One thing I like about BZSE.

" Its dedicated and colourful team of lecturers. Business with a heart. "

- Matthew Han, BZSE Year 2

" The course is an eye opener for me to the different aspects of life, like I've never thought of setting foot into a slum but because of BZSE, i felt the need to be there. "

- Chin Juo Wi, BZSE Year 2

" Wide spectrum of things we get to learn, not just restricted to one area. "

- Shaun Teh, BZSE Year 2

" I wanted Business, I wanted to help people. I wanted something that can have a combination of both. BZSE offers me that. "

- Joy Chiang, BZSE Year 1

" Meaningful purpose behind this course "

- Ronny Lim, BZSE Year 2

" Not just any humanities course. Our social entrepreneur project for example, has benefitted all of us, and it spurs me on to become a social entrepreneur like Miss Melissa Kwee. "

- Raihanah, BZSE Year 1

" I like the way of teaching of lecturers, and way of learning for us as students. "

- Kevinn Bok, BZSE Year 1

" Though in quantity, this course is small. But in quality, this course is sure mighty! "

- Ong Hui Peng, BZSE Year 1

BZSE - Another's perspective.

Check out other blogs/facebook groups for a different perspective of BZSE.
Listen to other's opinion, See how they feel, because that's what really matters, isn't it?

Blogs.

Huipeng's: http://businesssocialenterprise.blogspot.com
Joy's: http://b-z-bzse.blogspot.com
Adam's: http://bzseadam.xanga.com
Chrysan's: http://bzse-journey.blogspot.com
Stella's: http://oneheartonebzse.blogspot.com

Facebook Groups

Nicholas's: http://www.facebook.com/s.php?q=groups&init=quick#/group.php?gid=127607413409

Jefred's: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000122180317&ref=share

Kevinn's: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117151531573&ref=share

Out of classroom learning #1

Can't visualize? Dozing off? Tired of sitting in a class for 2 hours listening to boring lectures?
Can't seem to understand what's being thought because you haven't experience what you're being taught? Desperate for a new way in learning?

No matter what you do, so long as you have to sit in class listening to your tutor, you feel bored?


Let me tell you, you're never alone in this scenario. But hey, BZSE offers a solution to that!

One good thing in BZSE is that we focus on experiential learning approach. What does it mean? It means, that we do not just sit down in class trying to absorb what the tutor is trying to teach. Instead, we go out to the real world to see what is really happening and we learn from there.

One such example is the social entrepreneur project. We choose the social enterprises that we want to work with, form groups and get ready to interview them. For my group, the awesome four, we chose City Harvest Education Center (CHEC) for our project.

The social entrepreneur for CHEC is Mr Kenny Low, founder and principal of CHEC. We went to interview him at CHEC to find out more about how and why he set up CHEC and the problem he faced. I think that this is a really good learning experience, very different from secondary schools and we really get to learn about the real problems that were faced. This is really useful for us, budding social entrepreneurs so that in the future, when we set up our own social enterprises, we can take note of these problems and avoid them.

It is also a good experience for me especially, because we get to meet great and inspiring social entrepreneur that is willing to teach us. This experience is invaluable because it's not everyday we get to meet successful social entrepreneur.

Business & Social Enterprise?

Business & Social Enterprise (BZSE) is one of 6 courses in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Humanities.

In my own opinion, BZSE is a course where we learn how to set up a enterprise, and while sustaining the enterprise, part or most of the profits/revenue will be generated to provide help and support to the needy. Not only that, we learnt how to identify the social needs of the general public and do our best to effectively solve the problem.

In BZSE, we also focus on hands-on and experiential learning. We go on short walks around neighbourhoods, visit social enterprises and interviewing social entrepreneurs to get first hand informations. The experiential learning enhances our learning and we are able to understand better and that we get to see what is really happening in the market.

After months of sweat, sleepless (and foodless) nights..

This is a reflection video done by my group, the Awesome Four after months of sweat and sleepless night prior to the interview with Mr Kenny Low in City Harvest Education Center (CHEC).

This is a video done by my group, the Awesome Four after the interview with Mr Kenny Low and his staff, Ms Dawn Fung. This video is showing what CHEC does.