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TLE – ICT - CSS
Quarter 1 – Module 0:
Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies
(PECs)
TLE – ICT – CSS – Grade 9
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 0: Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)
First Edition, 2020
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TLE – ICT – CSS
Quarter 1 – Module 0:
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies (PECs)
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
Welcome to the TLE – ICT - Computer Systems Servicing 9 Alternative Delivery Mode
(ADM) Module on Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)!
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.
In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:
Notes to the Teacher
This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
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For the learner:
Welcome to the TLE – ICT - Computer Systems Servicing 9 Alternative Delivery Mode
(ADM) Module on Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:
What I Need to Know
What I Know
This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.
This part includes an activity that aims to
check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.
What’s In
This is a brief drill or review to help you link
the current lesson with the previous one.
What’s New
In this portion, the new lesson will be
introduced to you in various ways; a story, a
song, a poem, a problem opener, an activity
or a situation.
What is It
This section provides a brief discussion of the
lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.
What’s More
This comprises activities for independent
practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.
What I Have Learned
This
includes
questions
or
blank
sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.
What I Can Do
This section provides an activity which will
help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.
Assessment
This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.
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Additional Activities
In this portion, another activity will be given
to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned.
Answer Key
This contains answers to all activities in the
module.
At the end of this module you will also find:
References
This is a list of all sources used in
developing this module.
The following are some reminders in using this module:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part
of the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other
activities included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through
with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do
not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that
you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful
learning and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You
can do it!
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the nature of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs). The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged
to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.
This module consists of two most essential learning competencies, namely:
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Recognize Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies and Skills (PECs) needed
in computer systems servicing
Develop and strengthen personal competencies and skills (PECs) needed in
computer systems servicing
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Compare one’s PECs with those of a practitioner/entrepreneur
2. Align one’s PECs with those of a practitioner/entrepreneur
3. Assess one’s and practitioner’s PECs
4. Recognize the areas for improvement, development and growth
5. Align one’s PECs according to his/her business/career choice
6. Create a plan of action that ensure
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What I Know
I. Matching Type. Match the entrepreneurial competencies in column A with their
meaning in column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of
paper.
A
1. Creative
2. Profit-oriented
3. Disciplined
B
A. makes wise decisions towards the set objectives
B. strategic thinking and setting of goals
C. trusting in one’s ability
4. Sound decision maker
D. adoptable to change
5. Possess people skills
E. innovates
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
to
have
an
edge
over
other
K. always looking for an opportunity to have/earn
income.
II. Multiple Choice. Read and study the situation that describes entrepreneurial
characteristics. Then answer the question by writing the letter of your choice in your
assignment notebook or in the provided answer sheet.
Mrs. Gina Magno opens her own retail business. She knows that her
personal entrepreneurial characteristics are insufficient to ensure a
successful operationalization of a business she has in mind. Your
answers to the questions below will help in developing her PECs.
1. What PECs must she possess if there are customers who complain about the
quality of her product?
a. Patience
b. Hardworking
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c. Versatile
d. All of the above
2. Which of the following is NOT considered as a characteristic of an entrepreneur?
a. Copes with failure
b. Dependent
c. Persistent
d. Opportunity seeker
3. If she wants to ensure a profitable business operation, what characteristic will she
maintain?
a. Commitment
b. Goal oriented
c. Futuristic or future-oriented
d. Opportunity seeker
4. Mrs. Magno follows the advice of a friend to be flexible especially if she intends to
open a retail business. What PECs has been demonstrated by Mrs. Magno?
a. Self- confidence
b. Reliable and has integrity
c. Responsive to feedback
d. Persistent
5. She tells Mary, her best friend that she has a strong will and does not give up
finding a solution to a business problem. What PECs has been demonstrated by Mrs.
Magno?
a. Hard work
b. Persistence
c. Self-confidence
d. Risk- taking
Note: If you get 100% correct in this pre- assessment, skip the lesson but if not
and only get 50% to 99% correct, then proceed with the lesson.
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Lesson
0
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies (PECs)
In this module, you will learn more about entrepreneurship and the
entrepreneurship competencies related to Computer Systems Servicing. These are
individuals that can strategically identify products and services needed by the
community and they have the capability to deliver these at the right time and place.
Entrepreneurship is the act of creating a business or businesses while building and
scaling it to generate a profit.
However, as a basic entrepreneurship definition, it is a bit limiting. The more modern
entrepreneurship definition is also about transforming the world by solving big
problems. Like initiating social change, creating an innovative product or presenting
a new life-changing solution. What the entrepreneurship definition does not tell you
is that entrepreneurship is what people do to take their career and dreams into their
hands and lead it in the direction of their own choice. It is about building a life on
your own terms. No bosses. No restricting schedules. And no one holding you back.
Entrepreneurs can take the first step into making the world a better place, for
everyone in it.
What’s In
1. Why is it to know the important characteristics to be an effective and a good
entrepreneur?
2. What are the important skills to be a successful entrepreneur?
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What’s New
Aligning one’s PECs
Directions: Choose from the list below the characteristics and traits that best
describe your own personal entrepreneurial characteristics. Find ways on how to
align them according to the personal entrepreneurial characteristics of an
entrepreneur which were discussed earlier. Write your answers in the activity sheet
provided.
Creative
Resourceful
Persistent
Organized
Independent
Confident
Risk taker
Observant
Competent
Trustworthy
Optimistic
Passionate Flexible
Sensitive
Committed
Dynamic
Efficient
Hardworking
Decision-maker
Reliable
Knowledgeable
Persevering Decisive
Strong–minded Courteous
Example: My PECs
My PECs
My simple definition
1. Creative
2. Organized
3. Competent
4. Observant
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Things to do to align
with PECs of a
successful entrepreneur
What is It
What are Entrepreneurial Competencies?
Entrepreneurial competencies refer to the ability to develop, organize and manage a
business venture along with any of its risks. It includes key characteristics that
should be possessed by a person in order to successfully run a new venture. Among
those characteristics are social, managerial and networking competences.
Below are few important characteristics / traits / attributes of a good
entrepreneur:
Hardworking: A successful entrepreneurs are hard workers, and
they also enjoy what they are doing. They are dedicated, driven,
and focused. They are goal oriented and have a strong attention
to detail. They are typically highly organized and have seemingly
boundless energy.
Confident: A successful entrepreneur never asks the
question or keeps doubts in their mind about if they can
succeed or if they are even worthy of success. They are
normally confident enough that their knowledge and their
know-how will help them make their business idea a
success. And they radiate this confidence in everything that
they do for the business.
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Disciplined: Successful entrepreneurs always focus their
energy on making the business work, and for eliminating the
distractions or obstacles to their goals. They make strategies
help them to aim the goals they have while they outline the plan
to achieve the outcome.
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: One facet of creativity is being able to make
connections between seemingly unrelated events or
situations. Entrepreneurs often come up with solutions
which are the synthesis of other items. They will
repurpose products to market them to new industries.
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.
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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 can 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.
Strengthening your Identified PECs
Here are your guides on how to strengthen your own PECs.
1. React positively to criticisms and open to feedback.
2. Always demonstrate positive attitude to achieve a desired goal.
3. Always project strong and well-balanced behavior.
4. Always exercise the assertive style in your work environment.
5. Avoid being too passive and too aggressive.
6. Do not let anyone worsen your business life.
7. Prioritize your business goal rather than personal goal in order to become
a successful entrepreneur.
8. Acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining a conducive work
environment.
9. Be responsible in everything you do in your business.
10. Always observe business ethics in putting up a business.
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What’s More
Activity 1: My techniques to strengthen PECs
Directions: From the given chart below, write at least six techniques on how you
would strengthen your own PECs. Write the PECs that you feel that you still need to
focus on to strengthen these on a separate sheet of paper.
Example: Self-confidence
Self-confidence
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What I Have Learned
An entrepreneur is the person who sees a problem in the world and immediately
focuses on creating the solution. They are the leaders that strike out on their own to
improve society. Whether they are creating jobs or a new product, they constantly
take action to ensure world progress. In the process of understanding what is
entrepreneurship, let us look at why entrepreneurs are important in society.
Entrepreneurs create jobs: Without entrepreneurs, jobs would not exist.
Entrepreneurs take on the risk to employ themselves. Their ambition to continue
their business’ growth eventually leads to the creation of new jobs.
Entrepreneurs innovate: Some of the greatest technologies today have come from
businesses. The technological advances come out of a need to solve a problem, create
efficiencies, or improve the world.
Entrepreneurs create change: Entrepreneurs dream big so naturally some of their
ideas will make worldwide change. They might create a new product that solves a
burning problem or take on the challenge to explore something never explored before.
Entrepreneurs give to society: While some have this notion of the rich being evil
and greedy, they often do more for the greater good than the average person. They
make more money and thus pay more in taxes which helps fund social services.
Entrepreneurs add to national income: Entrepreneurship generates new wealth in
an economy. New ideas and improved products or services from entrepreneurs allow
for the growth of new markets and new wealth to be created in an economy.
Entrepreneurship decreases poverty: In the spirit of sharing good news, more
people are being pulled out of poverty today than ever before. This is likely due to
globalization. Being able to connect to millions and billions of people on the internet
allows new entrepreneurs to find customers around the world.
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What I Can Do
Activity 2: Preparation of an Action Plan
Directions: Examine yourself once again. Make a short list of PECs that you need
to strengthen. From this activity, prepare of an action plan that requires further
development. You may opt to follow the suggested format below. You may improve
or change it if it suits your own plan of action. Write your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.
Sample Action Plan
Specific Purpose Statement: (Your vision of your future)
Ex. Developing self-confidence in retail business.
Focus
Area
My
PECs
Current
Situation
I need to
develop my
undefined
characteristics need for
my retail
business.
such as:
_________
___________
___________
___________
___
Goal
To exercise
my own
PECs
during
selling and
producing
products/
services
-To become
proficient
in my
chosen
skill.
Measures
of Success
Achieve
100%
completion of
development
of my own
PECs
through
selling and
production of
products,
proper
manner
when dealing
with people.
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Actions
Required
-Selling
finished
products
derived
from
culminating
activities in
any of
chosen
career.
-Participate
in skills
competition
sponsored
by the NGO
and GO
Time
Frame
-During
culminati
ng
activities
-After
learning
the
principles,
theories,
process
and of
any
chosen
career
Reward/
Recognition
-Earns
expected
income
Outstanding
performance
in selling
and
promoting
products
and services
Assessment
I. Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on
a separate sheet of paper.
Mrs. Gina Magno opens her own retail business. She knows that her personal
entrepreneurial characteristics are insufficient to ensure a successful
operationalization of a business she has in mind. Your answers to the questions below
will help in developing her PECs.
1. Which of the following is NOT considered as a characteristic of an entrepreneur?
a. Copes with failure
c. Dependent
b. Persistent
d. Opportunity seeker
2. Mrs. Magno follows the advice of a friend to be flexible especially if she intends to
open a retail business. What PECs has been demonstrated by Mrs. Magno?
a. Persistent
c. Reliable and has integrity
b. Responsive to feedback
d. Self-confidence
3. She tells Mary, her best friend that she has a strong will and does not give up
finding a solution to a business problem. What PECs has been demonstrated by
Mrs. Magno?
a. Self-confidence
c. Hard work
b. Risk- taking
d. Persistence
4. If she wants to ensure a profitable business operation, what characteristic will
she maintain?
a. Futuristic or future-oriented
c. Commitment
b. Opportunity seeker
d. Goal oriented
5. What PECs must she possess if there are customers who complain about the
quality of her product?
a. Patience
c. Versatile
b. Hardworking
d. All of the above
6. One facet is being able to make connections between seemingly unrelated events
or situations.
a. Profit-oriented
c. Initiative
b. Creative
d. Committed
7. They are dedicated, driven, focused and are goal oriented and have a strong
attention to detail.
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a. Hardworking
c. Disciplined
b. Confident
d. Change
8. The good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their business, and they
give full and solid dedication to make the business successful.
a. Change
c. Confident
b. Committed
d. Initiative
9. It refers the ability to develop, organize and manage a business venture along
with any of its risks.
a. Competencies
c. Personal Entrepreneurship
b. Personal
d. Entrepreneurship Competencies
10. What traits of a successful entrepreneurs always focus their energy on making
the business work, and for eliminating the distractions or obstacles to their goals?
a. Hardworking
c. Disciplined
b. Confident
d. Change
II. Essay. (5pts)
Why is there a need to compare and align one’s PECs with the PECs of a successful
entrepreneur?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
________.
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Additional Activities
Activity 3:
Directions: Read and study the following questions below. You may use a separate
sheet of paper or your notebook to write your answers.
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?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
___________.
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What I Know
A.
10. h
5. g
9. i
4. a
8. j
3. b
7. e
2. c
6. f
1. d
B.
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What's More
Activity 1. My techniques to
strengthen PECs
Self Confidence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Clearing old beliefs
Believe in yourself
Encouraging
yourself
Establish new beliefs
Accept limitations
Practice selfaffirmations
1. a
Assessment
I
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
c
b
d
b
a
b
a
b
d
c
II
2. b
It is very important to
compare and align one’s
PECs with the PECs of
successful entrepreneur
because it is proven to have
a guarantee success and the
successful entrepreneur is
reliable to benchmark
because it is based on real
life situation and it is also
proved that it is effective to
used.
3. d
4. c
5. b
Answer Key
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Florida, University of South. “Top Concerns.” What Is Self-Confidence?,
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