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Group Activity

1 Directions: Answer the following guide questions on a 1 whole sheet of paper. Share your answers with the class.

Explain the importance of assessing one’s PECs before engaging in a particular entrepreneurial activity. What are the desirable personal

characteristics, attributes, lifestyles, skills, and traits of a prospective entrepreneur? Why are these important? Why is there a need to assess one’s PECs in terms of characteristics,

attributes, lifestyles, skills, and traits before starting a particular business?

Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs)

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Entrepreneurial competencies refer to the important characteristics that should be possessed by an individual in order to perform entrepreneurial functions effectively. In this module, you will learn some of the most important characteristics, attributes, lifestyle, skills and traits of a successful entrepreneur or an employee to be successful in a chosen career

Important Characteristics / Traits / Attributes Of A Good Entrepreneur

1.Hardworking: One of the important characteristics of a good entrepreneur is hardworking. This means working diligently and being consistent about it. Hardworking people keep improving their performance to produce good products and/or provide good services.

2. Confident: Entrepreneurs have self-reliance in one’s ability and judgment. They exhibit selfconfidence to cope with the risks of operating their own

business.

3. Disciplined Successful entrepreneurs always stick to the plan and fight the temptation to do what is unimportant

4. Committed Good entrepreneurs assume full responsibility over their business. They give full commitment and solid dedication to make the

business successful

5. Ability to accept change Nothing is permanent but change. Change occurs frequently. When you own a business, you should cope with and thrive on changes. Capitalize on positive changes to make your business

grow.

6. Creative An entrepreneur should be creative and innovative to stay in the business and in order to have an edge over the other competitors

7. Has the initiative An entrepreneur takes the initiative. You must put yourself in a position where you are responsible for the failure or success

of your business

8. Profit-oriented An entrepreneur enters the world of business to generate profit or additional income. The business shall become your bread and butter. Therefore, you must see to it

that the business can generate income.

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 good relationship to the people working 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 success and

failure of the business.

3. Sound decision maker Successful entrepreneurs have the ability to think quickly and to make wise decisions towards a pre-determined set of objectives. No one can deny that the ability to

make wise decisio ns is an import ant skill that an entrepr eneur should possess . Sound

decisions should be based on given facts and information and lead towards the pre-determined objectives.

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Graphic designers use art and technology to create catchy graphics for websites, logos, and illustrations in everything from advertising to aerospace. Graphic designers design or create graphics to meet specific needs such as packaging, logos, displays, websites, publications, and more. Graphic Designer Salaries

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$44,150 - median annual wage $61,890 – financial

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$77,490 – highest paid

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$60,910 - scientific research $76,530

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$68,790

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$67,160 - securities

Video game design is one of the most exciting and competitive careers in the world. Video game designers perform a number of tasks as a part of the design process. They design user interfaces, create storylines and characters, and role-play mechanics and gameplay prototypes

Video Game Designer Salaries $90,060 – median annual wage $55,190 – lowest paid $138,880 – highest paid

Flash animators create animation for web sites, videos, advertising and marketing, games, education materials, and more. They work with a variety of software such as Macromedia Flash, Adobe Flash, Creative Suite, and Dreamweaver (formerly Macromedia Dreamweaver), 3DS Max, and After Effects. Flash animators work in educational publishing, advertising and public relations, the motion picture and video industries, software publishing, game design and development, specialized design services, computer systems design and related services, marketing firms, web design firms, graphic design

firms, the mobile technology industry and more.

Flash Animator Salaries $61,370 – median annual wage $34,860 - lowest paid $113,470 - highest paid

According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, cartoonists draw advertising, political, social, and sports cartoons. Cartoonists work for animation studios, film and video studios, cartoon networks, gaming companies, print publications, and publishing companies. In the animation industry, they render drawings of characters, environments, and objects for small and large-scale productions. Additional duties may include developing moods and color patterns, dramatizing action, and create and paint background

scenes

Cartoonist Salaries $44,850 – median annual wage $18,450 – lowest paid $91,200 – highest paid

The animation historians at Disney say that “at most animation studios, the best animators only sketched a few animation drawings, leaving gaps in between. Later on, a person called an "inbetweener" would finish the scenes by drawing in between the areas that the animator had left. After the animator draws out key scenes, it is up to the inbetweener to take the images and create the characters’ movements in transitioning between scenes. Inbetweeners use illustration and 2D animation skills to complete the tasks at hand.

Inbetweener Salaries $61,370 – median annual wage $34,860 – lowest paid

$113,470 – highest paid

Art directors develop design concepts and review material that will appear in digital media, newspapers, advertisements, books, magazines, and more.

On any given day, an art director will review artist materials, select photographs, and manage the layout and production of material to be produced. They direct visual artists such as animators, illustrators, and graphic designers and they manage teams of copywriters and content writers. Many art directors help make budgeting decisions and hire and train creative staff.

Art Director Salary: Averaging $70,000 to $80,000, but wholly depends on the scale of the project. $169,450 – highest paid $44,500 – lowest paid

Stop Motion Animator Stop motion animators are a unique bunch. They use models, puppets, or clay to create animated films, television commercials, branded entertainment, and more. Stop motion animation is also called stop frame, model animation, puppet animation, and clay animation. Stop motion animators combine the art of photography, narrative skill, and the ability to manipulate lighting and calculate angles to create stop motion animation without digitally manipulating it.

Stop Motion Animator Salary: Most stop motion animators earn a fairly steady is $61,370 , with no great difference being seen depending on experience or location. $113,470 – highest paid $72,680 – lowest paid 3D also create character Model skeletons, which er animators then control. Modeling is performed Model using a variety of ers

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3D Modeler Salary: Very hard to calculate averages given that most 3D modeling work is offered on a freelance basis. A contracted modeler for a major studio like Disney or Pixar can expect as much as $100,000, but it can be less than half that for a smaller company. Fields and industry where 3D modeler can be consider

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Computer Games Development

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Media and Cinema Studies

Compositing Artist A compositing artist is one of the most

important players in the production process. They are responsible for helping create the final finished animation or film project by detecting

errors and developing compositing strategies, which results in an overall balanced look. Compositing artists work with lighting directors and FX artists to help create the final finished product. According to the career center at DePaul University, compositing artists, FX artists, and lighting directors work together to develop compositing strategies and achieve an aesthetically balanced overall look

Compositing Artist Salary: Between $50,000 to $75,000 per year depending on location and experience.

Storyboard Artist

Storyboard artists draw storyboards for animated features, films, television commercials and other ad campaigns, music videos, and video games. The storyboard artist begins creating the storyboard after a concept or script has been written. Storyboard artists draw scenes by hand or computer. They might sketch in black and white or they may produce full color storyboards manually or by computer. Also called “storyboarders,” storyboard artists work with producers, directors, and film crew from start to finish by sketching scenes during initial meetings, and

editing or eliminating scenes as the project progresses.

Storyboard Artist Salary: In LA, the salary for a contracted storyboard artist can be as high as $80,000 to $100,000 but once again this can be half as much in other locations (and depending on the sector in which the artist is employed).

Mathematical Modeler Mathematical modelers use mathematical models to illustrate processes or solve complex problems. According to mathematical modeler Nira Chamberlain, modelers pinpoint the essence of what makes something work, be it a jet engine, a social network, or even the economy, and phrase it in mathematical language. Modelers encode the main features of the process with equations, and then simulate it

Mathematical Modeler Salary $71,430 and $119,480 – median annual wage $53,570 – lowest paid $140,500

– highest paid

Forensic Animator Forensic animation is one of the most unique specializations in the animation industry. Instead of creating animation for video games, films, and cartoons, professional forensic animators recreate crime scenes or accidents to help investigators produce evidence and solve crimes. Forensic animators use full-motion computer graphics to recreate events such as accidents, assaults, robberies, and other crimes.

Forensic Animator Salary: Nearly always freelance based, a forensic animator can charge anywhere between $20 to $100 per hour, depending on experience. Advanced forensic animators typically charge no less than $100 an hour, with an average of $125 to $180 an hour.

Render Wrangler When an animation is complete, somebody needs to make sure it is rendered down into a format fit for public consumption. That’s where a render wrangler comes in. Render wranglers, also called “technical resource administrators” (TRA), are accustomed to high pressure environments.

This highly detailed job might require the wrangler to monitor and control the rendering process and monitor a few computers or an entire render farm of hundreds of machines. Render wranglers monitor the computers to ensure (input/output) of data across various file systems and initiate data moves to allocate disk space.

When artists submit completed data for rendering, the render wrangler prioritizes work and allocates machines. They monitor the computers around the clock to make sure there are no technical or computer problems that could hinder successful output.

Render Wrangler Salary: Surprisingly low given the technical expertise required – typically only around $15 per hour. The highest earners average around $81,190 per year and the lowest average $28,980 per year

Texture Artist

A texture artist’s job is to paint surface platforms, and textures on animated characters, rendering environments environments, and props. The number of to create textures for textures animators work with is endless environments, and may include things such as wrinkles, characters, objects, and fur, scales, sweat, and mud. In some props for animated cases, the textures used in animation films, television shows, cannot be found in real life. and video games. Texture artists use a variety of software,

Texture Artist Salary: $60,000 is a fairly standard mean average, ranging up to around $80,000 in some location hotspots. $19,190 - lowest paid $89,720 – highest paid