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BU592W: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (2022-2023)

Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19


Course Overview

Students will learn about the challenges and opportunities associated with developing a social enterprise. Students will develop the knowledge and practical skills to tackle society’s biggest issues. Students will gain the skills and expertise for establishing social organisations. The course is designed to familiarise students with the important aspects of what constitutes a social issue. Students will learn to measure the social impact and value that social enterprises ultimately create.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term Third Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr King Omeihe

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Social entrepreneurship is concerned with addressing unmet social needs. To date, there is an increased social consciousness for ideas devoted to social change. However, developing and managing social enterprises successfully is a daunting challenge.  In this course we will focus on the practices and processes required to manage social enterprises effectively. Students will learn how social entrepreneurship is devoted towards transforming social and economic value rather than profit generation.

The course examines ideas and practices for addressing social needs. It will equip students with the theory, knowledge and skills to effect positive changes beyond wealth generation. These include providing students with the relevant set of theories, insights and tools necessary to develop and manage social enterprises. Emphasis will be placed on how students can start their own social entrepreneurship projects.

Through an integrated approach to teaching activities, the course will provide students with the tools and knowledge articulate a societal issue. Students will discover how to build and grow their own entrepreneurial project with a focus on social change with the goal of bettering society.

The learning and teaching approach is one of offering learning for, and through, social entrepreneurship. This involves utilising theoretical models and frameworks and applying them to practical social impact scenarios.

You will be provided with responsive, engaging and interactive learning materials which will include a general introduction to the topic together with core academic theory. You will also be directed to a variety of other learning sources including (e-)books, (e-)journals and other web-based resources to support your learning and acquire knowledge for yourself. The readings are drawn from research in the social entrepreneurship. The workshop cases provide an extensive opportunity to integrate and apply these tools in a practical, business context, and draw from a wide variety of social organisations.

Embedding of employability/PDP/Scholarship Skills:

The content will facilitate the development of key skills such as reflective learning and critical thinking. Scholarship skills are developed through completion of the assessment.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Team Pitches (Team Based Presentation)

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 20
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Students will be tasked to identify theories that best explain social entrepreneurship. Grades and feedback will be provided within a week of the viva presentation.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualAnalyseOn completion of this course students should be able to analyse social entrepreneurship in a variety of social organisations using examples from high impact social organisations.
ReflectionUnderstandOn completion of this course students should be able to explain and critically reflect on social entrepreneurship and why it is crucial to addressing social issues.

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 80
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

This task will enable student to interrogate key aspects of social entrepreneurship. Grades to be provided within normally agreed timescales.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualUnderstandOn completion of this course students should be able to conceptualise and critically explore the context and process of social entrepreneurship.
ProceduralApplyOn completion of this course students should be able to critically evaluate social entrepreneurship and provide recommendations for change demonstrating appropriate judgement.

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Resit Assessments

Report: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Feedback to be provided within normally agreed timescales.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ReflectionUnderstandOn completion of this course students should be able to explain and critically reflect on social entrepreneurship and why it is crucial to addressing social issues.
ConceptualUnderstandOn completion of this course students should be able to conceptualise and critically explore the context and process of social entrepreneurship.
FactualAnalyseOn completion of this course students should be able to analyse social entrepreneurship in a variety of social organisations using examples from high impact social organisations.
ProceduralApplyOn completion of this course students should be able to critically evaluate social entrepreneurship and provide recommendations for change demonstrating appropriate judgement.

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