Economics of Entrepreneurship Course

Facilitator Guide

Compiled by: Marianna Brashear

Ruby Clohessy Jason Riddle William Smith

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INTRODUCTION

COURSE OVERVIEW An entrepreneur is someone who discovers and provides for an unmet need by producing value for others in the community and for themselves. In short, entrepreneurs are both problem solvers and wealth creators. Creating and maintaining a culture that embraces entrepreneurship is critical to the long-term prosperity of our economy and our society. Entrepreneurship is an act of serving one's self through serving others well. We believe that students can increase their chances of success with practical education about entrepreneurship, markets, and the economic way of thinking.

This course is designed to help students discover the value of entrepreneurship and the importance of strong character in a free and civil society. These ready-to-go lessons introduce students to entrepreneurship and the economic way of thinking through a series of carefully selected articles, videos, discussion guides, student handouts, and activities.

GETTING THE MOST FROM THIS COURSE This course contains a series of eight modules organized around the essential concepts of the economics of entrepreneurship. The modules included in this course are:

1. What is Entrepreneurship? 2. What is the Entrepreneur's Role in Creating Value? 3. How Can Entrepreneurs Use Economics to Make Better Decisions? 4. How Does Trade Create Wealth? 5. What Do Profit and Loss Tell Us? 6. What Institutional Factors Encourage Entrepreneurship? 7. What are the Links between Entrepreneurship, Personal Character, and Civil Society? 8. How Do I Become an Entrepreneur?

Within each module are five stand-alone lessons including readings, videos, discussion guides, comprehension questions, and activities. These 40 lessons can each be used independently, or they can be followed as part of the larger guided learning path set forth by this course.

It is recommended to follow the modules and lessons in the sequence presented. The program can be taught in 30 hours, or it can be expanded to as many as 40 hours for students who elect to conduct optional self-study using the materials found in the "Additional Resources" section provided in each lesson. However, for those interested in a brief survey of the topic, a substantive treatment of the learning objectives and essential concepts can be found in a condensed version of the course. [Coming Soon ? 2015]

Individual modules, lessons, and activities found in this course are available online at courses.

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IS THIS COURSE RIGHT FOR ME? This course is great for:

? Students interested in starting a business or learning more about the economic way of thinking; ? Teachers seeking to complement learning objectives taught in introductory-level economics, business,

history, and civics classes; ? Leaders of youth organizations looking for lessons and activities around entrepreneurship, economics,

personal character, and civil society; and ? Parents wanting their students to get the most out of life through making better choices and better

understanding the tradeoffs involved with those choices.

RELATED NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS The learning objectives addressed in this course are specified at the beginning of each learning module. The learning objectives in this course include and expand beyond the minimum standards put forth by the professional bodies governing national and state educational standards for related content areas. For parents and educators who wish to know how the learning modules in this course relate to the broader economic standards we have included a listing of related National Standards for Economics made available by the Council for Economic Education at the beginning of each lesson. Additionally, we have provided a list of the Common Core standards related to this course in Appendix B.

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"Life consists, in this sense, of a never-ending series of spontaneous leaps of discovery. The life of freedom is thus a continual expression of the dynamics of continual discovery."

- ISRAEL KIRZNER

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