Final Year Option Social Enterprise

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Final Year OptionSocial Enterprise

• Unit Leader Mike Bull

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Time for change Social Enterprise is a new way of
doing business A business-like way of doing
good
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Social enterprise This is not just business as
usual This is business with more than
profit Socially Ethically and Morally driven and
rapidly growing across the world
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Do I know any Social Enterprises ?
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Do I know any Social Enterprises ?
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Social enterprise

• Curriculum outline
• The unit aims to provide a critical understanding
  of the concept of social enterprise
• The unit explores
• Differences between social enterprise and other
  businesses in the public and private sectors
• Different types of social enterprises
• Theory and Practice
• Social Entrepreneurship guest lectures from
  people that are involved in social enterprise
• Workshops practical hands on skills for
  running a social enterprise

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Social enterprise

• Teaching and learning strategies
• Teaching will be carried out through a
  combination of lectures, seminars and workshops,
  complemented by guest speakers from people within
  social enterprises
• Lecture material will be enriched with practical
  examples drawn from a wide variety of sources
  including newspapers and journals
• The seminars and workshops will be aimed at
  practical application of theory. These methods
  will be supported by ICT where relevant

Assessment strategies Assessment strategies
Summative Formative
Business Report (Groupwork) 40 Examination 60 Individual preparation of materials
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CREDIT VALUE 20 CREDITS AT LEVEL 3
AMOUNT OF STUDENT EFFORT (HOURS) 200 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (HOURS) 48
AMOUNT OF STUDENT EFFORT (HOURS) 200 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (HOURS)
AMOUNT OF STUDENT EFFORT (HOURS) 200 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (HOURS)
UNIT STATUS Elective Elective Elective
PRE-REQUISITES None None None
CO-REQUISITES None None None

• Core Texts
• Pearce, J., (2003) Social Enterprise in Anytown.
  Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
• Social Enterprise Journal (on-line)
• Ridley-Duff and Bull (2011) Understanding Social
  Enterprise Theory and Practice. Sage.

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Social Enterprise

• Mike Bull
• m.bull_at_mmu.ac.uk