The implementation of interest-based entrepreneurship curriculum in the Theory of Economics course

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J. Surjanti, D. Nugrohoseno, Budiono, H. Musfidah

2018 IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 296 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 9

Abstract

College and university are educational institutions and they should be able to design entrepreneurship program in order to strengthen creativity and innovation. Potential grown-up citizens potential is the main problem of national development solved through the role of universities by reconstructing the curriculum based on 2016 Indonesian National Curriculum Framework. The interest of building entrepreneurship becomes the work of all elements which one of them is a university. Reconstructing interest-based entrepreneurship curriculum is the first step to construct characterized economic. Economics lecturers have a responsibility to develop the curriculum. This study aimed to explore the interest in entrepreneurship used to develop the contextual learning using problem-based learning (PBL) method that refers to Universitas Negeri Surabaya's motto "Growing with character" and integrated into 2016 Indonesian National Curriculum Framework. This study was qualitative explorative. The subjects of the study are 86 students in their first semester. The objective of the study was curriculum development interest-based entrepreneurship in the theory of economics course. The results of the study showed that the interest-based entrepreneurship curriculum was able to reach the targeted learning outcome as well as to create a product in the culinary and services project in Wonorejo mangrove forest according to students' interests. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Economics Department, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Ketintang, Surabaya, East Java, 60231, Indonesia; SMAN 5 Surabaya, Jl. Kusuma Bangsa No. 21, Ketabang, Genteng, Surabaya, East Java, 60272, Indonesia