Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Debbie Haski-Leventhal
Contact via Email
Paul Marevich
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MBA or MMgt or MMgmt or PGCertMBAExt or GradCertMgtPostMBA or MSocEntre or GradCertSocEntre or GradDipMgt
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Social entrepreneurship means using business knowledge and tools as well as entrepreneurial principles to address social and environmental challenges. A social entrepreneur is someone who recognises a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organise, create, and manage a venture to make social change.
The unit will focus on the knowledge and practices of social entrepreneurship and social sector leadership. It will provide students with knowledge and tools on creating social change and shared value; managing resources; measuring and communicating social impact; multi-sectorial collaboration; and understanding business models for social enterprises. The unit will include class presentations, guest speakers, case studies, group consultancy exercises and multimedia.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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In-class participation | 10% | No | in each class |
Group presentation | 15% | No | 12/11/2017 |
Group report | 15% | No | 18/11/2017 |
Final individual assignment | 60% | Yes | 28/11/2017 |
Due: in each class
Weighting: 10%
Students will be assessed on the quality and quantity of their in-class participation. To receive a high mark in this assessment component, the student needs to participate in the class discussions often, making meaningful contribution to the discussion, which is based on knowledge and readings, while also being respectful to others in class. An excellent participation demonstrates critical analysis that is knowledgeable (not just argumentative), engaging and thought provoking (not just provocative). Asking questions and making comments that contribute to the quality and clarity of the lecture and the discussion will be highly assessed.
Due: 12/11/2017
Weighting: 15%
To create meaningful learning and a social impact, each of the syndicate groups will undertake a consultancy project with one social enterprise. The group will need to choose an existing social enterprise from: the cases studied in class, their own enterprises, a well-known enterprise or other. You can either use publically available information (e.g. websites, reports etc.) and/or collect data via interviews and surveys. You will need to gain an approval from the lecturer for your SE choice.
Your consultancy project will be presented in class and result in a report, which will be the group assignment. In the last day of this unit, there will be a Syndicate Group Presentation. The presentation will be 30 minutes long, followed by a 15 minute discussion. The presentation will be based on your consultancy project and as such need to follow the same four topics.
The presentation needs to include:
Strive to make your presentation interesting and engaging and to demonstrate knowledge of the SE, while using additional research and knowledge gained in this unit. Use some general models taught in class to position the SE you are presenting, as well as specific models and research related to the challenges you are striving to address. Ask the class specific questions so they can help you effectively.
Your group will need to submit the following files by, on the 10/11 before 5pm:
Group Presentation Assessment Criteria
Knowledge
Application of unit learning and knowledge
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10
Additional research and sources
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Presentation
The overall quality and clarity of the presentation
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Class discussion
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Case Study
Analysis of the social enterprise and your business model canvas
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Analysis of the social enterprise’s resources and social impact
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Challenges and quality of solutions
1
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Data collection and analysis
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Overall
Quality of executive summary
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10
Administrative compliance + Visuals
1
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FINAL MARK
GRADE
Comments
Due: 18/11/2017
Weighting: 15%
The purpose of this assignment is to provide you with an opportunity to expand on your presentation and apply the learning from this unit to a real life social enterprise, address its challenges and assist to create social impact. Based on the same consultancy project as the one in the presentation, the group will write a thorough report of up to 5000 words. The report should include an analysis, a business model; models and concepts learned in class; existing literature, additional research, and solutions.
1) The social enterprise
Analysis:
Proposal:
2) Resources
Proposal:
3) Social impact
Analysis:
Proposal:
4) Main challenges and suggestions for improvement
Proposal:
The report should be submitted to Debbie.Haski-leventhal@mgsm.edu.au on by 5pm. The file submitted should be a word document (not PDF) and should the group number and the name of the social enterprise in the file name (e.g. group3_Grameen Bank.docx). You will need to include a title page with the name of the case, names of all members and students ID. There is no need to include the executive summary again. You will also need to submit a cover sheet detailing the individual contribution of each and every member of the group. Please note that if you do not contribute equally to the group report, you will not receive the full mark for this assessment.
Referencing must be in American Psychological Association (APA) style. This means that when referring to an article or book etc., you indicate the author’s name followed by the year of publication (Jones, 1989). For multiple authors include all names (Jones, Smith, & Wilson, 1990). Several sources need to be cited in alphabetical order (Bates & Johns, 1992; Dees, 1998).
A reference list should be presented in alphabetical order at the end of the paper according to APA (you can use Google Scholar to find the APA citation of the source). Note that APA style references are used for the reading list of articles at the end of this outline. Further information on APA style is available at http://libguides.mq.edu.au/referencing/APA
Group Report Assessment Criteria
Overall
Application of unit learning and knowledge, additional research
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Over quality of the report, including visual aspects, citations and administrative compliance
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Analysis of the social enterprise
Level of analysis
1
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Business Model Canvas
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Resources
Level of analysis
1
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Analysis-based solutions
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Social Impact
Level of analysis
1
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Analysis-based solutions
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Main challenges and suggestions for improvement
Level of analysis
1
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Analysis-based solutions
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FINAL MARK
GRADE
Comments
Due: 28/11/2017
Weighting: 60%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The day after the submission date of the group report, an email will be sent to all the students with three essay-style questions. The purpose of these questions is to assess the knowledge gained through this unit and the ability to reflect on issues related to social entrepreneurship. To answer these questions you will need to use the class readings (textbook and articles), additional academic sources, knowledge gained in class and your own views and reflections.
The word limit is 3000 words, excluding references and appendices. The assignment should be submitted to debbie.haski-leventhal@mgsm.edu.au on 18/11/2017 by 5pm. The file submitted must be a word document (not PDF) and include your full name in the file name (e.g. David Smith Final Assignment.docx). You will need to include a title page with your name and student ID and a full reference list of all the sources you used in your text (and only them) in APA style.
A good academic assignment provides a well-written essay, which is well based on the literature, class materials and additional research. You will be assessed on your level of knowledge and understanding, your ability to analyse and reflect on related issues and your ability to combine the two. Please make sure to use the literature and cite it.
You are encouraged to use additional academic sources, but not to copy someone else’s ideas from the Internet or from elsewhere. This would lead to immediate failure in the assignment and the subject.
Referencing must be in American Psychological Association (APA) style. This means that when referring to an article or book etc., you indicate the author’s name followed by the year of publication (Jones, 1989). For multiple authors include all names (Jones, Smith, & Wilson, 1990). Several sources need to be cited in alphabetical order (Bates & Johns, 1992; Dees, 1998).
A reference list should be presented in alphabetical order at the end of the paper according to APA (you can use Google Scholar to find the APA citation of the source). Note that APA style references are used for the reading list of articles at the end of this outline. Further information on APA style is available at http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citapa.htm
Required textbooks and materials
Brooks, A. C. (2009). Social Entrepreneurship: A Modern Approach to Social Value Creation. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
ISBN 10 0132330768
ISBN 13 9780132330763
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Additional required readings will be available via iLearn
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Austin, J., Stevenson, H., & Wei‐Skillern, J. (2006). Social and commercial entrepreneurship: same, different, or both? Entrepreneurship theory and practice, 30(1), 1-22.
Burket, I. (2014). Using the Business Model Canvas for social enterprise design.
Crane, A., Palazzo, G., Spence, L. J., & Matten, D. (2014). Contesting the value of “creating shared value”. California Management Review, 56(2), 130-153.
Dacin, P. A., Dacin, M. T., & Matear, M. (2010). Social entrepreneurship: why we don't need a new theory and how we move forward from here. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 24(3), 37-57.
Dean, T. J (2013). Sustainable Venturing: Entrepreneurial Opportunity in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. Chapter 4: social entrepreneurship.
Dees, J. G. (1998). The meaning of social entrepreneurship. Comments and suggestions contributed from the Social Entrepreneurship Funders Working Group.
Lingane, A., & Olsen, S. (2004). Guidelines for social return on investment. California Management Review, 46(3), 116-135.
Martin, R. L., & Osberg, S. (2007). Social entrepreneurship: the case for definition. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 5(2), 27-39.
McLoughlin, J., Kaminski, J., Sodagar, B., Khan, S., Harris, R., Arnaudo, G., & Mc Brearty, S. (2009). A strategic approach to social impact measurement of social enterprises: The SIMPLE methodology. Social Enterprise Journal, 5(2), 154-178.
Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2006). Strategy and Society: The Link Between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility. Harvard Business Review, Dec, 5-16.
Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2011). Creating Shared Value: How to reinvent capitalism-and unleash a wave of innovation and growth. Harvard Business Review, Jan-Feb, 1-17.
Sabeti, H. (2011). The For-Benefit Enterprise. Harvard Business Review, November 2011,
Shaw, E. (2004). Marketing in the social enterprise context: is it entrepreneurial? Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, 7(3), 194-205.
SVA (2013). Business Planning Guide For Social Enterprises. Melbourne: SVA.
Social Enterprise London (2014). Marketing Your Social Enterprise. London: SEL.
Weerawardena, J., & Mort, G. S. (2006). Investigating social entrepreneurship: A multidimensional model. Journal of world business, 41(1), 21-35.
Werther, W. B., & Chandler, D. (2013). Strategic CSR. Thousand Oaks: Sage. Chapter 1.
Zahra, S. A., Gedajlovic, E., Neubaum, D. O., & Shulman, J. M. (2009). A typology of social entrepreneurs: Motives, search processes and ethical challenges. Journal of business venturing, 24(5), 519-532.
Zietlow, J. T. (2008) Social entrepreneurship: Managerial, finance and marketing aspects. Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 9(1-2), 19-43.
The unit will be presented over 10 sessions as follows:
Session |
Topic |
Primary Readings |
Session will start on |
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1 |
Introduction: Social entrepreneurship |
Textbook chap 1 Dees (1998) Weerawardena & Mort (2006) Martin & Osberg (2007) Dacin et al. (2010) Sabeti (2011) |
27th Oct 2017 |
2 |
CSR Frameworks to serve social entrepreneurship |
Porter and Kramer (2011) Werther & Chandler (2013) Crane, Palazzo, Spence, & Matten (2014). |
27th Oct 2017 |
3 |
Developing the Social Enterprise
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Textbook chap 2
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28th Oct 2017 |
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Measuring and Communicating Social Impact |
Textbook chap 5 Lingane & Olsen (2004) McLoughlin et al. (2009) |
28th Oct 2017 |
5 |
Managing Resources: Financial planning and increasing revenue Managing paid and unpaid employees |
Textbook chap 6-7 Zietlow (2008) Austin et al. (2006) |
29th Oct 2017 |
6 |
Business Plans and Models for the Social Enterprise
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Textbook chap 3, 4 SVA (2013) Burket, I. (2014) |
29th Oct 2017 |
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Marketing the social enterprise |
Textbook chap 8 Social Enterprise London (2014) Shaw (2004) |
11th Nov 2017 |
8 |
Launch, growth and goal attainment |
Textbook chap 9 |
11th Nov 2017 |
9 - 10 |
Group presentations and wrap up |
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12th Nov 2017 |
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09/10/2017 | Correction made in the Learning in Teaching Section. Corrected teaching weekends from four to two. |
14/09/2017 | Change of the assignment submission dates. |