Teaching Entrepreneurship to Undergraduates

Colin Jones, Learning Design Director, Australian Pacific College, Australia

• Contents: Foreword by Allan Gibb Introduction Part I: Scoping the Issues 1. Your Teaching Philosophy 2. Entrepreneurship Education 3. The Ontological Dilemma Part II: The Nature of Our Students’ Learning 4. The Reasonable Adventurer 5. Student Diversity 6. The Learning Environment 7. The Resource Profile Part III: Being Entrepreneurial 8. The Art of Selling 9. Evaluating Ideas 10. Business Plans Part IV: Towards an Ecology of Learning 11. Accounting for Interaction Appendices References Index

‘Colin Jones hits some nails firmly on the head in this enlightening text. Driven by learning and accepting of the fact that contexts change, often at great pace, his writing is firmly placed in the heads of the people who need these experiences, learners who not only need to recognise future opportunities but to reap the benefits of realizing them in meaningful ways. He has been there, wears the T Shirt of failure with pride and develops thoughtful ‘spaces’ in which we can reflect and move on. More importantly, Jones’ position as meddler in the middle now extends beyond his classrooms and conference presentations, providing us with a text that I thoroughly recommend to you.’