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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.