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Covenant University Course Compact
College: Engineering/ Science and Technology
Departments: University‐Wide
Course
Programmes: Engineering and
Environmental Science
Programs
1. Basic Details
Course Code: EDS 511 Course Title: Entrepreneurial
Development Studies
Unit(s): 1 Semester: Alpha
Location: LT1 Time: Thursday 11 – 12 am
Level 500 Prerequisites:
EDS111, EDS121,
EDS211, EDS221,
EDS311,EDS321 &
EDS411
Lecturer(s) Dr. Okeniyi, J.O. (Coordinator); Dr. Akintunde Ajagbe; Mr. Odebiyi John; Mr.
Efobi Uchenna; Dr. Adunola Oke; Mrs Adebukola Oyewunmi
2. Course Description
The course teaches Entrepreneurial Development Studies as a Covenant University brand of impacting students with entrepreneurial skills.
3. Course Objectives/Learning Outcome
The objective of the course is to ensure students are imparted with technopreneurship and entrepreneurial skills in a global community through descriptive disseminations of innovative entrepreneurial processes.
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4. Course Content
Week Topic(s) Instructor
1. General Introductive Class All ‐ Lecturers
2. Module 1 – Technopreneur & The Innovation Process
Dr. Joshua O. Okeniyi
3. Module 2 – Fundamentals of Business
Dr. Adunola Oke
4. Module 3 – Principles of Innovation Dr. Akintunde Ajagbe
5. Test 1 (Mid-Semester) All Lecturers
6. Module 4 – Fundamentals of Economics in a Global Context
Mr. Uchenna Efobi
7. Independence Day – Parley (Lecture Free) All Lecturers
8. Module 5 – Purposeful Innovation and the Seven Sources for Innovative Opportunity Mrs. Bukola Oyewunmi
9. Module 6 – Technology Ventures in a Global Context
Mr. John Odebiyi
10. Module 7 – The Entrepreneurial Business
Dr. Akintunde Ajagbe
11. Test 2 All Lecturers
12. Revision (Course Wrap – Up) – Attendance Closure All Lecturers
13. Tutorials/Course Evaluation All Lecturers
14. Examination All Lecturers
15. Grading All Lecturers
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5. Learning & Teaching Activities
i. Lecture delivery methods: This will constitute the main teaching method using
PowerPoint presentations, the white board and marker – 50%.
ii. EDS Practical: This run concurrently as the course module delivery, every week, and is
coordinated by the Covenant University Centre for Entrepreneurial and Development
from which grading of student performance in the practical components are collected
for inclusion and collation of students’ final grading – 50%.
iii. Term paper and/or assignments: are given to students as a means of imparting self-
discovery skills – This could be in the Lecture/Theory session or the EDS practical
session.
6. Assessment Method
Continuous Assessment Class Tests [Test 1 (15 marks) and Test 2 (15 Marks)]: 30
Assignments: ‐
Term Papers: ‐
Practicals: 50
Field Work: ‐
Examinations Semester Examination: 20
Other:
7. Alignment to Covenant University Vision/Goal
The study is a Covenant University brand initiation which is presently being adopted from the CU platform for other Universities by the National University Commission (NUC), the study is geared towards Covenant University’s goal of producing graduates who are equipped with current trends and sound in theoretical knowledge of entrepreneurial processes to become employers of Labour instead of job‐seekers.
8. Industry Relevance
The course has industrial applications which include imparting students with innovative and technopreneurial skills beyond their normal curricular choice or discipline of study.
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9. Recommended Reading/Text
ISBN No Author Date Title Publisher
978-0060851132 P. F. Drucker 2006 Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practice and Principles
Harper Business
978-0-12-374502-6 T.N. Duening, R. D. Hisrich, & M.A. Lechter
2010 Technology Entrepreneurship: Creating, Capturing, and Protecting Value
Academic Press (Elsevier)
10. Ground Rules & Regulations
Student will not be allowed to write examination for the course without satisfactory attendance at lectures.
Student must submit term papers and assignments as at when due.