.2
      Human resource management strategy
  8. 4.8
    Case discussion on new venture identification and selection

5Business Model Canvas and Preparation of Business Plan (10 LH)

  1. 5.1
    Business model canvas
    1. 5.1.1
      Concept of the business model canvas
    2. 5.1.2
      Business model canvas versus lean canvas
  2. 5.2
    Business plan
    1. 5.2.1
      Concept of a business plan
    2. 5.2.2
      Benefits of a business plan
    3. 5.2.3
      Elements of a business plan
    4. 5.2.4
      Types of business plans
  3. 5.3
    Preparing a sample business plan using the business model canvas

6Institutional Support to Entrepreneurship Development (5 LH)

  1. 6.1
    Government support for entrepreneurship
    1. 6.1.1
      Government incentives
    2. 6.1.2
      Subsidies
    3. 6.1.3
      Grants
  2. 6.2
    Export-oriented units
    1. 6.2.1
      Fiscal concessions
    2. 6.2.2
      Tax concessions
  3. 6.3
    Role of financial institutions in entrepreneurship development in Nepal
  4. 6.4
    Entrepreneurship development projects in Nepal
    1. 6.4.1
      IED
    2. 6.4.2
      MEDEP
    3. 6.4.3
      ELAM
  5. 6.5
    Case discussion on institutional support