ENT1231: Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Lecturer: Abel Barakamfitiye
School: Agricultural Engineering (SAE)
Year: I   Trimester: 1   Credits: 10

Module Description

This module introduces foundational knowledge, skills and attitudes required for entrepreneurship and innovation, with a focus on agricultural and agribusiness contexts. It equips learners with entrepreneurial thinking, opportunity recognition skills, creativity, and the ability to develop customer-oriented solutions.

Module Objectives

- Understand key concepts of entrepreneurship and innovation.

- Develop entrepreneurial mindset and competencies.

- Identify and evaluate business opportunities.

- Apply creativity and innovation tools to real-life problems.

- Develop customer-driven solutions using design thinking.

- Understand risk management and learning from failure.

- Demonstrate communication and sales skills necessary for venture creation.