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| Title |
Theory and cases of social enterprise in the context of social transformation
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| Semester |
E2025
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| Master programme in |
Social Entrepreneurship and Management
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| Type of activity |
Course |
| Mandatory or elective |
Mandatory |
| Teaching language |
English
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| Study regulation |
Read about the Master Programme and find the Study Regulations at ruc.dk |
| REGISTRATION AND STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE | |
| Registration |
You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage. When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Number of participants |
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| ECTS |
10
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| Responsible for the activity |
Luise Li Langergaard (luiseli@ruc.dk)
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| Head of study |
Christine Revsbech (crevsbech@ruc.dk)
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| Teachers |
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| Study administration |
IMT Registration & Exams (imt-exams@ruc.dk)
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| Exam code(s) |
U60214
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| ACADEMIC CONTENT | |
| Overall objective |
This combined theory and practice course discusses how key social science theories are relevant to analyse and assess social enterprises and social entrepreneurship presenting a variety of perspectives and definitions in the field. The objective is for students to reflect and apply theories presented in analysis of cases. The course will introduce cases relevant to social change and transformation in political, economic, and institutional environments, which provide the context for the emergence of social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, social and solidarity economy, civil society organizations as well as new forms of responsible business. |
| Detailed description of content |
The course provides an understanding of social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, CSR and civil society organisations and their societal, political, and economic context. It gives and introduction to the field of SE and the various definitions and types of social enterprise and social entrepreneurship. To deepen the understanding of these, the course also engages with related key social science concepts, such as social and solidarity economy, social change and transformation, hybridity, commons and co-production, stakeholder, social capital and citizenship. The course encompasses a local and global perspective, but also presenting a North-South perspective as well as Danish cases related to the themes of the course. |
| Course material and Reading list |
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| Overall plan and expected work effort |
Study intensity 10 ECTS = 270 hours 54 hours of class teaching. 48 hour exam. 20 hours for reading and preparing for the exam. 148 hours of preparation for class, including reading and preparing of text presentation. Approximately 11 hours of preparation per session. Preparation for classes and exam include reading of literature, taking notes, preparation for case visits and preparation of oral group presentations in class. Teaching and learning activities
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| Format |
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| Evaluation and feedback |
Students receive feedback and engage in dialogue as part of plenary discussions in class sessions. There is continuous alignment of expectations and feedback throughout the course via joint discussions. At the end of the course, students will conduct an oral evaluation that is summarized in writing and sent to the semester coordinator (to inform the head of study and the study board). In this semester, the course/project is also evaluated on a survey basis as part of the study board's evaluation practice. The evaluation practice includes a survey-based evaluation of all teaching activities at least every three years as a supplement to the other forms of evaluation. Read more about the evaluation practice on the study board's page on the intranet. It is important that you contribute to the evaluations. The teacher, head of studies and the study board use all evaluations to examine and follow up on quality of the programme and provide a basis for development. |
| Programme |
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| ASSESSMENT | |
| Overall learning outcomes |
After completing this course, students will be able to:
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| Prerequisites |
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| 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 appendices. The duration of the take-home assignment is 48 hours and may include weekends and public holidays. Assessment: 7-point grading scale |
| Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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| Type of examination in special cases |
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| Examination and assessment criteria (implemented) |
In the individual take-home assignment it will be assessed to which degree the student demonstrates:
The use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) aids are not allowed for the exam. However, regular spell checker and other language suggestions, such as those known from Word or other word processing programs, are allowed. See 'Roskilde University's guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence in written exams' for further information. |
| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 09/09/2025 |
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