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The features available to you depend on the type of license that you have, as follows:
- Online Subscription plays from the cloud in a browser on computers, Chromebooks, and tablets. Deliver your curriculum in person, online, or at a distance. All features described in this document are available with this version.
- Perpetual or SUITE version is installed and plays on Windows and Macintosh computers in your school or organization. This version does not have an instructor website, Microlearning, or the option to adjust Simulation settings. There are no student login accounts. Students save their progress on their computers and manually submit reports to the instructor.
## 2.1 Product Description
GoVenture Entrepreneur is the most realistic small business startup and operations simulation in the world. Start with a Lemonade Stand, level up to a Kiosk, Food Truck, and Full Business to build a business from the ground up. Ideal for players of all ages and levels. GoVenture Entrepreneur can be used to enhance your current course or training or to build an entirely new course — everything instructors and students need is included to meet or exceed national and regional learning standards. To find out more about GoVenture and other educational games and simulations, visit
**Printable-Book Version** —
* When an instructor creates a student account, a unique USERNAME is generated for the student. The USERNAME is a multi-digit number that is automatically generated — the instructor cannot choose the number (but can edit it after it is created). Instructors do not have to set the student PASSWORD (but can change it if needed).
* The instructor provides the USERNAME to the student and directs the student to log in to the GoVenture website at PlayGoVenture.com. Students should _**not**_ use the Create Account option.
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**Disable, Delete, Edit Student Accounts**
* Instructors can reset student PASSWORDS if needed.
* Your school or District is assigned a maximum number of instructor accounts and student accounts that can be active at any one time (concurrently).
* Instructors can DISABLE individual student accounts when they are no longer needed (such as at the end of the semester or year, or if a student drops out). Disabling a student account reduces the number of active student accounts, thereby providing room for another student account to be activated. Disabled accounts do not count towards the maximum number of concurrent accounts allowed. Disabling a student account retains all student progress and results, allowing the account to be activated again at any time.
* Instructors can DELETE individual student accounts. Doing so permanently erases all student progress and results and the same student account cannot be activated again.
* Instructors can EDIT student accounts.
* A student account that is created by an instructor but never actually used by a student will not count towards the maximum number of student accounts allowed. (Used means a student has set a password.)
* Find the folder with the same name as the GoVenture program you are using and double click it to open the folder.
* Find and delete file **Settings\_x.x.x** — _the x.x.x will be the latest version number._
* With the Settings file deleted, running GoVenture will prompt you to enter a new save location. If the save location you choose has a previously-saved Simulation file, then GoVenture will resume that file.
* Microlearning Modules are designed to teach students fundamental concepts and terminology. This saves instructors from having to lecture on these topics or provide other resources like textbooks.
* A Microlearning Module starts with a brief video explanation of the topic (1-3 minutes) followed by a single review slide with bulleted text, followed by a multiple choice quiz to validate that the concept is understood. One module takes 3 to 5 minutes to complete.
* The entire set of 145 microlearning modules includes nearly 5 hours of video plus 2 hours of review and quizzes. The same content is included in the Business Superhero Book (PDF).
* Instructors can choose which modules to include and mark them as optional or required. Each module is only a few minutes in duration, ending with 2 to 5 multiple-choice quiz questions. Assessment is automated. Students earn 1 star for completing a microlearning module with 1 mistake made on the quiz questions for that module, or 2 stars if no mistakes made. 0 stars are earned otherwise. 2 stars are scored with 1 point while 1 star is 0.7 points. Students are allowed to repeat modules to maximize their score (but only the latest score is registered regardless of outcome).
* Instructors can monitor student progress and performance on the Instructor Dashboard (Website).
* To set up Microlearning, you must first create a Microlearning Collection, where you choose the topics you want to include, and then assign that Collection to a Group (under Group Settings).
Then click **Create New Collection**
* A **Microlearning Collection** allows you to choose specific microlearning modules that you want to show or hide for your students. For example, you may want to show the _Business Basic_ modules and hide the_ Accounting_ modules. You can also choose to show individual modules as optional or required, and you can grade students based on their scores. You can create any number of Microlearning Collections with different settings for each.
* Completion percentage and scores shown in the _Performance Report_ are based on the modules set to be _**visible**_ or _**required**_ (you choose this setting). Hidden modules will not be included. For example, if you set 50 modules visible and 100 hidden, students will only be scored on the 50 so a student completing all 50 will earn a 100% completion percentage.
* Setting a module to **required** will show an icon next to the module to identify it as required.
* To view a microlearning module, go to the screen shown above and click the orange number link.
* **Pacing — Showing and hiding modules as your course progresses.** Some instructors prefer to control student pacing by showing microlearning modules at specific times during a course schedule. You can change the selected microlearning modules at any time, allowing you to add or remove modules during play. If you do make a change, student Performance Reports will be updated automatically the next time a student plays one Simulation Day in the game. This triggers a save which updates the Performance Reports. Alternatively, students can click the SAVE button under MENU.
* Once you have created a Microlearning Collection, you can assign it to one or more Groups (under Group Settings). Instructors have the option to create different Microlearning Collections for different groups of students.
* **You can choose to assign the same Microlearning Collection to multiple Groups.** This allows students to continue their Microlearning as they move from one business Simulation to another, without having to repeat modules that were completed previously. For example, if a student completes module 1.1 in Group _Lemonade Stand_, this same module will appear completed in Group _Kiosk _and Group _Full Business_ — if those Groups have been assigned the same Microlearning Collection.
* _Note— When using the same Microlearning Collection across multiple Groups, use the Microlearning results from the Group in which students have most recently played_. _Microlearning results shown in Groups students stopped playing may only show the Microlearning results as of when the student stopped playing, even though they may have continued making progress under another Group_.
* Students may also access Microlearning using a button that appears on their **GoVenture dashboard** before they launch the Simulation. This button will appear after they have joined a Group Number and started playing the Simulation.
* Students earn 1 star for completing a microlearning module with 1 mistake made on the quiz questions for that module, or 2 stars if no mistakes made. 0 stars are earned otherwise.
* 2 stars are scored with 1 point while 1 star is 0.7 points.
* Students are allowed to rewatch the videos and retake the quizzes to maximize their score. Allowing multiple attempts is by design and cannot be disabled. This promotes better learning and less testing anxiety for students when they are trying to learn basic concepts and terminology. Playing the Simulation is where students primarily demonstrate their focus and skill and should be the core focus of assessment.
**Important Notes:**
If you make a change to a Microlearning Collection, your students will not see the change until they do one of these actions:
* Log in to GoVenture again.
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* Refresh GoVenture (refresh the Internet browser while playing the Simulation or doing Microlearning).
_The acion below is no longer required as of Jan 2025_
~~To make sure your instructor dashboard displays the most recent Microlearning results, direct your students to take one of these actions: ~~
~~* While playing the Simulation game, click MENU then SAVE.~~
~~ -or- ~~
~~* Advance the Simulation game by one simulated day — reports are automatically updated after a student completes each simulated day in the business Simulation (If a student completes Microlearning modules but does not return to continue playing the business Simulation, your instructor dashboard will not update with the latest results until they do or save the Simulation game).~~
* Student Simulation results are automatically compared to the best in the world and may appear on the Global Leaderboards.
* Leaderboards are public but student names remain hidden to maintain privacy.
* Students will see their own names on the Leaderboard when they are logged in to GoVenture, like this …
* Students will be notified that they appear on the Leaderboards on their student dashboard, like this ...
_New feature coming in the future_— Instructors can see their own students who are on the Leaderboards by viewing the student Performance Reports.
* Leaderboard rankings are available for Profit, Revenue, Profit Margin, Skill Score, and Days Played.
* Leaderboards are updated once per day at the time shown on the leaderboards.
* Players can only appear once for the same business type and must play at least 60 Simulation Days.
* A high score can only remain on the Leaderboard for up to 6 months. This assures that there will always be new opportunities to appear on the Leaderboards.
* Results from _Entrepreneur Basic_ and _Advanced_ are included and intermingled.
* View and share the Leaderboards with this link
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* To maintain student privacy, names are not shown on the Leaderboard — but be aware that since the leaderboard is for a specific group of students, it is likely that students may share or discover who they each are.
* Students can view their Group Leaderboard by choosing their Group Number in the Group dropdown (shown below) on the Global Leaderboard website. Note that Group Numbers only appear in the Group dropdown if the instructor chooses this option in Group Settings (as shown above).
* The **Rubric Score** can include **Participation**, **Simulation Skill**, and **Microlearning**.
* **Participation** measures the number of Simulation Days played. Example — You assign students to play 60 Simulation Days. A student who plays 60 (or more) will earn 100%, whereas a student that only plays 30 will only earn 50% of the points for Participation.
**Lemonade Stand**
**Kiosk Business**
* **Profit Margin** is Net Profit Margin.
* **Customers Served** — To calculate points scored, the actual _Average Customers Per Day_ value is adjusted based on the business type. This provides a consistent score for the various business types available.
* **Marketing** is measured by the increase in customers achieved based on investments made in advertising and signage and appearance.
* **Employee Productivity** is measured by the skills and reliability of each employees and weighted by the number of hours worked by each.
* **Inventory Availability** is measured by the number of times a customer ordered a product and it was available — all inventory items were available to make the product.
* **Inventory Spoilage** is measured by the value (cost of goods) of the items ordered and received as compared to the total value of all items ordered and received.
**Kiosk With Manual Accounting**If the Kiosk business is played with _Manual Accounting_ where students have to post their debits and credits for each financial transaction, points are deducted from the Skill score each time a student uses the options to _Show Hint_ (minus 0.5 points) or _Show Answer_ (minus 1.0 points).
**Full Business**
* **Profit** is Net Profit.
* **Revenue** is gross income.
* **Profit Margin** is Net Profit Margin.
* **Business Reputation** is comprised of Employee Morale, Paying bills on time, Social Responsibility, and Brand Awareness.
* **Health** is based on the number of hours working and commuting versus home time.
* **Customers Served** is the total number of customers who placed and received their order. To calculate points scored, the actual _Average Customers Per Day_ value is adjusted based on the business type. This provides a consistent score for the various business types available.
* **Customer Satisfaction** is based on speed of service, product quality, product price, and your/employee customer service skill.
* **Brand Equity** is comprised of Brand Awareness and Business Reputation.
* **Advertising Effectiveness** is comprised of Targeting Effectiveness, Messaging Effectiveness, and Media Effectiveness.
* **Capacity Planning** is equal to the number of customers lost divided by the number of customers served and lost. Customers may be lost due to lack of space or efficiency of the site, lack of capacity of the equipment, or slow service due to too few people working.
* **Inventory Availability** is measured by the number of times a customer ordered a product and it was available — all inventory items were available to make the product.
* **Inventory Spoilage** is measured by the value (cost of goods) of the items ordered and served to customers as compared to the total value of all items ordered and received by the business.
* **Employee** **Morale** is determined by salary, schedule, benefits, training, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
* **Employee Productivity** is weighted by the number of hours worked by each employee.
* **Employee Turnover** is equal to the number of employees who have left or have been let go, divided by the number of employees hired.