2013/2014 KAN-OI05 Entrepreneurship as Social Creativity
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Entrepreneurship as Social Creativity |
Course information |
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Language | English |
Exam ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Course period | Spring |
Time Table | Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
Study board |
Study Board for MSc of Social Science
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Last updated on 13-08-2013 |
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The aim of this course is to enable
students to:
-Demonstrate an ability to understand and analyze the social entrepreneurial process. - Use course theories to identify the elements that need to be considered to develop and strengthen entrepreneurial initiatives aiming at social change. - Explain and defend a position on issues concerning the social entrepreneurship process in situations that are yet unsettled by research. - Use the theoretical perspectives discussed in the course as a means of deciding questions involved in social entrepreneurial initiatives |
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Social entrepreneurship is acquiring the proportions of a
world-wide movement. From micro-finance
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There are 3 types of student work to
be conducted during class time:
1. Responsibility for presenting a text 2. Responsibility for discussing a text 3. Oral presentation of mini-project 1. & 2. Responsibility for presen2ng and discussing a text All students will be assigned a text from the syllabus to present or discuss in the relevant class. This will be done in pairs, so that for each reading there are at least two persons debating it. The first person will focus on presenting the argument and main points of the text, whereas the second person will focus on highlighting the most striking in the text, connecting it to previous class discussions, and raising one or two questions for debate. 3. Oral presenta2on of mini‐project The group’s presentation of final project should include: 1. A description of the entrepreneurial idea at hand and the particular aspect being addressed. 2. An analysis of the case presented that uses the theories seen throughout the course. Teaching methods The course will combine a variety of methods, ranging from traditional lectures, case studies, study visits, readings, group presentations and the mini-project |
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Please note that the litterature is guiding.
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