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Social Enterprise Incubator (MULT90059)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: melissa.walsh@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject has been developed in partnership with The Big Issue, an independent, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting and creating job opportunities for homeless, marginalised and disadvantaged people, to provide students with the opportunity to work in small project teams to conceptualise, develop and pitch a viable and sustainable social enterprise initiative. Teams will liaise with external organisations such as The Big Issue as well as community groups and thought leaders from business as appropriate to identify an area of community need and design a social enterprise to address that need. Project development will be informed by the scholarship of social enterprise and will be closely supported by a program of workshops, webinars and supervision from academic staff and experienced social enterprise providers. Project teams will present their business cases in both written and verbal form to an audience of academics, business leaders and social enterprise practitioners. Students completing this subject will develop a critical understanding of the nature of social enterprise in contemporary society and of the practical requirements for developing sustainable social enterprise projects.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- demonstrate a detailed understanding of aims, practicalities and limitations of social enterprise;
- demonstrate a detailed understanding of the scholarship pertaining to social entrepreneurship;
- apply rigorous methods of inquiry and appropriate methodologies to the field of social enterprise with intellectual honesty and a respect for ethical values;
- work effectively as a member of a project team to devise and elaborate a detailed business case for a social enterprise project;
- communicate effectively with community groups, individuals and potential project stakeholders to identify and develop a social enterprise project; and
- communicate the results of the project effectively to community, professional and academic audiences.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- advanced communication skills (written and verbal) and stakeholder management skills appropriate to professional contexts;
- project management and business planning skills, including scoping projects, developing timelines and meeting deadlines;
- task management; and
- research and critical thinking skills as applied to a professional context.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- A 1,000-word concept proposal and work plan (20%), due in Week 4 of the teaching period.
- A group oral presentation equivalent to 250 words per group member (20%), due during the teaching period.
- A 3,000-word business case (60%), due during the assessment period.
- Hurdle: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Melissa Walsh Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: 8 x 3-hour seminars and group project meetings Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
Email: melissa.walsh@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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- 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.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
Last updated: 3 November 2022