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Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

  • 1.  Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-09-2021 07:25

    Hello Colleagues,

    I am planning to design and teach a Social Entrepreneurship course for undergraduate business students. I wanted to make it pretty experiential and wonder if I could get some suggestions from the AOM community on- course design, curriculum, books and resources, activities, or any other relevant advice.

    Thank you very much for your cooperation.

    Kanhaiya Sinha (sinhak@d.umn.edu)



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    Kanhaiya Sinha
    Assistant Professor
    University of Minnesota, Duluth
    Duluth MN
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  • 2.  RE: Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-10-2021 09:50
    Hi Kanhaiya,

    I, too, am working on a course in Social Entrepreneurship for Western Carolina in the fall.

    I am building off a prior course syllabus and incorporating my experiences working in the social sector for a couple of decades. The prior course is not very experiential, and I want to incorporate the UN's Social Development Goals into the curriculum.

    However, I probably won't have the course designed for a couple more months, though. So, I would also welcome any input or insights from others.

    I would be happy to share my materials once complete.

    All the best,
    -David (dharkins@wcu.edu)

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    David L. Harkins, Ms.E.
    Instructor, Western Carolina University
    ODC Doctoral Student @ Bowling Green State University
    C: 828.772.5086 | W: www.davidharkins.com
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  • 3.  RE: Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-10-2021 15:41
    Hello David,

    Thank you for reaching out. With your experience in this field, I am sure you will develop a very innovative program. 

    I have started developing the framework, and it will be a good idea to catch up towards the end of the semester.

    Best regards,

    Kanhaiya K Sinha, Ph.D.

    Department of Management Studies

    Labovitz School of Business and Economics

    University of Minnesota Duluth

    365B LSBE, 1318 Kirby Drive

    Duluth, MN 55812

    Ph: (218) 726-7932








  • 4.  RE: Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-10-2021 16:40
    Hi Kanhaiya & David,

    It has been a while, but when I was at the University of Richmond I taught a class that I called Social Entrepreneurship and Prosocial Motivation. Attached is the summer syllabus, fall syllabus, grading guides, etc.

    The main deliverable for the class was a response to a request for proposals (RFP attached) from the microcredit organization Esperanza-and, the class raised money for Esperanza and we took a trip to visit the Dominican Republic (paid for by the university) where we gave the money to Esperanza and presented the findings from our research.

    I hope some of this may be useful as you develop your classes.

    Best, Jeff





  • 5.  RE: Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-11-2021 07:56
    Dear Jeffrey,
    I am in the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode in the state of Kerala, India. This part of India is known as "God's own Country" for its greenery. I have been trying to develop a course of 20 hrs for practising managers for our executive MBA program. Is it ok if I partake of the outlines you have attached? I would also like to come back with queries on the design I might have. With the pandemic, we are limited in hands-on experience and visit to Social Enterprises here in India.
    Thanks
    Sumit Mitra
    Professor, IIMK, India
    smitra@iimk.ac.in

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    Sumit Mitra
    Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
    Kozhikode
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  • 6.  RE: Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-11-2021 12:08
    Yes! Of course, use any of those materials you want! Email anytime with questions...

    Best, Jeff

    Jeffrey M. Pollack
    jmpolla3@ncsu.edu






  • 7.  RE: Social Entrepreneurship Course Design

    Posted 03-12-2021 14:57
    Dear colleagues

    here are some information about a course "Organisation, Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation" (OSEI) that I taught a year ago: http://guemuesay.com/2020/01/24/organization-social-entrepreneurship-innovation/  Also of potential interest a course that covers Social Entrepreneurship linked to COVID-19: https://timesofcrisis.org/course-materials/ 

    Best,

    Ali

    Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüsay

    Head of Research Group Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Society | Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
    Researcher|University of Hamburg 
    guemuesay.com 
    tw: @guemuesay