Course Code & Number
BA 423
Course Title
Women Entrepreneurship
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Fundamentals of business development. Market access modes for female entrepreneurs. Gender-based entrepreneurship development methods and policies. Women’s role in society as entrepreneurs.
Course Objectives
This course aims to explain the fundamentals of business development and market access policies for female entrepreneurs. Gender-based entrepreneurship development methods and policies are studied. Women’s role in society as entrepreneurs is discussed with the help of case analyses and examples.
Software Usage
Students will use MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint) to work on their weekly assignments about 2 hours a week.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Define minority entrepreneurship and women’s entrepreneurship
2. Explain the philosophical and theoretical bases of women’s entrepreneurship
3. Understand the legal, historical social, and political factors that help explain women’s entrepreneurship
4. Begin to identify and unpack the roles of sexism, racism, xenophobia, and poverty in women’s entrepreneurship
5. Identify ways in which public policies can be modified to support women entrepreneurship
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Peer Teaching
Demonstrating
Problem Solving
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Simulation & Games
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship and Education
2. International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
3. Harvard Business Review
4. Related journal articles and publications
Required Reading
1. Female Entrepreneurship: Implications for Education, Training and Policy, N. Carter, C. Henry, B. Cinneide and K. Johnston, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2007.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload |
Hrs |
| Case Study Analysis |
16 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
