Uganda Senior One Curriculum - Entrepreneurship

This curriculum aims to equip learners with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to identify and exploit business opportunities, fostering self-reliance and contributing to society's economic development. The curriculum emphasizes experiential learning and deeper understanding, focusing on developing ideas, identifying commercial possibilities, and planning and developing business enterprises. The curriculum is structured around several key themes covered throughout the three terms.

Term 1: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Education

• The Entrepreneur: This topic introduces learners to the concept of entrepreneurship and the key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. Learners explore the purpose of studying entrepreneurship and assess the benefits and risks associated with entrepreneurial ventures.
• Risks in Business: Learners identify and assess various risks involved in business, developing strategies to minimize potential negative impacts.
• Creativity and Innovation: This topic focuses on developing learners' creative thinking and problem-solving skills. Learners design, make, and evaluate products, applying innovative approaches and considering aesthetic qualities and purpose.
• Technology and Business: Learners explore the role of technology in business, examining the benefits and challenges of integrating technology into business operations. They analyze real-world examples of technology use in Ugandan businesses.

Term 2: Businesses in Uganda

• Types of Businesses: Learners explore the diverse types of businesses operating in Uganda, describing their characteristics and analyzing their importance to the community. They investigate local businesses, examining their organization, products, and services.
• Success in Business: This topic examines factors contributing to business success and failure. Learners evaluate successful and unsuccessful businesses, identifying indicators of success and developing strategies for reviving failing businesses.

Term 2: Business Ideas and Opportunities

• Business Ideas: Learners explore methods for generating business ideas and evaluate factors that contribute to a good business idea. They learn to use decision trees to map potential outcomes for business dilemmas.
• Business Opportunities: This topic distinguishes between business ideas and opportunities, outlining the characteristics of a good business opportunity. Learners analyze real-world examples and explore potential opportunities in their communities.
• Market Survey: Learners understand the importance of market surveys and learn how to conduct them. They investigate customer base, pricing, raw materials, location, and competition, applying their findings to real-world business scenarios.

Term 3: Business Start-up Process

• Steps in Starting a Business: Learners identify factors enabling business start-ups, including basic principles of record keeping. They learn the steps involved in starting a business, culminating in the development of a business plan. They also learn how to prepare a budget.
• Sources of Business Finance: Learners identify different sources of business finance, assessing the benefits and challenges of each. They analyze case studies and compare various funding options.
• Savings and Investments: This topic compares and contrasts factors determining saving and investment. Learners identify the purpose and forms of saving and investment, preparing savings plans and exploring investment options.
• Location of a Business: Learners identify factors to consider when choosing a business location, analyzing the relationship between location and business type. They design guides for entrepreneurs selecting business locations.

Term 3: Introduction to Government Revenue

• Introduction to Government Revenue: Learners explore the concept of government revenue, its sources, and its importance. They analyze how government revenue is distributed and its impact on communities.

This curriculum emphasizes the development of generic skills, including communication, cooperation, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, innovation, calculation, and ICT proficiency, integrated throughout the course content. It also addresses cross-cutting challenges such as environmental awareness, health awareness, diversity, inclusion, socio-economic challenges, and citizenship.