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M3: Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship

Title
M3: Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship
Semester
E2022
Master programme in
Social Entrepreneurship and Management * / Social Entrepreneurship and Management
Type of activity

Course

Teaching language
English
Study regulation

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REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE
Registration

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Number of participants
ECTS
5
Responsible for the activity
Lone Samuelsson (losa@ruc.dk)
Head of study
Luise Li Langergaard (luiseli@ruc.dk)
Teachers
Study administration
IMT Studyadministration (imt-studyadministration@ruc.dk)
Exam code(s)
U60222
ACADEMIC CONTENT
Overall objective

The objective of this course is to equip students with the tools necessary to do social entrepreneurship as a business. The course deals with business planning and resource analysis, which are mainly oriented towards the production and analysis of the business plan and resources, social as well as economic, of the social enterprise. The course also presents tools for doing social entrepreneurship to allow students to develop practical skills.

Detailed description of content

The course addresses the question of what is a good social business/enterprise idea and how to evaluate it. It also engages with strategy and megatrends, mission, vision and marketing, business models and business model canvas in light of the dual mission of social enterprise. A number of examples and cases are introduced for students to understand and work with business models. And they work with their own business idea using the theoretical framework of the course, The overall goal of the cause is to demonstrate planning competences and business acumen through the preparation of a business plan for social enterprise

  • Themes: Business understanding, vision/mission, strategy, business development, industry analysis, environment analysis, marketing, resource planning.
  • Central questions and problems: What is a good social business idea?
  • How do you find out, if it is / how do you assess the social business idea?
  • Which general business tools can be used for social enterprises, and how can you alter them to work better for social enterprisers
  • Purposes: To strengthen the students understanding of the business part of social enterprises
  • Methods: The lecture starts with an hour of basic business tools and theories addressed to the students, who do not have a bachelor in business. The next two hours the theory is applied to social enterprises, and we look at cases. The last hour the students work on their own case with the needed supervision
  • Concepts, theories: Business understanding, SWOT, Porters 5 Forces, PESTEL, Dual mission, business development canvas, finance gap, financing startups, budgeting, marketing, legal entities
  • Data, materials: different articles on business development and social enterprises
Course material and Reading list
Overall plan and expected work effort

Study intensity

5 ECST = 135 hours

Calculation of expected work:

Teaching hours: 8 sessions of 4 hours each, in total 32 teaching hours.

Preparation for classes 32 hours.

Working with their own business plan 44 hours. Preparation for exam 25 hours and exam 2 hours, including preparation and waiting.

Teaching and learning activities

  • In class teaching
  • Exercises
  • Working with their own case
  • Presentations
  • Peer feedback
  • Homework individually/in study groups
  • Supervision of work with cases
Format
Evaluation and feedback

The course is evaluated with an individual survey and with an oral evaluation in class of the last session of the course.

Programme
ASSESSMENT
Overall learning outcomes

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Distinguish between business models relevant for social entrepreneurship and explain central dimensions of resource planning and business planning.

  • Apply tools and techniques for strategy development and analysis of externalities that could affect the social enterprise. Present and compare different marketing strategy models and conduct an industry analysis for social enterprises.

  • Assess and develop a good idea into a business idea and demonstrate planning competences and business acumen through the preparation of a business plan for social enterprise.

Form of examination
Individual written take-home assignment

The character limit of the assignment is: 12,000-16,800 characters, including spaces.
The character limit includes the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices.

The duration of the take-home assignment is 48 hours and may include weekends and public holidays.



Assessment: Pass/Fail.
Moderation: Internal co-assessor.
Form of Re-examination
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
Type of examination in special cases
Examination and assessment criteria

It will be assessed to which degree the student demonstrates:

  • a good understanding of the business part of the social enterprise
  • that they can use the theory learned on a practical case
  • ability to apply business tools on social enterprises
  • that they understand and can use the frameworks: Social business canvas, environment and industry analysis, mission/vision and dual mission problems
Exam code(s)
Exam code(s) : U60222
Last changed 25/05/2022

lecture list:

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Monday 12-09-2022 08:15 - 12-09-2022 12:00 in week 37
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 19-09-2022 08:15 - 19-09-2022 12:00 in week 38
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 26-09-2022 08:15 - 26-09-2022 12:00 in week 39
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 03-10-2022 08:15 - 03-10-2022 12:00 in week 40
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 10-10-2022 08:15 - 10-10-2022 12:00 in week 41
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 24-10-2022 08:15 - 24-10-2022 12:00 in week 43
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 31-10-2022 08:15 - 31-10-2022 12:00 in week 44
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Monday 07-11-2022 08:15 - 07-11-2022 12:00 in week 45
Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship (SEM)

Wednesday 09-11-2022 10:00 - Friday 11-11-2022 10:00 in week 45
M3: Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship - Written examination (SEM)

Monday 13-02-2023 10:00 - Wednesday 15-02-2023 10:00 in week 07
M3: Business understanding and doing social entrepreneurship - Written reexamination (SEM)