INTERDISCIPLINARY ELECTIVE

24SJ2EPE048 ENTREPRENEURSHIP CATEGORY L T P CREDIT

DEVELOPMENT INTERDISCIPLINARY 3 0 0 3
ELECTIVE

Preamble:
The course enables the student to have a thorough understanding on
entrepreneurship. The course brings forth the different opportunities and
resources which are available in the domain of entrepreneurship within the
country.

Course Outcomes:
After the completion of the course the student will be able
to:

CO 1 Identify the opportunities of entrepreneurship

CO 2 Develop Proficiency in business plan preparation
CO 3 Make use of Entrepreneurial finance concepts in real time scenario
CO 4 Make use of entrepreneur concepts for the well being of society
CO 5 Evaluate the scope of e-commerce, MSME and the challenges
in entrepreneurship

Mapping of course outcomes with program outcomes:

PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7
CO 1 1 3 1 1 2
CO 2 1 3 2 2 2
CO 3 1 3 2 1 2
CO 4 1 3 2 2 2
CO 5 1 3 1 1 2
Assessment Pattern:

Bloom’s Category Continuous Internal End Semester

Evaluation Examination

Apply 10 25

Analyse 10 35

Evaluate 10 0

Create 10 0

Mark distribution

Total CIE ESE ESE

Marks Duration
100 40 60 2.5 hours

Continuous Internal Evaluation Pattern: 40 Marks

Preparing a review article based on peer reviewed original

publications
(Minimum 10 publications shall be referred) : 15 marks
Course based task/Seminar/Data collection and interpretation : 15
marks Test paper, 1 no. : 10
marks

Test paper shall include minimum 80% of the syllabus.

End Semester Examination Pattern: 60 Marks

There will be two parts; Part A and Part B. Part A will contain 5 numerical/short
answer questions with 1 question from each module, having 5 marks for each
question (such questions shall be useful in the testing of knowledge, skills,
comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and understanding of
the students). Students should answer all questions. Part B will contain 7 questions
(such questions shall be useful in the testing of overall achievement and maturity
of the students in a course, through long answer questions relating
to theoretical/practical knowledge, derivations, problem solving and quantitative
evaluation), with minimum one question from each module of which student should
answer any five. Each question can carry 7 marks. Total duration of the
examination will be 150 minutes.

Model Question paper

 SECOND SEMESTER M. TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, Month & Year

24SJ2EPE048 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Max. Marks: 60 Duration: 2.5

Hours

Part A

(Answer all questions. Each question carries 5 marks)

1. Identify advantages and disadvantages of proprietorship and partnership

companies.

2. What are the sources of finance available to an entrepreneur in financing

a venture?
Explain.
3. Examine different contracts that are used in the industry.

4. How is a social entrepreneur different from other entrepreneurs? Explain.

5. Identify the major challenges in entrepreneurship.

Part B

(Answer any five. Each question carries 7 marks)

6. Differentiate between Merges and Acquisitions. What is the significance of

stock splits? Explain.

7. Explain the common reasons for failure of an enterprise. Identify few

methods for their rehabilitation.
8. Examine the importance of rural entrepreneurship.

9. What is meant by an Angel Investor? Identify the role of Financial Institutions

and Commercial Banks for financial controls.
10. Why is it important to do financial modeling and strategic planning?

11. Examine features of social entrepreneurship business models.

12. Identify the reasons for success of entrepreneurs in India.

Syllabus and Course Plan: 40 Hours

No Topic No. of
Lecture
hours
1 INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP (8 hours)
1.1 Types of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurial Traits and 2
competencies.
 1.2 Ethics and Social responsibility of Entrepreneurs, 3
opportunities for Entrepreneurs in India and abroad.
1.3 Start-up India, Stand up India, National Skill Development 3
Program, PMEGP, Mudra Yojana, and KVIC schemes.
2 ENTREPRENEURSHIP IDEATION AND DECISION PROCESS (8 hours)
2.1 Incubation procedures and processes, Business plan 2
preparation, DPR preparation.
2.2 Managing Finance and Growth, Role of Financial 3
Institutions and Commercial Banks for loans and financial
controls.
2.3 Features and evaluation of joint ventures, acquisitions, 3
mergers, franchising, public issues, rights issues, bonus
issues and stock splits.
3 ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE (8 hours)
3.1 Managing cash flow, types and costs of financial capital, 3
valuing early-stage ventures, real estate investment
ventures, differences between new venture finance and
corporate finance.
3.2 Finance of large public corporations- means of testing 2
assumptions, validating, learning, measuring, signalling.
3.3 Recognize the importance of financial modelling and 3
strategic planning -venture capital industry - contracts
that are used in the industry-potential challenges faced
by entrepreneurial initiatives.
4 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (8 hours)
4.1 Social entrepreneurship business models, for-profit, not 3
for profit, hybrid, community-based, difference between
social and commercial entrepreneurship.
4.2 Double bottom line, social and institutional 2
environmental factors, opportunity identification,
discovery and recognition.
4.3 Social value creation and social inclusion, social change 3
and role of social entrepreneur.
5 E-COMMERCE, MSME AND RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (8 hours)
5.1 E-commerce and Entrepreneurship, 1
5.2 Starting an MSME unit, phases, training requirements, 2
legal frameworks, registration procedures, concessions
and reliefs by Government
5.3 Rural entrepreneurship, Challenges in entrepreneurship. 2
5.4 Successful Entrepreneurs from the contemporary Indian 3
business world.

Reference Books:

1. Khanka, S. S. (2012). Entrepreneurial Development, S. Chand & Company Pvt. Ltd.

2. Hisrich, R. D., Manimala, M. J., Peters M. P. and Shephered D. A. (2014).
Entrepreneurship, 9th Edition, McGraw Hill Education India (P) Ltd, Chennai.
3. Piramal, G. Business Legends, Penguin Books.
4. Adelman, P. J. and Marks, A. M. (2013). Entrepreneurial Finance, 6th Edition,
Pearson Education.
5. Rogers, S. and Makonnen, R. (2014). Entrepreneurial Finance: Finance
and Business Strategies for the Serious Entrepreneur, 3rd Edition,
McGraw-Hill Education.
6. Doherty, B., Foster, G., Meehan, J., & Mason, C. (2009). Management for
social
enterprise, Sage Publications.
7. Keohane, G. L. (2013). Social entrepreneurship for the 21st century:
Innovation across the nonprofit, private, and public sectors, McGraw Hill
Professional.