Course Details in 2024/25 Session

Module Title	LI Enterprising Solutions to Social Problems
School	School of Social Policy
Department	Soc Policy, Sociology & Crimin
Module Code	08 38866
Module Lead	Kelly Hall
Level	Intermediate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-10 hours Practical Classes and workshops-10 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	Social enterprises are businesses driven by a social mission and put the wellbeing of people and the planet above profit. The proposed module specialises in social enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation from a social policy perspective. It combines theoretical and practical skills to enable students to understand and explore how social problems could be tackled through enterprise. The module will enable students to design, develop and pitch their own social enterprise proposal. The module will begin by introducing students to social enterprise as a model that can be used to tackle some of society’s most pressing social problems e.g. poverty, unemployment, inequality. Local, national and international perspectives and social enterprise examples will be introduced and critically discussed. Students will be provided with practical entrepreneurial training, which will take them through the processes and pitfalls of setting up a new social enterprise. The module will include creative problem solving through design thinking methodology. It will also support students to develop strategic, project management and business model canvas/presentation skills through interactive lectures, which will support them to confidently pitch their social enterprise to a panel of experts. The module will engage UK and international social entrepreneurs, as well as Alumni, to support the delivery of specialist workshops and to provide mentoring. The module assessment will require students to design their own social enterprise to tackle a social problem of their choice. They will be required to write a social enterprise business plan and ‘pitch’ this to a panel of experts.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Understand and critically evaluate theoretical perspectives and policy debates on social enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation. Build an awareness of the role that social enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation can play in tackling social problems in the UK and internationally. Develop the skills to design a social enterprise, pitch the idea and write a business plan. Understand potential career opportunities through social entrepreneurship, and identify forms of support/funding available in this area.
Assessment	38866-01 : Group Presentation : Coursework (25%) 38866-02 : Essay : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 3,000 word report (75%) Group presentation (25%) Reassessment: Reassessment by failed component: 3,000 word report (75%) Individual presentation slide deck in place of the group presentation (25%)
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