Course: Social Entrepreneurship 1-on-1
Entrepreneurship and Social Change
SUMMARY
The new millennia brought about a major shift in addressing challenges towards social change. The way companies operate demands a breath of fresh air – an economic sector that can offer solutions dreadfully needed to address economic, social and environmental challenges. Social entrepreneurship is a business model that includes undertaking business activities for achieving social cause. During the course the students develop skills and abilities to create social change by strengthening social entrepreneurship.
Course description
Social entrepreneurship is a business model that includes undertaking business activities for achieving social cause. During the course the students develop skills and abilities to create social change by strengthening social entrepreneurship. This is through increased knowledge of social entrepreneurship and its importance for social development and change as well as developing the student’s own ability to act. The course’s starting point is contemporary social issues, such as poverty, unemployment, social exclusion; problems that require new innovative solutions.
Learning outcomes
Applying knowledge and understanding
Upon completion of the course the student will:
- Demonstrate knowledge and insight into how multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge can be innovated as social entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Show awareness and knowledge of its own leadership and its importance in relation to innovation, development and entrepreneurship
- Demonstrate ability to follow and engage in current research on social entrepreneurship
- Demonstrate the ability to formulate innovative ideas based on theoretical assumptions, for example by formulating a concrete idea of how entrepreneurship can be used to create social change.
Skills and abilities
Upon completion of this course students will be able to:
- Discuss and relate to literature, discourse and policy on social entrepreneurship and innovation
- Be aware of their own leadership and its importance in relation to innovation, development and entrepreneurship
- Make informed decisions on choice of management models, strategies of communication and in handling a project or organization’s relation to its context
- Create social change through entrepreneurship
Assessments
The examination consists of the following:
- The first two learning objectives are examined by submitting mandatory assignments,
- The two later learning objectives are examined by written exam.
Course content
The course takes its starting point in the contemporary social issues that characterize our society. The aim is to give the student new tools to understand his/her own role and to develop innovative ideas in relation to social change and entrepreneurship and a multidisciplinary approach.
The course also aims to build the students’ awareness and knowledge of their own leadership and its importance in relation to innovation, development and entrepreneurship. During the course, students will develop and strengthen their capacity to create social change through entrepreneurship.
Learning activities
The working methods consist of lectures, interactive workshops, seminars and self-assignments.
|
S |
Hours |
Hours/ per day |
Weeks |
Lectures/ Seminars |
Field trips/ Guest lectures |
Group work |
Individual work |
Think piece supervision |
|
S1 |
100 h |
1h/pd |
20 |
30 |
10 |
30 |
20 |
10 |
|
S2 |
200 h |
1h/pd |
40 |
60 |
20 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
S – Scenarios
Grading system
Fail or Pass.
Course literature and other teaching materials
Bisballe, L, Social Entrepreneurship as a Space for Intercultural Communication and Innovation: www.interculturalcity.com/Intercultural%20Social%20Entrepreneurship.pdf
Blowfield, M & Murray, A (2008) Corporate Responsibility: A Critical Introduction , Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brooks, A, (2008) Social Entrepreneurship , Harloc: Pearson Education.
Hulgård, L and Bisballe, T (2004) Work integration social enterprises in Denmark . PERSE, Working Paper, 4.8.2004. Roskilde, Roskilde University Center.
Nicholls, A (ed.) (2008) Social Entrepreneurship, New Models of Sustainable Change, Oxford University Press: oxford.
Nyssens, M (ed.) (2006) Social Enterprise at the Crossroads of Market, Public Policies
and Civil Society , Ney York: Routledge.
Peredo, AM, & McLean, M. (2006). “Social Entrepreneurship: A Critical Review of the Concept”. Journal of World Business, 41 (1): 56-65.
One of the following books (optional):
Arbinger Institute (2000) Leadership and Self-Deception , San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
Arbinger Institute (2008) The Anatomy of Peace, Resolving the Heart of Conflict, San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
Bornstein, D (2004) How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Brown, J, Isaacs, D & The World Café Community (2005) The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter , San Francisco: Berrett-Koehller.
Covey, RS (2004) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change , Fr4ee Press: New York.
Eker, TH (2005) Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth , New York: Harper Collins.
Robbins, A (2001) Awaken the Giant Within, How to take control of Your mental , Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny, London: Simon & Chuster.
Other literature in the form of current articles for specific seminar occasions may be added, as well as other literature in consultation with the course coordinator.
Course evaluation
All students are given the opportunity to provide written and oral comments at the end of the course. A summary of the results for the entire course is dated by the Social Entrepreneurship Observatory. In addition, there are opportunities for written or oral evaluation according to individual circumstances.
