TRT5102 Entrepreneurship in IT

Course ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN IT

Code TRT 5102

Status University Requirement

Credit Hours 2

Semester / Year 5/ 3

Teaching Methods Lecture, Tutorial and discussion

Quiz 10%
Assignment 20%
Business Idea 20%
Evaluation Scheme Business Plan 30%
Seminar / Presentation 20%
Total 100%

KHIRULNIZAM ABD RAHMAN

0129034614
Lecturer khirulnizam@gmail.com
http://kerul.blogspot.com

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the history, concept and entrepreneurship theory.

2. Creating entrepreneur culture in any profession.
3. Digests the concept of creativity and innovations, risk taking and
Objectives
fundamental of business management.
4. Identify business opportunity and engaging to new business venture.
5. Identify contemporary methods to get involve in entrepreneurship
activity.

Learning Outcomes After completing this course, students will be able to understand the
common concepts and theories of IT entrepreneurship.

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This course emphasis on creating entrepreneurship culture among the

students for them to implement the value of entrepreneurship in their daily
life. The students will be exposed to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship
that cover the history, concept and theory and the development of
entrepreneur in term of skills and the behavior of an entrepreneur. They
Course Synopsis also will be introducing to the method of enhancing their creativity and
innovation that enable them to grab the business opportunity or to
become a potential worker to an organization. This course will equip the
student with several methods of starting their own business as small and
medium scale entrepreneur.

Course Structure

Topics Lecture

1.0 Introduction to Entrepreneurship

1.1. Concept and Definition
1.2. Evolution of Entrepreneurship
1.3. The Important of Entrepreneurship 2
1.4. Entrepreneurship Development in Malaysia
1.5. Entrepreneurship Support System
1.6. Entrepreneurship in Islamic Perspectives

2.0 Entrepreneurship Characteristics

2.1. Characteristics and Profile of Good Entrepreneur
2.2. Perception Towards Entrepreneur
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2.3. Entrepreneur Self-Valuation
2.4. Differentiation between trader, manager and entrepreneur
2.5. Case Study on Success Entrepreneur

3.0 Creativity and Innovation

3.1. Definition
3.2. The importance and relationship between creativity and
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innovation in entrepreneurship
3.3. Barrier towards creativity and innovation
3.4. Technique in producing creative idea

4.0 Valuating New Venture

4.1. Affect on micro and macro environment
4.2. Identify business opportunities 2
4.3. Creating, valuing and choosing business opportunity
4.4. Buying and taking over businesses

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5.0 Introduction to Business Plan
5.1. What is business plan and the important of having it?
5.2. Business plan format

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5.3. The component of business plan

6.0 Starting Entrepreneurial New Venture

6.1. The critical factors and it challenge
6.2. Legal aspect of starting business 2
6.3. Entrepreneur capital source
6.4. Entrepreneur networking

7.0 Contemporary Entrepreneurship

7.1. Technopreneur (ICT, Biotechnology and others)
7.2. Current Issues
7.2.1 Liberalization and globalization
7.2.2 National Incubator Program
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7.2.3 National science and technology foundation
7.2.4 Intellect property
7.2.5 Corporate entrepreneur
7.2.6 Research and Development commercialization

Total 28
Equivalent to Lecture Hours 28

Main: Mohd Salleh Hj. Din et.al (2004). Asas Keusahawanan. Kuala Lumpur:
Thomson Learning.

Ab. Azizi Yusof dan Zakaria Yusof. (2004) Prinsip Keusahawanan,

Edisi kedua. Kuala Lumpur: Prentice Hall.

Asas Keusahawanan (2000). Pusat Pembangunan Usahawan

Malaysia (MEDEC)
Additional:
Baron, R.A & Shane, S.A. (2005) Entrepreneurship: A process
Reference perspective. US: Thomson South Learning.

Coulter, M. (2003). Entrepreneurship in action (2nd edition). New

Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Hisrich, R.D: Peters, M.P & Shepherd, D.A (2005). Entrepreneurship

(6th edition). US: Irwin-McGraw Hill.
Others:
Kuratko, D.F & Hodgetts, R.M (2004). Entrepreneurship – Theory,
Process and Practice (6th edition) US: Thomson Learning South-
Western.

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