Module 1

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

Content Standards Performance Standards

The learner demonstrates The learner independently creates a

plan of action that strengthens
Computer Hardware Servicing. and/or further develops his/her
PECs in Computer Hardware
Servicing.

Quarter I Time Allotment: 4 hours

In this module, you will learn more about entrepreneurship and the
entrepreneurial competencies related to Computer Hardware Servicing. You
will have a first-hand experience in educational activities leading to
assessment of your personal entrepreneurial competencies (PECs) and the
entrepreneurial competencies of a successful computer technician within your
province. You will also have several activities that will align your
competencies with those of successful practitioners. Moreover, this module
will encourage you to think about entrepreneurship and its role in the
business community as well as in the economic and social development of an
individual.

To start with this module, let us first understand entrepreneurs and

entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurs are those with the skills and capabilities to see and
evaluate business opportunities. They are individuals who can strategically
identify products or services needed by the community, and have the capacity
to deliver them at the right time and at the right place.

Entrepreneurs are agents of economic change; they organize,

manage, and assume risks of a business. Some of the good qualities of
entrepreneurs are: opportunity-seeker, risk-taker, goal-setter, excellent
planner, confident problem-solver, hardworking, persistent and committed.

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 Entrepreneurship, on the other hand, is not just a simple business
activity but a strategic process of innovation and new product creation.
Basically, entrepreneurship is both an art and science of converting business
ideas into marketable products or services to improve the quality of living.

Now that you have background knowledge about entrepreneurs and

entrepreneurship, you can now walk through in assessing your PECs. Always
remember that successful entrepreneurs continuously develop and improve
their PECs.

To begin, let us find out the competencies you will have gained upon
completion of this module.

assessmentObjectives

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

identify areas for improvement, development, and growth,

align your PECs according to your business or career choice, and
create a plan of action that ensures success in your business or career
choice.

Now try to take the first challenge in this module, the pre assessment.

Pre-assessment

As part of your initial activity, try to assess your prior knowledge and
experience related to personal entrepreneurial competencies. Answer Task 1.

Task 1: Matching Type

Directions: Match the entrepreneurial competencies in column A with their

meaning in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space
provided before each number.

A B

____1. Creative A. makes wise decisions towards the set

objectives
____2. Profit-oriented B. strategic thinking and setting of goals

____3.

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____4. Sound decision maker D. adoptable to change

____5. Possess people skills E. innovates to have an edge over other

competitors

____6. Excellent Planner F. solid dedication

____7. Confident G. skillful in record keeping

____8. Hardworking H. always sticks to the plan

____9. Ability to accept change I. work diligently

10. Committed J. effective and efficient communication

skills and relates well to people

K. always looking for an opportunity to

have/earn income.

Task 2: Guide Questions

Directions: The following are guide questions which covers the entire
module. Write your answers on your assignment notebook. Discuss / share
these to the class.

A. Explain why entrepreneurial activities are important to social

development and economy progress.
B. What entrepreneurial activities related to Computer Hardware
Servicing do you know and are capable of doing?
C. If you were given the opportunity to own a business that relates to
Computer Hardware Servicing, do you think you will be confident to
manage it? Explain your answer.
D. What do you think are the most important competencies one must
possess in order to be successful in running a chosen business?
E. Name successful entrepreneurs from your province whose businesses
are related to Computer Hardware Servicing. Make sure you will be
able to share with the class the PECs that made them successful.

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 After all the guide questions are answered, share these with your Task 7: Essential Questions
classmates. You may also compare your insigths, personal knowledge,
and relevant experiences on the topic to make the sharing more exciting Directions: Read and study the following questions below. You may use a
and engaging. separate sheet of paper or your notebook to write your answers.

1.
Learning Goals and Targets of a successful entrepreneur?
After understanding the objectives of this module, having gone through ________________________________________________________
pre-assessment, and answering the guide questions, you will be asked to set ________________________________________________________
your own personal goals and targets. These goals and targets will urge you to ________________________________________________________
further achieve the ultimate objective of this module. In the end, these ________________________________________________________
ultimate goals will motivate you to learn more about PECs. ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.

2. How does your action plan help sustain your strong PECs and/or
address your development areas?
________________________________________________________
Figure 1: Strategic process to achieve the objectives of this module ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Reading Resources and Instructional Activities
________________________________________________________
After setting your own personal goals and targets in achieving the ________________________________________________________
objectives of this module, check your inherent knowledge of PECs. Answer ________________________________________________________
the following guide questions with the help of your classmates. _______________________________________________________.

Task 3: Group Activity 3. What plan of action will you utilize to address your development areas?
________________________________________________________
Directions: Answer the following guide questions on a separate sheet of
________________________________________________________
paper. Share your answers with the class.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
1.
________________________________________________________
particular entrepreneurial activity.
________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.
________________________________________________________.

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Conclusion: 2. Are there other strategies or approaches where you can assess your
PECs? Explain how these strategies will become more useful in
________________________________________________________ selecting a viable business venture.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________. ________________________________________________________.

3. What are the desirable personal characteristics, attributes, lifestyles,

skills, and traits of a prospective entrepreneur? Why are these
important?
_________________________________________________________
determine how much you have learned. Perform task 6 to determine how well
_________________________________________________________
you have understood the lesson.
________________________________________________________.
Task 6: Preparation of a Plan of Action
4.
Directions: Use in a separate sheet of paper / in your notebook the attributes, lifestyles, skills, and traits before starting a particular
information generated from task 5 (Interview) and prepare an action plan that business?
indicates alignment of your PECs to the PECs of a successful entrepreneur in _________________________________________________________
computer hardware servicing in your province. _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________.
Time Expected
Objective Area Activities Strategies
Frame Outcome 5. What is the significance of evaluating PECs of a successful
entrepreneur? What helpful insights can you draw from this activity?
________________________________________________________
To align my Characteristics ________________________________________________________
PECs with ________________________________________________________.
the PECs of
a successful
entrepreneur How was your experience in answering the guide questions with your
in Computer Skills classmates? Were you able to benefit from them? What were the insights you
Hardware have realized?
Servicing

Attribute
knowledge of PECs. Read all the important details about the succeeding
topic carefully.

Traits

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 Directions: Copy the tables below in your notebook or in a separate sheet of
paper. Gather the needed information from the interview to supply answer/s
to row 1 in the table below, after which, fill out the second row with your
Assessment of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) and PECs.
Skills vis-à-vis a Practicing Entrepreneur in a Province
Personal
Entrepreneurial competencies refer to the important characteristics that Entrepreneurial Characteristics Attributes Lifestyles Skills Traits
should be possessed by an individual in order to perform entrepreneurial Competencies
functions effectively. In this module, you will learn some of the most important
characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits of a successful Successful
entrepreneur or an employee to be successful in a chosen career. Entrepreneur in
the province
Below are few important characteristics / traits / attributes of a good
entrepreneur:
My PECs
Hardworking: One of the important characteristics of a good
entrepreneur is hardworking. This means working diligently and
being consistent about it. Hardworking people keep improving their Using the information on the table above, analyze and reflect on the
performance to produce good products and/or provide good similarities and differences in your answers. Put your reflection on the table
services. you copied in your notebook or in a separate sheet of paper. Write your
conclusion on the space provided.
Confident: Entrepreneurs have self-
judgment. They exhibit self-confidence to cope with the risks of Personal
operating their own business. Entrepreneurial Similarities Differences
Competencies
Disciplined: Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan
and fight the temptation to do what is unimportant. Characteristics

Committed: Good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over

Attributes
their business. They give full commitment and solid dedication to
make the business successful.
Lifestyles
Ability to accept change: Nothing is permanent but change.
Change occurs frequently. When you own a business, you should
Skills
cope with and thrive on changes. Capitalize on positive changes
to make your business grow.
Traits
Creative: An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to
stay in the business and in order to have an edge over the other
competitors.

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Sample Interview Guide Has the initiative: An entrepreneur takes the initiative. You must
put yourself in a position where you are responsible for the failure
Name of Proprietor/Practitioner: ____________________________________
or success of your business.
Age: _______________ Number of Years in Business: _________________
Business Name: ________________________________________________ Profit-oriented: An entrepreneur enters the world of business to
Business Address: ______________________________________________ generate profit or additional income. The business shall become
your bread and butter. Therefore, you must see to it that the
1. What preparations did you make before you engaged in this type of business can generate income.
business or job?
________________________________________________________ Listed below are the important skills of a successful entrepreneur:
________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________. Excellent planner: Planning involves strategic thinking and goal
2. What special skills and characteristics do you have that are related setting to achieve objectives by carefully maximizing all the
with your business or job? available resources. A good entrepreneur develops and follows the
________________________________________________________ steps in the plans diligently to realize goals. A good entrepreneur
________________________________________________________ knows that planning is an effective skill only when combined with
_______________________________________________________. action.

3. How did you solve business-related problems during the early years of Possesses people skills: This is a very important skill needed to
your business operation? be successful in any kind of business. People skills refer to
________________________________________________________ effective and efficient communication and establishing good
________________________________________________________ relationship to the people working in and out of your business. In
_______________________________________________________. day-to-day business transactions, you need to deal with people. A
4. Did you follow the tips from a successful businessman or practitioner well-developed interpersonal skill can make a huge difference
before you engaged in your business? between success and failure of the business.
________________________________________________________
Sound decision maker: Successful entrepreneurs have the ability
________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________. to think quickly and to make wise decisions towards a
pre-determined set of objectives. No one can deny that the ability
5. What best business practices can you share with aspiring to make wise decisions is an important skill that an entrepreneur
entrepreneurs? should possess. Sound decisions should be based on given facts
________________________________________________________ and information and lead towards the pre-determined objectives.
________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________.

6. What do you think are the salient characteristics, attributes, lifestyle,

skills and traits that made you successful in your business or job? To firm up what you have learned and have a better appreciation of the
________________________________________________________ different entrepreneurial competencies, read the PECs checklist below, then
________________________________________________________ answer the same.
______________________________________________________.

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Task 4: PECs Checklist
Possess people skill
Directions: Using the PECs checklist, assess yourself by putting a check Effective and efficient communication
( ) mark in either strengths or development areas column. Interpret the skills and relates well to people
results by counting the total number of check marks in each of the columns.
Sound decision maker
After accomplishing the checklist, form a group and share your insights on the
result of the personal assessment. Makes wise decisions towards the
set objectives
Table 1: PECs Checklist
TOTAL
Personal Assessment in terms
of:
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies Interpretation or Insight:
(PECs) of an Entrepreneur Strengths Development
Areas

Hardworking
Works diligently
Confident
Self-
Disciplined
Always stick to the plan
Committed How was your experience in discovering the strengths and the areas
Solid dedication you need to develop? Did you gain a valuable experience in exchanging
insights with your classmates? To learn more and deepen your understanding
Ability to accept changes
of PECs, do task 5 below.
Adaptable
Creative Task 5: Interview
Innovative to have edge over other
competitors Directions: In your province, interview a successful computer technician or
Profit-oriented entrepreneur whose type of business is related with computer hardware
Always looking for an opportunity to servicing. Focus your questions on PECs and other business-related
have/earn income attributes that helped them become successful. Analyze the results of the
interview and reflect on the similarities and/or differences. Write your answer
Excellent planner on a separate sheet of paper.
Strategic thinking and setting of
goals

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