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Technical-Vocational
Education (TVE)
Quarter 1 – Module 1
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
TVE – ICT (Programming in Visual Studio 2010)
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Identifying and Assessing a Practitioner’s PECs
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

Hello, Grade 10 Learners! This module is designed to help you fully understand the
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) and some basic entrepreneurial terms.
Feel free to explore each part and accomplish each activity at your own pace.

This module is here to guide you through this lesson. In case you were not able
to follow and understand some instances, you can always go back to that part.

Are you ready? Let us start.

The module is composed of one (1) lesson:

Lesson 1 – Identifying and Assessing a Practitioner’s PECs

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. define the entrepreneurship and the phrase Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies (PECs);
2. identify the practitioner’s PECs: characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and
traits;
3. assess one’s Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies;

What I Know

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which personal characteristic of successful entrepreneur reflects that successful
entrepreneurs work until the job is done?
a. Creative c. Persistent
b. Inquisitive d. Self-Confident
2. Who are the people who work for someone else?
a. Aptitude c. Employer
b. Employee d. Entrepreneurship
3. A true entrepreneur does not ask questions about whether they will
succeed—they truly believe they will. What characteristic of an entrepreneur
is being described?
a. Goal Setting c. Opportunity Seeking
b. Information Seeking d. Risk Taking
4. Which of the following refers to a person organizes and operates a business,
taking on greater than normal financial risks to do so?
a. Employee c. Entrepreneur
b. Employer d. Entrepreneurship
5. Which is NOT a disadvantage of Entrepreneurship?
a. Risky c. You are the boss
b. Uncertain d. Working long hours

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6. Which personal characteristic of entrepreneurs develop a plan of action and make
decisions to achieve that plan?
a. Goal Oriented c. Risk-taker
b. Independent d. Self-Confident
7. Janelle and Adriel are considering setting up a computer shop business. They
have been collecting, reviewing, and interpreting the surveys they distributed last
week about their business idea. In what stage of entrepreneurial process are
they in?
a. Actualization c. Discovery
b. Concept Development d. Harvesting
8. Which personal characteristic of successful entrepreneurs reflect that successful
entrepreneurs are accountable for their actions?
a. creative b. inquisitive c. persistent d. responsible
9. What could cause a new business to not be able to keep up with the demand for
its new business?
a. shortage of trained employees
b. lack of good advertising campaign
c. failure to apply for loan or grant
d. failure to pay for taxes for the new business
10. Which personal characteristic of successful entrepreneurs reflects that
successful entrepreneurs want to make their own decisions, set their own
schedules, and can work without supervision?
a. Goal oriented b. Independent c. Risk-Takers d. Self-Confident
11. Which of the following characteristics should Mr. Ilagan have to help him solve
the problem?
a. Being passive c. Arrogant
b. Dependent d. Persistent
12. An entrepreneur is someone who assumes the major risks of a new business by
committing which of the following?
a. Career c. Time
b. Equity d. All of the above
13. Which of the following is a reason why a person might prefer to purchase a
franchise rather than open a completely new business?
a. Ability to benefit from previous experience
b. Higher failure rate
c. Increased independence
d. Reduced royalty fee
14. Mrs. Gilda Cruz opens her own retail business. She is aware that her
characteristics as a neophyte entrepreneur are insufficient to ensure
business success. What characteristics should he display if tends to work with
energy and commitment?
a. Committed c. Patient
b. Hardworking d. Versatile
15. What is the meaning of the acronym PECs?
a. Person Entrepreneur Competent
b. Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
c. Personal Environment Computer
d. Personnel Entrepreneurial Competencies

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 Lesson
Identifying and Assessing Personal
1 Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

There is a quote that says “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage
to pursue them” – Walt Disney. Mark Zuckerberg started his site when he was 19 and
according to him, he does not know much about business then. Now, he is famous for
being the cofounder and Chief Executive Officer of Facebook, the world's largest social
network Web site.
Do you have what it takes to become an entrepreneur? Having a great concept is
not enough. An entrepreneur must be able to develop and manage the company that
implements his or her idea.
Being an entrepreneur requires special drive, perseverance, passion, and a spirit
of adventure, in addition to managerial and technical ability.
In this lesson, the traits and characteristics of a successful entrepreneur are
discussed. Try to examine your personality and ask yourself if you are ready to enter
entrepreneurship. According to David Karp, founder and CEO of Tumblr,
"Entrepreneur is someone who has a vision for something and a want to create".

What’s In

Now let us try if you knew the following persons:

1. Henry Sy

? 2. Lucio Tan
3. Tony Tan Caktiong
4. Mariano Que
5. Socorro C. Ramos
Is there something common to those individuals? You are right they are some of the
successful Filipino entrepreneurs in our country. These top Filipino entrepreneurs
possess different characteristics which are essential to becoming successful. Who
knows, you can be one of them.

What’s New

Entrepreneurship Defined
Entrepreneurship is the activity of setting up a business or businesses, taking
on financial risks in the hope of profit.
When you encounter the phrase high-tech businesses, what comes to your mind?
Google? Facebook? Yes, they are high-tech businesses, but you do not have to dream
that big for now as a neophyte. Did you know that most technology giants today started
out small?

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 An entrepreneur is person who established a new business, bearing most of the
risks and enjoying most of the rewards. ... one who prove to be successful in taking on
the
risks of a startup are rewarded with profits, fame, and continued growth opportunities.
There are two (2) key human resources in a business, the employer and the
employee. The employer is the person who organizes and operates the business while
the employee/s are individual who work for the employer.
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) Defined
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) refers to the key characteristics
that should be possessed by successful entrepreneurs to perform entrepreneurial
functions effectively.
Competencies are defined as the combination of knowledge, abilities, and attitudes
needed to accomplish a role efficiently. In adopting this definition, we are relating the
entrepreneurial competencies to the concept of efficacy, or performance in the
opportunity identification process.
Some of these competencies are innate while others are acquired in the process
of learning and training and development

Activity 1. Are you a Potential Entrepreneur?

Rate yourself according to the given circumstances. At the extremes, “1” means
strongly disagree while “10” means strongly agree. Put a (√) check on the column.

I am the Person who…. Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1. Seek opportunities and take
the risk
2. Never gives up easily
3. Is self-confident
4. Has high self esteem
5. Is capable of accomplishing
what I want to do
6. Keeps my promise, no matter
how great the sacrifice is
7. Acts logically
8. Has visions and goals
9. Is willing to work hard
10. Is willing to take the risks

Add up your score.

If you scored 95, you are a good candidate to consider entrepreneurship as a career. If
otherwise, do not give up yet, you may also be a good candidate for entrepreneurship.
Remember, there is no set formula for who can and cannot be a successful
entrepreneur. The purpose of this activity is to help you explore your interest in and
abilities for entrepreneurship.

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 What is It

While entrepreneurs have in common certain characteristics and skills, there is a wide
range of individuality among them. Here are the ten (10) most essential Personal
Entrepreneurship competencies (PECs) that are:
1. Hardworking – According to YOURDICTIONARY, someone that is diligent in laboring
and that puts effort into doing and completing tasks.
Successful entrepreneurs never look at it as their day-jobs their '9 to 5's' or
'something that they do in the day', their business is their life and they work extremely
hard to accomplish their goals.
2. Self – confident - individual's trust in his or her own abilities, capacities, and
judgments, or belief that he or she can successfully face day to day challenges and
demands
3. Profit-oriented - A term used to describe a business that operates under the primary
objective of making money. Profit-oriented goals should direct the producers towards
making profit out of the business.
4. Goal-oriented – According to Cambridge Dictionary, a goal-oriented person or team
works hard to achieve good results in the tasks that they have been given.
A goal driven person will work much harder whenever there are deadlines to be met.
To be successful in life there must be the desire to set goals and work towards
achieving them
5. Persistent – continues to do something although other people do not want them to.
This is according to Cambridge Dictionary.
When most people tend to abandon an activity, successful entrepreneurs stick with
it. They are often dreamers and visionaries who see their lives as having a higher
purpose than simply earning a living.
6. Copes with failure – They are often dreamers and visionaries who see their lives as
having a higher purpose than simply earning a living.
A news blog by Charlie Thomas entitled “Coping with Failure is the Key for
Entrepreneurial Success”, says being able to bounce back from failure is one of the
leading keys to success, according to a new report into entrepreneurship.
7. Responds to feedback or open to feedbacks - Learn to be more receptive when
getting feedback. Learn to recognize the role of choice when interpreting feedback as
positive or negative.
8. Reliable - someone you can trust, honest and has a strong moral principle.
An individual is reliable and can be trusted because he behaves well in the way it is
expected.
9. Risk –taker - According to Merriam Dictionary, a person who is willing to do things
that involve danger or risk to achieve a goal.
10. Committed - feeling dedication and loyalty to a cause, activity, or job.
From an article titled “Five Traits of Highly Committed People”, it says that
comitted people constantly make new goals and are always striving to push their
boundaries and achieve more. People who are committed work hard out of habit and
out of loyalty.

If you recognize that you have some of the characteristics discussed here but do
not feel drawn to becoming an entrepreneur, you can find ways to further your goals or

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your chosen career by putting your entrepreneurial characteristics to work for you. It
may surprise you how much recognition you will get for the good work you do.

What’s More

Activity 2. Self – assessment

Let us try if you can still recall the Ten (10) Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies. On
a separate sheet of paper, enumerate the ten (10).

1.
6.
2.
7.
3.
8.
4.
9.
5.
10.

After that, choose three (3) PECs that best describe you. Then, think of ways on
how you can achieve the other seven (7) PECs to become a successful entrepreneur in
the future.

ME
1. _______________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Fill in the blanks by supplying the correct answer.

1. Entrepreneurship is defined as the activity of setting up a business or
businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of ______________. (profit)
2. The meaning of the acronym PECs is ___________Entrepreneurship
Competencies.
3. Profit-Oriented – concerned with or focused on financial _____(gain).
4. ______________continues to do something although other people do not want them
to.
5. Copes with failure means being able to bounce back from failure and learn from
______________.

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 6. ____________are defined as the combination of knowledge, abilities, and attitudes
needed to accomplish a role efficiently
7. An ____________is person who established a new business, bearing most of the
risks and enjoying most of the rewards.
8. Reliable is someone you can ______, honest and has a strong moral principle.
9. Risk –taker is a person who is willing to do things that involve danger or _______
to achieve a goal.
10. ________________ is individual’s trust in his or her own abilities, capacities, and
judgments.

Additional Activities

Conduct a survey on the members of the family. You may use the template below.

NAME AGE GENDER NEEDS WANTS

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Assessment

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which personal characteristic of successful entrepreneur is described as
continuing doing something although other people do not want them to?
a. Creative c. Persistent
b. Inquisitive d. Self-Confident
2. These are individuals who work for someone else. What business term is referred
to?
a. Aptitude b. Employee c. Employer d. Entrepreneurship
3. What characteristic of an entrepreneur is being described if in any case an
entrepreneur does not ask questions about whether they will succeed or not?
a. Goal Setting c. Opportunity Seeking
b. Information Seeking d. Risk Taking
4. Another key human resource in a business is the individual who organizes and
operates it. What business term is used to call this person?
a. Employee c. Entrepreneur
b. Employer d. Entrepreneurship
5. Which of the following is NOT considered a threat in Entrepreneurship?
a. Risky b. Uncertain c. You are the boss d. Working long hours
6. Which personal characteristic of entrepreneurs develop a plan of action and make
decisions to achieve that plan?
a. Goal Oriented b. Independent c. Risk-taker d. Self-confident

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7. Which of the following phrases refers to the key characteristics that should be
possessed by successful entrepreneurs to perform entrepreneurial functions
effectively?
a. Personal Characteristics and Attributes
b. Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
c. Personal Observation and Surveys
d. Personal Wisdom and Knowledge
8. Which personal characteristic of successful entrepreneurs is reflected by
willingness to do things that involve danger to achieve a goal?
a. Committed b. Creative c. Goal-oriented d. Risk-taker
9. Which of the following terms is defined as the combination of knowledge, abilities,
and attitudes needed to accomplish a role efficiently?
a. Competencies
b. Entrepreneurship
c. Goals
d. Strengths
10. Aileen kept on receiving feedback that she will never be successful in setting
up a business. However, Aileen has a strong trust in her own abilities,
capacities, and judgments. What characteristic is displayed by Aileen?
a. Hardworking c. Responsive to feedback
b. Persistent d. Self - confident
11. An entrepreneur whose goals are directed to making money will achieve sure
success in the business. What specific trait describes the entrepreneur?
a. Goal - oriented c. Risk - taker
b. Profit - oriented d. Self - confident
12. This entrepreneur works much harder whenever there are deadlines to be met.
What characteristics is described?
a. Goal - oriented c. Risk - taker
b. Profit - oriented d. Self - confident
13. Charlie Thomas, a blogger, described this entrepreneurial trait as the ability to
bounce back from failure which leads to success. What trait is described?
a. Coping with failure c. Responsive to feedback
b. Reliable d. Risk - taker
14. Mrs. Gilda Cruz opens her own retail business. She is aware that her
characteristics as a neophyte entrepreneur are insufficient to ensure business
success. What characteristics should he display if she tends to work with
energy and commitment?
a. Committed c. Patient
b. Hardworking d. Versatile
15. What does the acronym PECs stand for?

a. Person Entrepreneur Competent

b. Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
c. Personal Environment Computer
d. Personnel Entrepreneurial Competencies