Module 6: Number Crunching
Session 1: Bringing Maths and Enterprise Together
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An Introduction
• This programme will give you a chance
to start thinking about and developing
essential enterprising skills.
• You will work in teams, complete
challenges, design an exciting new
product, and finally pitch your ideas.
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An Introduction
• Enterprise is competitive, not everyone
wins, you have to work hard to be the
best.
• The best teams will win a trip to a real
business and present to professionals.
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Session One:
Reflecting on Enterprise
Today you will:
Explore what is meant by
enterprise skills.
Analyse how this compares to
being an effective mathematician.
Evaluate how understanding
maths can be an asset to an
entrepreneur.
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Session One:
Reflecting on Enterprise
Today you will:
Explore what is meant by
enterprise skills.
Analyse how this compares to
being an effective mathematician.
Evaluate how understanding
maths can be an asset to an
entrepreneur.
www.enablingenterprise.org
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Activity One:
What do we mean by someone who is
enterprising?
Teamwork
What are
enterprising
skills?
...come up with as many ideas as you can!
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Activity One:
Some ideas you might have come up with...
Being creative
Teamwork
Being punctual
Leadership
Understanding business
Confidence
Being able to sell ideas
What are
enterprising
skills?
Understanding finance
Being organised
Determination
Resilience
Enthusiasm
Creativity
Being organised
Being polite
Having good ideas
Getting on with people
...do you agree with these?
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And now:
What skills do effective mathematicians
have?
Logical thinking
What are
“mathematical”
skills
...come up with as many ideas as you can!
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Activity One:
Some ideas you might have come up with...
Being analytical
Able to solve problems
Logical Thinking
Financial Understanding
Can interpret
budgets
What are
“mathematical”
skills
Resilience – when
problems are
challenging
Spatial awareness
Being organised –
when working
through a problem
Determination
Having good ideas
Communication – in
explaining working
Confident with numbers
...do you agree with these?
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Session One
Reflecting on Enterprise
Today you will:
Explore what is meant by
enterprise skills.
Analyse how this compares to
being an effective mathematician.
Evaluate how understanding
maths can be an asset to an
entrepreneur.
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Think about the skills...
What is the overlap?
Maths
Both
Enterprise
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Think about the skills...
What is the overlap?
Both
Teamwork
Being punctual
Resilience
Leadership
Able to solve problems
Can interpret
Understanding
budgets Understanding
finance
business
Spatial awareness
Determination
Confidence
Being analytical
Getting on with people
Confident with numbers
Logical Thinking Creativity
Enthusiasm
Being organised –Having good ideas
when working
through a problem Being organised
Maths
Being polite
Enterprise
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Activity Two:
Imagine some people who are enterprising…
...now imagine you are putting together the most
enterprising person that you can...
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Activity Two:
You have been given some characteristics...
When you are told to, you can trade these with
other people, until you have built up what you see
as the most enterprising person you can.
Remember:
• You must both agree to any
swap or trade.
• At the end you might be asked to
explain the person that you have
put together from the different
characteristics you have traded
for.
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Activity Two:
What have you come up with?
What are the characteristics of your “ideal
enterpriser” and why did you think they were
important?
?
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Session one
Reflecting on Enterprise
Today you will:
Explore what is meant by
enterprise skills.
Analyse how this compares to
being an effective mathematician.
Evaluate how understanding
maths can be an asset to an
entrepreneur.
www.enablingenterprise.org
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Activity Three:
Have a look at this video clip, and think
about how maths could have helped...
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=iCW9QEmWulU&vq=medium
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Activity Three:
Can you imagine the
different ways that a
good understanding
of maths could help
you in business?
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Activity Three:
How can maths help?
Some of the ideas that you might have come up with
include:
Banking
Budgeting
Product design
Forecasting
Writing a business plan
Market Research
Salaries
Understanding finance
Setting prices
Data analysis
Accounting
... Modern business could not exist without Maths!
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Session one
Reflecting on Enterprise
Today you have:
Explored what is meant by
enterprise skills.
Analysed how this compares to
being an effective mathematician.
Evaluated how understanding
maths can be an asset to an
entrepreneur.
www.enablingenterprise.org
© Enabling Enterprise CIC 2012 | All rights reserved