The Effectiveness of Learning Methods to Improve Entrepreneurial Skills, Spirit, Entrepreneurship Intensity

Abstract

This research was conducted to measure how the subject Entrepreneurship, manifested in several courses and activities held by the Faculty of Business, Maranatha Christian University is related to the entrepreneurial spirit, skills, and intensity of the students taking the subject. These three aspects of entrepreneurship are equally important, not only for active entrepreneurs but also for university graduates. Entrepreneurial spirit, which includes an attitude of optimism, never giving up, and a desire to learn and progress. The effectiveness of the learning methods in promoting students’ entrepreneurial intensity is proven to be significant. This research also revealed that the effective learning methods to build students’ entrepreneurial spirit are sales sessions and entrepreneurial projects. Furthermore, the effective learning methods for building students’ entrepreneurial skills are the entrepreneurship project, also lectures. Finally, the effective learning methods to build students’ entrepreneurial intensity are the methods of, lectures, and a combination of entrepreneurial projects.