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Social Entrepreneurship (MGMT90165)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject explores how business insights can be used to solve social and environmental problems. The subject focuses particularly upon the start-up, social enterprise business model, where social entrepreneurs apply innovative, market-based strategies to solve social or environmental problems. A social enterprise is a business model that understands the critical role of economic sustainability, yet has the creation of social/environmental benefits as a primary or equal goal to that of profitability. The subject first explores the background of traditional attempts to solve social and environmental problems, before then addressing the social enterprise business model and the complex relationship between profitability and social/environmental goals. It introduces students to a range of social and environmental problems and supports students’ development of innovative solutions to these problems. The subject then provides marketing and managerial guidance to develop these solutions into a successful social enterprise. Students will apply knowledge gained in the course to develop a business plan as the first step in creating a social enterprise. As well as addressing theory and practice, the subject will draw upon case studies and the practical experience of current social entrepreneurs.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Identify and analyse the variety of social and environmental problems to which social entrepreneurs may attend;
- Critically evaluate the complex relationship between achieving social/environmental goals and profitability, including an understanding of how social entrepreneurs can successfully balance these goals;
- Generate social entrepreneurial ideas through formalised processes of lateral thinking and problem-solving; and
- Apply the above learnings within a formalised business plan, taking into account project planning and management, funding and finance, and measurement of social/environmental and financial performance.
Generic skills
On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:
- Critical thinking about societal and environmental problems;
- Oral and written communication;
- Innovative problem solving and collaborative learning; and
- Synthesis of data and other information.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of a minimum of 50 points of study prior to the commencement of MGMT90165 Social Entrepreneurship.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
This subject assumes an entrepreneurial mindset.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Individual participation and preparation throughout the semester (10%);
- 2000 word individual social entrepreneurship essay due in week 5 (30%);
- Individual social entrepreneurial idea elevator pitch due in week 7(10%);Group panel presentation of between 10-15 minutes in length, due in week 12 (20%) (usually in groups of 2-4);
- 2000 word group written business plan, due on 7 November (20%); and
- Individual peer evaluation of team contribution (10%).
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Coordinator Adam Barsky Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours (one three-hour seminar per week) Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017
Time commitment details
Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 45. Students will be selected into the subject as they self-enrol during the timely re-enrolment period. Any students enrolling after the quota has been reached will be withdrawn and advised of alternative electives.
Last updated: 9 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Rory Ridley-Duff and Mike Bull (2011). Understanding Social Enterprise: Theory and Practice. Sage
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Administration (Enhanced) Course Master of Public Administration Course Master of Management Course Master of Management Major Tailored Specialisation Major Education and Social Change Major Governance, Policy and Markets Informal specialisation 150 Point Master of Management Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Tailored Specialisation Major Education and Social Change Informal specialisation EMA 200 point program - full time over 2 years Major Education Major EMA 150 point program - full time over 1.5 years Informal specialisation EMA 200 point program - full time over 1.5 years Major Governance, Policy and Markets Major Governance, Policy and Communication - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 9 April 2024