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TLE
Food Processing
Quarter 1 – Module 1
Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies (PECs)
(Week 1)

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FOOD PROCESSING – Grade 9
Quarter 1 – Modules
First Edition, 2020

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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.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

● Lesson 1 – Recognizing Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)
● Lesson 2 – Developing and Strengthening Personal Entrepreneurial
Competencies (PECs)

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 PECs;
4. assess practitioner’s PECs;
5. identify areas for improvement, development, and growth;
6. align one’s PECs according to his/her business/career choice; and
7. create a plan of action that ensures the success of his/her business/career
choice.

What I Know

Use a separate sheet in doing this activity. Please do not forget to write the
following on your answer sheet:
Name: ______________________________ Yr. & Section: ______________
Yr. Level & Subject (Specialization): ________________ Module No: _________________
Name of the Activity: What I Know Date: _______________________

Directions: Write the letter of your answer.

___ 1. What PECs must she possess if there are customers who complain about
the quality of her product?
A. Commitment B. Hardworking C. Patience D. Versatile
___ 2. Which of the following is NOT considered as a characteristic of an
entrepreneur?
A. Copes with B. Dependent C. Opportunity D.Persistent
failure seeker

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___ 3. If she wants to ensure a profitable business operation, what characteristics
will she maintain?
A. Commitment B. Futuristic C. Goal-Oriented D. Opportunity
seeker
___ 4. Ms. Padigos follows the advice of a friend to be flexible especially if she
intends to open a retail business. What PECs has been demonstrated by Ms.
Padigos?
A. Information B. Persistent C. Reliable and has D.Self-
Seeking integrity confidence
___ 5. She tells Janine, her best friend, that she has a strong will and does not give
up on finding a solution to a business problem. What PECs has been
demonstrated by Janine?
A. Hardworking B. Persistence C. Self-confidence D. Risk-taker
___ 6. Which of the following DOES NOT BELONG to the group?
A. Achievement B. Feeding C. Planning Cluster D.Power Cluster
Cluster Cluster
___ 7. Businessmen DO NOT settle for mediocre but always do to make sure that
improvement is done in every process.
A. Commitment B. Demand for C. Opportunity D.Persuasion
Quality and Seeking and
Efficiency Networking
___ 8. Rodel is installing the necessary applications. He convinced his classmates
that they will have access to all the software they will need to do their
assignments. He is also able to convince them to pass the news around
about his superior services.
A. Commitment B. Demand for C. Opportunity D. Persuasion
Quality and Seeking and
Efficiency Networking
___ 9. Mary Cris and her classmates are required to do a lot of paperwork, like
summaries, book reports, and term papers. All of these need to be encoded,
forcing her classmates to rent a computer. Because she has a computer, she
offered to encode her classmates’ paper for a fee. What PECs has been
demonstrated by Mary Cris?
A. Goal Setting B. Information C. Opportunity D. Persistence
Seeking Seeker
___ 10. Because Temujin is swamped with typing jobs, sometimes he mixes up his
classmates’ papers and encodes the wrong items. Instead of losing patience
and quitting, he revises his work until he gets things right.
A. Goal Setting B. Information C. Opportunity D. Persistence
Seeking Seeker

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 What’s In

Have you ever thought of running your own business? Entrepreneurship has brought
great success to some, but it’s not a career path for all. Do you think you can handle
the stress and hard work that go with running a small business enterprise? The key
to success in a small business enterprise is your entrepreneurial ability to produce
the desired results. Before embarking on your first business, it’s worth spending
some time evaluating your own preparedness for entrepreneurship.

Try to examine your own personality and compare it with the Personal
Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) of a successful entrepreneur.

Ask yourself if you are ready to enter the world of business. If your answer is YES,
take this reminder: “Successful entrepreneurs continuously develop and improve
their PECs”.

Hello there! Are you ready to assess yourself to become a successful

entrepreneur in the future? As honest as you could, please answer the
pre-assessment below.

Directions: Column A is lists of characteristics of a successful entrepreneur. Draw

a line from the items in Column A that connects the correct definition
of terms listed in Column B.

COLUMN A COLUMN B
1. Persuasion and a. Takes repeated or different actions to overcome
Networking obstacles to his goals.
2. Self-confident b. Interest in money generation.
3. Profit - Oriented c. To succeed, one must believe in oneself.
4. Goal-Oriented d. Has a convincing power to sell his products
5. Persistent e. Take initiative in innovating on what is new and
good for the business
6. Responds to feedback f. Obtaining useful feedback and advice from others
7. Opportunity Seeking g. Makes definite plans and follows those plans with
concrete action.
8. Committed h. As misfortunes arrive, a good entrepreneur
considers this as a challenge and works them
out, and sets good alternatives.
9. Hardworking i. Diligent
10. Risk-taker j. Values his reputation and will do everything not
to back out on his promise.

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 What’s New

PECs and Journey to Entrepreneurship

Economies grow because there are entrepreneurs who make new products and
improve existing ones. They prosper with free enterprise, the freedom to engage in
business without control by the government, which gives aspiring businessmen a
chance to compete.

Every time a new entrepreneur enters a field, new challenges come up for competing
businesses to improve their products, thus benefiting the consumer.

The success of a businessperson greatly depends on a certain set of characteristics

called Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies or PECs. You already encountered
these characteristics in the previous activity.

In business, it is not enough to have fondness and skills for a trade. These traits
must also work with other qualities to make an enterprise work. PECs represent this
set of entrepreneurial characteristics, which play a major role in the success of an
entrepreneur.

A successful entrepreneur is always on the go. He keeps himself up to date on the

latest trends regarding his business which allows him to improve his service. This
builds his confidence that he is offering nothing but the best to his customers.

Lesson Recognizing Personal

Entrepreneurial Competencies
1 (PECs)

What is It

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

Every individual has his own characteristics, but successful entrepreneurs have
some common characteristics that distinguish them from others. Here are the Ten
Characteristics of Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies which are divided into
three clusters:

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1. Achievement Cluster
Many Filipinos are known because they are achievers. Entrepreneurs can become
achievers not because of their talents but also due to their attitude towards
his/her employees and the people around them. These characteristics are under
achievement clusters which are as follows:

• Opportunity Seeking/Vigilance for Opportunities – A person who is an

opportunity seeker sees and acts on new business opportunities, seizes
unusual opportunities to obtain financing and equipment on land, workspace,
or assistance. When an entrepreneur sees a business opportunity, he is quick
to take it. Entrepreneurship is a competitive field, and an entrepreneur is
always on the lookout for chances to improve his position.

Persistence – One saying best describes this characteristic is “if at first, you
don’t succeed, try and try again.” An entrepreneur doesn’t let setbacks lead to
failure. He is committed to his goal that he finds ways to overcome obstacles
and accomplish the tasks he set for himself. Do you consider yourself a
persistent person? If YES, you have the following behavior:
1. Takes repeated or different actions to overcome an obstacle to his
goals.
2. Stick to his judgment in the face of opposition or early lack of success.
3. Makes a personal sacrifice or exerts extraordinary effort to complete a
job.

2. Planning Cluster
A good entrepreneur plans for his business. He should not stop setting objectives
in looking for more information about the business and making a step-by-step
plan and checking if those plans are done well.

• Goal Setting – Setting goals gives the entrepreneur a sense of purpose. It

inspires him to make definite plans and to follow those plans with concrete
action.

An entrepreneur is forward-looking. Has an advanced preparation for his

business. He sets a long term-term goal for the activities that are needed, and
extensive preparation for the production process and procedures that he
needs to go through to acquire human and non-human resources. Everything
in his business will have to be set clearly, organized, and planned depending
on the goal he wants to achieve.

In making an objective, one must always remember to have a clear and specific
objective – long-term and short-term objective. When making objectives
always remember the word S-M-A-R-T which also means:
S – Specific R – Realistic
M – Measurable T – Timebound
A – Attainable

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 • Information Seeking – An entrepreneur does not stop seeking information
about her business for the improvement of the company, the product, and the
employees. This also involves seeking information on clients, suppliers, or
competitors.

Studies show that successful entrepreneurs are conscientious information

seekers. These are some of the information-seeking behaviors they usually
manifest:
1. They personally seek information on prospective buyers or clients,
suppliers, and competitors.
2. They seek information on better, cheaper, higher quality/sources of
materials for their business
3. They consult experts or other experienced entrepreneurs for business or
technical advice
4. They use contacts (friends, relatives, classmates, associates).

• Systematic Planning and Monitoring- This involves developing and using

logical, step-by-step plans to research goals, evaluating alternatives,
monitoring progress, and switching to alternative strategies necessary to
achieve goals. A person is said to exercise systematic planning and monitoring
if he or she:
1. Develops and uses logical, step-by-step plans to reach goals.
2. Evaluates alternatives or various sources of action.
3. Monitors or follows up progress and switches to alternative strategies when
necessary.

Here are some suggested systematic ways to assure the achievement of things
planned:
1. Constantly review performance.
2. Learn from mistakes.
3. Once the cause of failure is identified, concentrate on the present.
4. If, despite constant effort to improve performance and still fail to achieve
encouraging results, go back and review the goals.
5. Accept changes if still unproductive but find other means of achieving the
goals.
6. If the environment is causing the low standard performance, try changing
the environment.

3. Power Cluster
To be able to have a good working relationship with other entrepreneurs one
should know how to convince others by using deliberate strategies. An
entrepreneur strongly believes in himself and his own abilities.

• Persuasion and Networking – A person is said to possess persuasion and

networking if he:
1. Uses deliberate strategies to influence or persuade others.

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 2. Uses business and personal contacts to accomplish his objectives.

• Self Confidence – No challenges is too difficult nor task too big that the
entrepreneur would indulge in self-doubt. When he enters a business, it is
because he is confident that the business would be successful and
profitable. A person exhibits self-confidence if he:
1. Has a strong belief in his own abilities.
2. Expresses confidence in his own ability to complete a difficult task or meet
a challenge.

• Commitment – Entrepreneurs with this characteristic should:

1. Accept full responsibility for problems encountered in completing a job
for customers.
2. Pitch in for others to get the job done.
3. Express concern towards the customer.

• Demand for Quality and Efficiency – This is manifested when one does
things that meet or exceed existing standards or excellence or improve on past
performance. He or she strives to do things better, faster, or cheaper.

• Risk-Taking – An entrepreneur knows that business involves taking risks. It

is when one takes his chances with a new venture that better products and
services are discovered. When misfortunes happen, consider these as
challenges and work them out, and set good alternatives. Risks may result in
loss of your business or bankruptcy.

A successful entrepreneur is always on the go. He keeps himself up to date on the

latest trends regarding his business which allows him to improve his service. This
builds confidence that he is offering nothing but the best of his customers.
An entrepreneur also operates on strict principles that build up his reputation and
earns him the respect of his clients.

Success in business does not only rely on your talents and skills; it also depends on
having the right attitude towards it. A positive attitude is the result of certain
characteristics or traits that help a person approach a business with success.
Below are some lists of important skills of a successful entrepreneur:

1. 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.

2. 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 a good relationship with the people working

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 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 the success and failure of the business.

3. Sound decision maker – Successful entrepreneurs can think quickly and

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 pre-determined objectives.

Lesson Developing and Strengthening

the Personal Competencies
2 and Skills

What is It

Aligning One’s PECs According to his/her Business/Career Choice

Areas for development, growth, and improvement can be in terms of one’s attributes,
characteristics, lifestyles, skills, and traits. An entrepreneur may possess all the
necessary traits and attributes but does not have a healthy and positive lifestyle
which he needs to improve to make everything work successfully.

Career choice is a complex decision for students since it determines the kind of
profession that they need to pursue in life. As students try to make career choices
while in secondary school, they face a problem of matching their career choices with
their abilities and school performance. (Edwards & Quinter, 2011)

Here are your guides on how to develop and strengthen your PECs
1. React positively to criticisms and be open to feedback.
2. Always demonstrate a positive attitude to achieve the desired goal.
3. Always project a strong and well-balanced behavior.
4. Always exercise an assertive style in your work environment.
5. Avoid being too passive and too aggressive.
6. Don’t let anyone worsen your business life.
7. Prioritize your business goal rather than a personal goal to become a
successful entrepreneur.
8. Acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining a conducive work
environment.
9. Be responsible for everything you do in your business.
10. Always observe business ethics in putting up a business.

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 7 Ways to Help Ensure Your Business Succeeds

Here are seven tips that will help to ensure your business is a success (Todrin, 2012):

1. Have a written plan. Without a plan, it is merely a dream. It doesn't have to be

a book, but you need a few pages outlining specific objectives, strategies,
financing, a sales and marketing plan, and a determination of the cash you need
to get things done. Writing it all down is a crucial first step.

2. Don't marry your plan. Every great military general in history has known that
even the best-laid plan sometimes has to be thrown in the fire when the bullets
start flying. Adjust, confront, and conquer.

3. Keep your ego in check and listen to others. Advisors are crucial because you
need people to bounce ideas off, inspect what you're doing, and push you to
greater accomplishments, holding you accountable for what you are committing
to do. Always be good at your word and follow through on commitments, even
when difficult and challenging. This isn't about you; it's about the business. Don't
take things personally and stay out of emotion. Do not let your ego take control.

4. Keep track of everything and manage by the numbers. Create written systems
for everything, because you will reap benefits from them later on. This is how you
train your employees and retain consistency. Know your numbers and check
them daily and make all decisions based on what they tell you. One of the most
important calculations is cash flow pro forma. Determine how much cash you
need to do the business, and do not start without the required cash on hand.

5. Delegate to employees and avoid micromanaging them. A manager's job is to

delegate and then inspect progress. So, don't be a control freak. Keep the business
organization flat. If you delegate effectively, you will get more and better than you
expect. Have an actual written training and orientation plan so your employees
know what is required of them. Use an incentive-based rewards system and
maintain a no-problem attitude about issues that crop up.

6. Use the Internet. It is incredibly powerful and very cost-efficient, but it takes
time and some skill. It is about creating a community, using social media
networking such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and blogging to build rapport
with your market. You need to get on the train and do it because your competitors
are.

7. Reinvent your business. It is net profit, not gross revenue, that you want to
focus on. Separate yourself from your history and create a new competitive
advantage, be it a focused niche or super service, but not by discounting.

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 Creating a Plan of Action that Ensures Success
of One’s Business/Career Choice

An action plan is a detailed plan outlining the actions needed to reach one or more
goals (Taylor & Francis, 2017). The Business Dictionary defines an action plan as a
"sequence of steps that must be taken or activities that must be performed well, for
a strategy to succeed". Planning allows you to prepare for the obstacles in advance
and preserve you on track and with an effective movement plan, you may boost your
productiveness and preserve yourself focused.

Below is a sample of an action plan:

Specific Purpose (Your vision of your future)

Statement: Ex. Developing self-confidence in a retail business.
Focus Area My PECs
I need to develop my undefined characteristics need for my
Current Situation retail business, such as: _________________________________
__________________________________________________________
• To exercise my PECs during the selling and producing
Goal products/ services
• To become proficient in my chosen skill.
Achieve 100% completion of development of my PECs through
Measures of
selling and production of products, proper manner when
Success
dealing with people.
• Selling finished products derived from culminating activities
in any of the chosen careers.
Actions Required
• Participate in skills competition sponsored by the NGO and
GO
• During culminating activities
Time Frame • After learning the principles, theories, processes of any
chosen business/enterprise
• Earns expected income
Reward/
• Outstanding performance in selling and promoting
Recognition
products and services

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 What’s More

Use a separate sheet in answering the test. Be sure to write the following:
Name: ______________________________ Yr. & Section: ___________
Yr. Level & Subject (Specialization): ________________ Module No: _____________
Name of the Activity: What’s More Date: ___________________

Directions: Answer the questionnaire based on your personal and honest views as
there are no wrong answers. Remember that no one is good at everything. Put
a checkmark (✓) on every box that corresponds to your interpretation in every
statement.

5 – Always 4 – Usually 3 – Sometimes 2 – Rarely 1 – Never

Items 5 4 3 2 1
1. I look for things that need to be done.
2. When faced with a difficult problem, I spend a lot of time trying
to find a solution.
3. I complete my work on time.
4. It bothers me when things are not done very well.
5. I prefer situations in which I can control the outcomes as much
as possible.
6. I like to think about the future.
7. When starting a new task or project, I gather a great deal of
information before going ahead.
8. I plan a large project by breaking it down into smaller tasks.
9. I get others to support my recommendations.
10. I feel confident that I will succeed at whatever I try to do.
11. No matter whom I'm talking to, I'm a good listener.
12. I do things that need to be done before being asked to do so by
others.
13. I try several times to ask people to do what I like them to do.
14. I keep the promises I make.
15. My work is better than that of other people I work with.
16. I don't try something new without making sure I will succeed.
17. It's a waste of time to worry about what to do with your life.
18. I seek the advice of people who know a lot about the tasks I'm
working on.
19. I think about the advantages and disadvantages of different ways
of accomplishing things.
20. I do not spend much time thinking about how to influence others.
21. I change my mind if others disagree strongly with me.
22. I feel resentful when I don't get my way.
23. I like challenges and new opportunities.

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24. When something gets in the way of what I'm trying to do, I keep
on trying to accomplish what I want.
25. I am happy to do someone else's work if necessary to get the job
done on time.
26. It bothers me when my time is wasted.
27. I weigh my chances of succeeding or failing before I decide to do
something.
28. The more specific I can be about what I want out of life, the more
chance I have to succeed.
29. I take action without wasting time gathering information.
30. I try to think of all the problems I may encounter and plan what
to do if each problem occurs.
31. I get important people to help me accomplish my goals.
32. When trying something difficult or challenging, I feel confident
that I will succeed.
33. In the past, I have had failures.
34. I prefer activities that I know well and with which I am
comfortable.
35. When faced with major difficulties, I quickly go on to other
things.
36. When I'm doing a job for someone, I make a special effort to
make sure that the person is happy with my work.
37. I'm never entirely happy with how things are done;
I always think there must be a better way.
38. I do risky things.
39. I have a very clear plan for my life.
40. When working on a project for someone, I ask many questions
to be sure I understand what the person wants.
41. I deal with problems as they arise rather than spend time
anticipating them.
42. To reach my goals, I think of solutions that benefit
everyone involved in the problem.
43. I do very good work.
44. There have been occasions when I took advantage of someone.
45. I try things that are very new and different from what I have
done before.
46. I try several ways to overcome things that get in the way of
reaching my goals.
47. My family and personal life are more important to me than
work deadlines I set for myself.
48. I do find ways to complete tasks faster at work and home.
49. I do things that others consider risky.
50. I am as concerned about meeting my weekly goals as I am
for my yearly goals.
51. I go to several different sources to get information to help with
tasks or projects.

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 52. If one approach to a problem does not work, I think of
another approach.
53. I can get people who have strong opinions or ideas
to change their minds.
54. I stick with my decisions even if others disagree strongly with me.
55. When I don't know something, I don't mind admitting it.

Scoring Sheet: Enter the ratings from the completed questionnaire on the lines
above the item numbers in parentheses. Do the addition and subtraction in each row
to compute each PEC score. Watch carefully the plusses (+) and minuses (-) to come
up with the correct computation. Add all the PECs scores to compute the total score.

Rating of Statements Score PEC

____ + ____ + ____ - ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Opportunity Seeking
(1) (12) (23) (34) (45)
____ + ____ + ____ - ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Persistence
(2) (13) (24) (35) (46)
____ + ____ + ____ + ____ - ____ + 6 = ____ Commitment to work
(3) (14) (25) (36) (47)
____ + ____ + ____ + ____ - ____ + 6 = ____ Demand for quality
(4) (15) (26) (37) (48) and efficiency
____ _ ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Risk-taking
(5) (16) (27) (38) (49)
____ _ ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Goal setting
(6) (17) (28) (39) (50)
____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Information seeking
(7) (18) (29) (40) (51)
____ + ____ - ____ - ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Systematic planning
(8) (19) (30) (41) (52) and monitoring
____ - ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Persuasion and
(9) (20) (31) (42) (53) networking
____ - ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ + 6 = ____ Self-confidence
(10) (21) (32) (43) (54)
Total PEC Score ____
Correction factor computation
____ - ____ - ____ - ____ + ____ + 18 = ____ Correction factor
(11) (21) (33) (44) (55)

Interpreting Scores:
The highest corrected score is 25 per PECs item. The closer you are to 25 means you
are strong in that particular PECs item. The average and median score is 12.5. A
score below 12.5 means a challenge or opportunity for improvement in that
particular PECs item. A below the average score calls for a change of behavioral
pattern. Marking on the extreme left side (below 12) requires self-reflection and
figuring out changes needed to improve one’s personality.

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The correction factor (the total of items 11, 22, 33, 44, and 55) is computed to
determine whether or not a person tries to filter his image of himself. If the total score
on this factor is 20 or greater, then the total score on the ten PECs must be corrected
to provide a more accurate assessment of the strengths of the PEC score for that
individual.

What I Have Learned

Use a separate sheet in answering the test. Be sure to write the following:
Name: ______________________________ Yr. & Section: ____________
Yr. Level & Subject (Specialization): ________________ Module No: ______________
Name of the Activity: What I Have Learned Date: ____________________

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. What are the three clusters of PECs?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. What are the ten characteristics of PECs?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

3. What are the three important skills that a successful entrepreneur has?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

4. What are the ways to help your business succeed?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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 What I Can Do

Use a separate sheet in answering the test. Be sure to write the following:
Name: ______________________________ Yr. & Section: _____________
Yr. Level & Subject (Specialization): _______________ Module No: _______________
Name of the Activity: What I Can Do Date: _____________________

Preparation of Action Plan

Directions: Examine yourself as an entrepreneur/businessperson once again. Make
a shortlist of PECs that you need to strengthen. From this activity, prepare an
action plan that requires further development.

Specific Purpose Statement:

Focus Area
Current Situation
Goal
Measures of Success
Actions Required
Time Frame
Reward/ Recognition

Assessment

Use a separate sheet in doing this activity. Please do not forget to write the
following in your answer sheet:
Name: ______________________________ Yr. & Section: ______________
Yr. Level & Subject (Specialization): ________________ Module No: ________________
Name of the Activity: Assessment Date: ______________________

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1. It is a detailed plan outlining the actions needed to reach one or more goals.
A. action plan B. operational plan C. strategic plan D. tactical plan
2. It is a complex decision for students since it determines the kind of profession
that they need to pursue in life.
A. career choice B. career opportunities C. career path D. career plan
3. The following characteristics are strengthened or developed when you react
positively to criticisms and are open to feedback EXCEPT one.
A. committed C. respond to feedback
B. cope with uncertainty D. willing to listen

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4. Marlene is responsible for everything she does in her business. What
characteristics does she develop?
A. cope with uncertainty C. risk-taker
B. patience D. Set own standard
5. To ensure your business is a success, you should create a community using social
media. What tip you should follow?
A. Reinvent your business C. Keep your ego in check and listen to
others
B. Don’t marry your plan D. Use the Internet
6. Have an actual written training and orientation plan so your employees know
what is required of them. Which tip do you follow to make your business succeed?
A. Delegate to employees and avoid micromanaging them
B. Have a written plan
C. Keep your ego in check and listen to others.
D. Keep track of everything and manage by the numbers.
7. Which of the following statements strengthen your self-confidence?
A. Always demonstrate a positive attitude to achieve the desired goal.
B. Always exercise an assertive style in your work environment.
C. Always observe business ethics in putting up a business.
D. Avoid being too passive and too aggressive.
8. Which of the following statements describes a committed entrepreneur?
A. Always demonstrate a positive attitude to achieve the desired goal.
B. Always exercise an assertive style in your work environment.
C. Always observe business ethics in putting up a business.
D. Avoid being too passive and too aggressive.
9. How to become a future-oriented entrepreneur?
A. Acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining a conducive work
environment
B. Be responsible for everything you do in your business.
C. Prioritize your business goal rather than a personal goal to become a
successful entrepreneur.
D. React positively to criticisms and be open to feedback.
10. Which of the following does NOT set its own standard?
A. Acquire specific skills for creating and maintaining a conducive work
environment.
B. Always demonstrate a positive attitude to achieve the desired goal.
C. Avoid being too passive and too aggressive.
D. Be responsible for everything you do in your business.

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