session 1: bringing maths and enterprise together module 6: number crunching © enabling enterprise...

Session 1: Bringing Maths and Enterprise Together

Module 6: Number Crunching

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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.



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.



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.



Activity One:What do we mean by someone who is enterprising?

What are enterprising

skills?

Teamwork

...come up with as many ideas as you can!www.enablingenterprise.org


Activity One:Some ideas you might have come up with...

Teamwork

Being creative

Leadership

Being able to sell ideas

Being organised

Confidence

Getting on with people

Being polite

Being organised

Being punctual

ResilienceDetermination

Creativity

Having good ideas

Understanding finance

Understanding business

Enthusiasm

...do you agree with these?

What are enterprising

skills?



And now:What skills do effective mathematicians have?

Logical thinking

...come up with as many ideas as you can!

What are “mathematical”

skills



Activity One:Some ideas you might have come up with...

Logical Thinking

Being analytical

Spatial awareness Confident with numbers

Being organised – when working

through a problem

Able to solve problems

Resilience – when problems are challenging

Determination

Having good ideas

Can interpret budgets

Financial Understanding

...do you agree with these?

What are “mathematical”

skills

Communication – in explaining working



Session OneReflecting on Enterprise

Today you will:






Think about the skills...What is the overlap?

Both EnterpriseMaths



Think about the skills...What is the overlap?

Both

EnterpriseMaths

Teamwork

Leadership

Being organised

Confidence

Getting on with people

Being polite

Being punctualResilience

Determination

Creativity

Having good ideas


Understanding business

EnthusiasmLogical Thinking

Being analyticalSpatial awareness

Confident with numbers

Being organised – when working

through a problem

Able to solve problems

Can interpret budgets



Activity Two:Imagine some people who are enterprising…

...now imagine you are putting together the most enterprising person that you can...



Activity Two:You have been given some characteristics...

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.

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.



Activity Two:What have you come up with?

What are the characteristics of your “ideal enterpriser” and why did you think they were important?

?



Session oneReflecting on Enterprise

Today you will:






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





Activity Three:Can you imagine the different ways that a good understanding of maths could help you in business?



Activity Three:How can maths help?

Some of the ideas that you might have come up with include:

Writing a business planBudgeting

Salaries

Banking

Product designData analysis


Setting prices

... Modern business could not exist without Maths!

Accounting

Market Research

Forecasting



Session oneReflecting 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.



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Documents

enterprise cic

enterprise skills

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introduction enterprise

good ideas

understanding maths

essential enterprising

logical thinking