Use the Tab and Up, Down arrow keys to select menu items.
This course is an introduction to Social Entrepreneurship and how it can help communities. It will explore both the theory and practical applications of social entrepreneurship.
This course is an introduction to social entrepreneurship and how it can help communities. It will explore both the theory and practical applications of social entrepreneurship.
The objectives of the course are:1. Describe and explain the pervasiveness and complexity of social needs, how those un-met needs create entrepreneurial opportunities, and how entrepreneurship method can be applied to address social problems.2. Analyse the challenges and opportunities of starting and developing a social enterprise and appraise cultural and ethical issued faced by social entrepreneurs. 3. Evaluate the role of social entrepreneurship within and across nations, specifically in relation to role of governments and other traditional social institutions in achieving their traditional duty of care to society.4. Demonstrate the use and application of entrepreneurial method, tools and conceptual frameworks and develop entrepreneurial solutions for social problems.5. Articulate and deliver a compelling message, both written and verbally, in order to build support for social entrepreneurial solutions.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
Any 90 points at 200-level or above
MGMT 321
Due to the interactive nature of the course, certain lectures (or parts of lectures) for MGMT343-23S1 are not recorded using the ECHO360 lecture recording system.
Nadeera Ranabahu
Assessment in this course is designed to encourage and measure market scanning and opportunity identification capabilities, critical thinking, teamwork, problem solving, adaptability, innovation, engagement with community/external stakeholders and communication which are all essential skills and characteristics of successful social entrepreneurs.The ‘45% rule’ does not apply to this course. That is, student does not need to reach 45% weighted average across invigilated assessments. Please refer to https://learn.canterbury.ac.nz/course/view.php?id=7744 for further information. Assessment In Te Reo MāoriIn recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use the Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following: Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to, informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.GradingThe marks for assessments may be scaled before a final grade is determined. You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.
There are no text books for this course. There are assigned readings for a particular week.
LEARN Coversheets - Group and Individual
Assessment In Te Reo MāoriIn recognising that Te Reo Māori is an official language of New Zealand, the University provides for students who may wish to use the Te Reo Māori in their assessment. If you intend to submit your work in Te Reo Māori you are required to do the following:Read the Assessment in Te Reo Māori Policy and ensure that you meet the conditions set out in the policy. This includes, but is not limited to,informing the Course Coordinator 1) no later than 10 working days after the commencement of the course that you wish to use Te Reo Māori and 2) at least 15 working days before each assessment due date that you wish to use Te Reo Māori.Departmental Academic PoliciesA summary of Departmental academic policies on course grading, special considerations, etc. is available under: [https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/business/departments/]. The Department assumes that you have read this document.
Domestic fee $946.00
International fee $4,363.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Management, Marketing and Tourism .