PFC103S - Professional Studies Theme C: Technology Education, Economic Literacy and Entrepreneurship

Purpose: To gain insight into technology education: the technology process; resources used in the technology process; skills that must be developed; technology in practice; and economic literacy and entrepreneurship: basic economic literacy; goal and function of education directed to entrepreneurship; factors which underline entrepreneurial success or failure; the part teachers could play in entrepreneurial activities; a strategy for developing entrepreneurship; the teacher's role to facilitate.