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Social Enterprise Incubator (MULT90059)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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Social enterprises are businesses that exist with the specific purpose of solving social and/or environmental problems through trade. These enterprises merge the best features of business and the non-profit sector to create innovative solutions that address both social and market gaps. Within these enterprises, success is thus measured in social and/or environmental terms, in addition to financial sustainability.
This multidisciplinary subject equips students with a critical understanding of social entrepreneurship, and provides them with a practical opportunity to develop their own start-up social enterprise. Groups will be formed according to personal interest and students will work in small project teams to conceptualise, develop and pitch a viable social enterprise initiative. Students are also expected to test their idea in the marketplace in real time, for example, liaise with external organisations to receive feedback on your product/service and/or develop a minimal viable product that can be showcased.
To support the development of ideas, the subject draws from case studies and guests speakers from the Victorian start-up ecosystem that share their personal experiences and advice as successful social entrepreneurs. Students will also have the opportunity to receive direct support on their idea during a feedback salon with academics, business leaders and social enterprise practitioners.
Upon completing this subject, students will develop a critical understanding of the nature of social enterprise in contemporary society and the practical requirements for developing sustainable social enterprise projects. The subject also uniquely provides students with the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world solutions in real time.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should:
- Demonstrate a detailed, critical understanding of aims, practicalities and limitations of social enterprise
- Demonstrate a detailed, critical 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, test and pitch 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
- 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
- Research and critical thinking skills as applied to a professional context.
Last updated: 1 March 2024
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
Students undertaking an internship with a host agency may be required to satisfy a number of requirements, including:
- undergoing a recent National Police Record Check
- holding a valid Working with Children Check for the relevant state/territory
Last updated: 1 March 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A business concept proposal (15%) and personal reflection (5%)
| Week 4 | 20% |
A group oral presentation, due during the final teaching week
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
Business plan
| During the assessment period | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 1 March 2024
Dates & times
- March
Coordinator Michael Moran Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 28 hours - 8 x 1.5 hour lectures and 8 x 2 hour seminars. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 25 March 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 5 April 2024 Census date 12 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 March contact information
- August
Coordinator Michael Moran Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 28 hours: 8 x 1.5 hour lectures and 8 x 2 hour seminars Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 19 August 2024 to 18 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 30 August 2024 Census date 6 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 11 October 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 August contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 1 March 2024
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: 1 March 2024