Courses / Module

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Ungraded
• Continuous Assessment detail(s): The module will be assessed through two assignments. Each session will contribute (partially) towards the completion of these assignments. Students will be broken into self-selecting teams of 3-4 and each must develop a business plan with a social mission as a guideline. There are multiple validation tests that can be used to pre-validate the idea, however, students will be encouraged to participate in competitions to start their entrepreneurial journey. Teams will develop a stand-alone project that showcase their innovative-entrepreneurial ideas, focusing on potential social entrepreneurial projects.

• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• The module will be assessed on the basis of Pass/not pass.

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? No

Reference Book
Alter, K (2007), ‘Social Enterprise Typology’ (Virtue Ventures LLC), http://www.virtueventures.com/typology
Anheier, H (2005), ‘Nonprofit organisations – theory, management, policy’, (Routledge, Oxon)
Boschee, J (2001), The social enterprise sourcebook – profiles of social purpose business operated by nonprofit organisations’ (Northland Institute and Jerr Boschee, Minnesota)
Brincherhoff, P, (2000), ‘Social entrepreneurship – the art of mission-based venture development’ (John Wiley & Sons, New York)
Dees, G, Emerson, J and Economy, P (2001), ‘Enterprising nonprofits – a toolkit for social entrepreneurs’, (John Wiley & Sons, New York)
Emerson, J and Twersky F (1996) ‘New social entrepreneurs: the success, challenge and lessons of non-profit enterprise creation’ (The Roberts Foundation, San Francisco, CA)
Kearns, K (2000), ‘Private sector strategies for social sector success – The guide to strategy and planning for public and nonprofit organisation’, (Jossey-Bass, San Francisco)
Pearce, J (2003), ‘Social enterprise in Anytown’, (Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, London)

Reference Journals

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
Nonprofit Management & Leadership
Review of Social Economy
Social Enterprise Journal
Community Development Journal
Voluntas
International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations

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