| Unit name | Entrepreneurship and Society |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MGRCM0018 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Ketch Adeeko |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
n/a |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
n/a |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
n/a |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Entrepreneurship has the potential to be a vehicle for positive contributions to contemporary society. This is particularly evident when entrepreneurial activities seek solutions to current environmental and social challenges. This unit aims to offer a theoretical and practical foundation upon which you can explore this exciting potential. It will provide the opportunity to develop problem-solving skills to seek solutions to global challenges and consider how entrepreneurship can serve as a means to achieve sustainable systemic social impact. It will also seek to develop (socially) entrepreneurial mindsets. In this unit, you will be inspired to incorporate issues related to sustainability, equality and inclusion as you consider enterprise creation or acting entrepreneurially on a global, national and local scale.
You will draw upon the knowledge acquired in this programme regarding international business and strategy to develop an understanding of how entrepreneurial strategies and a critical appreciation of contemporary issues in entrepreneurship theory can be combined to effect change within a social context. You will gain understanding of alternative entrepreneurial approaches that integrate business practices with environmental and social orientations worldwide.
An overview of content:
You will be introduced to a series of cross-disciplinary concepts and theories, including social entrepreneurship; social innovation; hybrid organising; stakeholder involvement; sustainable business strategies; cross-sectoral collaboration between state, business and civil society; and debates around social/environmental problems as business opportunities.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit:
This unit will help you think creatively about social and environmental issues, connect these issues with entrepreneurship, apply your business and management knowledge to innovate alternative enterprise models that contribute to a sustainable future. You will take up global citizenship through tackling ‘wicked’ problems and embracing the spirit of entrepreneurship.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this unit students will be able to
The unit will be delivered through a combination of interactive lectures and seminars. Lectures (2 hours) will take place every week for 10 weeks and introduce key theories and literature and use examples to illustrate the application of key concepts. Weekly seminars (1 hour) will be student-led and moderated by tutor. Students will read selected cases studies or assess controversial issues in social entrepreneurship before the seminar, and analyse the case collaboratively or debate the issue in a guided discussion during the seminar. One seminar session will be delivered as a poster workshop to provide tutor and peer feedback on students’ draft ideas for the formative assessment. The analytical and intellectual skills developed will be assessed in the summative task, and the unit will offer informal tutor and peer feedback and formal formative feedback through the interactive format.
Appropriate online and/or blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities, will be used if required due to COVID-19 or similar disruptions.
Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):
The formative task will be individual poster presentation. Students will analyse an existing social enterprise’s social/environmental mission, business model, approach to involving multiple actors as well as advantages and potential challenges of this social entrepreneurial practice in aid of the theories and concepts introduced in this unit. Students will refine a draft idea for the academic poster in the seminar with tutor and peer feedback and submit a five-minute pre-recorded presentation. The recordings will be accessible to the whole class on Blackboard for the best poster competition. ILOs 1,2,3 and 4 are covered by the formative assessment.
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
The summative assessment will be 3000-word individual coursework. The student will compile a case study on entrepreneurship with an analytical report that outlines a problem and the challenges facing an existing entrepreneurial solution, then proposing a new or improved entrepreneurial idea to address the relevant social/environmental problem. This assignment aims to test students on their ability to identify, synthesise and critically evaluate evidence related to core concepts of entrepreneurship, and on their ability to innovate and communicate (social) entrepreneurial ideas to solve real-life issues.
All ILOs 1-5 are covered by the summative assessment.
When assessment does not go to plan:
The re-assessment weightings on this unit will be the same as the original assessment. Students who do not pass the unit overall will be reassessed with a single piece of assessment weighted at 100%, covering all Learning Outcomes for the unit.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MGRCM0018).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
