Course: Social Entrepreneurship 1-0-1 – From Idea to Social Entrepreneurship Practice

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SUMMARY

This course will allow participants to develop an understanding of the field and of the idea and business development processes while achieving social impact, which is rapidly garnering attention around the world from policy makers, organizations and others. As the traditional lines blur between nonprofit enterprises, public services and business, it is critical that participants understand the opportunities and challenges in this new landscape.

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Course description

The course provides students with an orientation in this developing landscape as well as knowledge and skills to develop an idea and to realize it in practice. This course would guide the students from ideation phase all through the realization phase. The course is open to persons from various backgrounds seeking to develop skills in idea development, business development, leadership and organization and achieving social impact in the society.

Course contentLearning outcomesSkills and abilitiesAssessmentsLearning activitiesCourse literatureCourse evaluation

The course is divided into four modules: Development of an idea, development of a business model, development of a financial plan, and development of an action plan.

Module 1, Development of an idea, covers the following topics: 

  • Discovery of an Idea
  • Scoping the idea


Module 2, Development of a business model, covers the following topics:

  • Building a business case
  • Choosing a business model


Module 3, Development of a financial plan, covers the following topics:

  • Developing a financial projection
  • Developing a financial plan


Module 4, Development of an action plan, covers the following topics:

  • Strategizing
  • Developing a road map

Applying knowledge and understanding 

Upon completion of this course, participants will: 

  • Acquire knowledge on how to develop tangible ideas and critically reflect on them;
  • Learn how to develop their own business model;
  • Learn how to put that idea into the real world through financial planning;
  • Acquire knowledge on how to implement planned activities;
  • Learn the process of attaining social objectives and achieving social impact.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Critically reflect on the social entrepreneur as a change agent;
  • Start their own social enterprise;
  • Achieve social impact.

Forms of examination include

Module 1: Development of an idea 

  • Written exercise. This includes presenting the findings at a seminar. Grade: fail/pass


Module 2: Development of a business model

  • Written exercise. This includes presenting the findings at a seminar. Grade: fail/pass


Module 3: Development of a financial plan

  • Written exercise. This includes presenting the findings at a seminar. Grade: fail/pass


Module 4: Development of an action plan

  • Written exercise. This includes presenting the findings at a seminar. Grade: fail/pass

Teaching methods include lectures, field trips, guest lectures, seminars and casework.

Scenario Hours Hours/ per day Weeks Lectures/ Seminars Field trips/ Guest lectures Group work Individual work Consultation
S1 50 h 1h/pd 10-12 20 10 5 10 5

Depending on the course level, literature in the form of contemporary articles for specific course occasions will be added, as well as other literature in consultation with the course coordinator.

Example:

  • Dees, J. G. (1998) “The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship”. Kauffman Foundation and Stanford University.
  • Austin, J., Stevenson, H., & Wei-Skillern, J. (2006). Social and commercial entrepreneurship: Same, different, or both? Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 31(1), 1–22
  • Martin, L.R. and Osberg, S. (2007) Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition. Stanford Social Innovation Review, Spring 2007, p. 29-39.
  • Kerlin, A.J. (2010) A Comparative Analysis of the Global Emergence of Social Enterprise. Voluntas, 21:162–179.
  • Chichevaliev, S. (2019) Conducive Factors for Development and Promotion of Social Entrepreneurship in North Macedonia, Journal of European and Balkan Perspectives, Spring 2019, p. 63-74.

Each module in the course will be evaluated separately upon completion. This provides periodic feedback on course development. The course as a whole will also be evaluated upon completion. A summary of results will be kept in the Academy’s archive.

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