Grade 11 – Computer Systems

Module 1 Servicing NCII

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) Module 1 – Quarter 1 – Week 1

Content Standards Performance Standards

The learner demonstrates understanding of one’s PECs in The learner independently creates a plan of action
Computer Systems Servicing. that strengthens and/or further develops his/her
PECs in Computer Systems Servicing.

Quarter I

In this module, you will learn more about entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial competencies related
to Computer Systems 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.
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 gain upon completion of this module.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
Assessment Objectives

 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 Activity 1.

Activity 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. Disciplined C. trusting in one’s ability
_____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.

Activity 2: Guide Questions

Directions: The following are guide questions on the coverage of the entire module. Write your answer in a
separate sheet of paper.

A. Explain why entrepreneurial activities are important to social development and economy progress.
B. What entrepreneurial activities related to Computer Systems Servicing do you know and are capable of
doing?
C. If you were given the opportunity to own a business that relates to Computer Systems 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 Systems
Servicing. Make sure you will be able to understand the PECs that made them successful.

Learning Goals and Targets

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.

Goals and Targets Learning Activities Ultimate Goal

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.

Activity 3: Essential Questions

Directions: Answer the following essential questions in a separate sheet of paper.

1. Explain the importance of assessing one’s PECs before engaging in a particular entrepreneurial activity.

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?

4. Why is there a need to assess one’s PECs in terms of characteristics, attributes, lifestyles, skills, and traits before
starting a particular business?

5. What is the significance of evaluating PECs of a successful entrepreneur? What helpful insights can you draw
from this activity?
 This time you’re going to study the different topics that will enrich your knowledge of PECs. Read all the
important details about the succeeding topic carefully.

Assessment of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) and Skills vis-à-vis a Practicing Entrepreneur in a
Province

Entrepreneurial competencies refer to the important characteristics that should be possessed by an

individual in order to perform entrepreneurial functions effectively. In this module, you will learn some of the most
important characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits of a successful entrepreneur or an employee to be
successful in a chosen career.
Below are few important characteristics / traits / attributes of a good entrepreneur:

 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 performance to produce good
products and/or provide good services.

 Confident: Entrepreneurs have self-reliance in one’s ability and judgment. They exhibit self-confidence to cope with
the risks of operating their own business.

 Disciplined: Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do what is unimportant.

 Committed: Good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their business. They give full commitment and
solid dedication to make the business successful.

 Ability to accept change: Nothing is permanent but change. Change occurs frequently. When you own a business,
you should cope with and thrive on changes. Capitalize on positive changes to make your business grow.

 Creative: An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in the business and in order to have an edge
over the other competitors.

 Has the initiative: An entrepreneur takes the initiative. You must put yourself in a position where you are
responsible for the failure or success of your business.

 Profit-oriented: An entrepreneur enters the world of business to generate profit or additional income. The business
shall become your bread and butter. Therefore, you must see to it that the business can generate income.

Listed below are the important skills of a successful entrepreneur:

 Excellent planner: Planning involves strategic thinking and goal setting to achieve objectives by carefully
maximizing all the 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.

 Possesses people skills: This is a very important skill needed to 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 well-developed interpersonal
skill can make a huge difference 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 to make wise decisions is an important
skill that an entrepreneur should possess. Sound decisions should be based on given facts and information and lead
towards the pre-determined objectives.

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.

Activity 4: PECs Checklist

Directions: Using the PECs checklist, assess yourself by putting a check ( ) mark in either strengths or development
areas column. Interpret the results by counting the total number of check marks in each of the columns. After
accomplishing the checklist, write your insights on the result of the personal assessment.

Table 1: PECs Checklist

Personal Assessment in terms of:

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) of an
Entrepreneur Strengths Development Areas

Hardworking
- Works diligently
Confident
- Self-reliance in one’s ability
Disciplined
- Always stick to the plan
Committed
- Solid dedication
Ability to accept changes
- Adaptable
Creative
- - Innovative to have edge over other competitors
Profit-oriented
- - Always looking for an opportunity to have/earn income
Excellent planner
- - Strategic thinking and setting of goals
Possess people skill
- Effective and efficient communication skills and relates
well to people
Sound decision maker
- Makes wise decisions towards the set objectives
TOTAL

Interpretation or Insight:
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Activity 5: Interview

Directions: Search for a successful computer technician or entrepreneur whose type of business is related with
Computer Systems Servicing. Focus your research on PECs and other business-related attributes that helped
them become successful.

Sample Interview Guide

Name of Proprietor/Practitioner: _____

Age: Number of Years in Business: __
Business Name:

1. What preparations did you make before you engaged in this type of business or job?

2. What special skills and characteristics do you have that are related with your business or job?
3. How did you solve business-related problems during the early years of your business operation?

4. Did you follow the tips from a successful businessman or practitioner before you engaged in your business?

5. What best business practices can you share with aspiring entrepreneurs?

6. What do you think are the salient characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits that made you successful in
your business or job?

Directions: Copy the tables below 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 PECs.

Personal
Entrepreneurial Competencies Characteristics Attributes Lifestyles Skills Traits

Successful Entrepreneur in the

province

PECs

Using the information on the table above, analyze and reflect on the similarities and differences in your answers.
Put your reflection on the table you copied in a separate sheet of paper. Write your conclusion on the space
provided.

Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies Similarities Differences
Characteristics

Attributes

Lifestyles

Skills

Traits

Conclusion:
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After performing the activities on the importance of PECs, let’s determine how much you have learned. Perform
Activity 6 to determine how well you have understood the lesson.

Activity 6: Preparation of a Plan of Action

Directions: Use in a separate sheet of paper, the information generated from Activity 5 (Interview) and prepare an
action plan that indicates alignment of your PECs to the PECs of a successful entrepreneur in Computer Systems
Servicing in your province.

Objective
Time Expected
Area Activities Strategies
Frame Outcome

To align my PECs with Characteristics

the PECs of a successful
entrepreneur in Skills
Computer Systems
Servicing Attribute

Traits

Activity 7: Essential Questions

Directions: Read and study the following questions below. Write your answers in a separate sheet of paper.

1. Why is there a need to compare and align one’s PECs with the PECs of a successful entrepreneur?

2. How does your action plan help sustain your strong PECs and/or address your development areas?

3. What plan of action will you utilize to address your development areas?