COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL POLICY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 6003 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL POLICY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BARIŞ SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to acquire a social entrepreneurship perspective in social policy's alleviation of social problems by innovative civil initiatives within the framework of social economy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have in-depth knowledge on the concept of social entrepreneurship
2   Comprehend the theories of social entrepreneurship
3   Analyze thoroughly the concept of social problem
4   Have knowledge about social innovation opportunities
5   Realize the relationship between social policy and social entrepreneurship
6   Have knowledge about employment creation opportunities of social enterprises
7   Understand the social impact of social entrepreneurship

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 In-depth investigation of social entrepreneurship
2 Social economy
3 Research methods and topics in social entrepreneurship
4 Discussing social entrepreneurship cases
5 Understanding social problems
6 Impact of social innovativeness on social problems
7 Theories on the prevalence of social entrepreneurship
8 Impact of social entrepreneurship on economic development
9 Impact of social enterprises on the alleviation of poverty
10 Work integrated social enterprises
11 Eco-preneurship and sustainability
12 Trade unions and social innovation

Recomended or Required Reading

Kümbül-Güler, B. (2010). Sosyal Girişimcilik. Ankara: Efil Yayınları
Besler, S. (2010). Sosyal Girişimcilik (Derleme). Istanbul: Beta Yayınları.
Volkmann, C. K, Tokarski, K. O., Ernst, K. (2014). Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business: An Introduction and Discussion with Case Studies. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Peredo, Ana Maria - McLean, M. (2006). "Social Entrepreneurship: A critical review of the concept". Journal of World Business. Vol. 4, s. 56-65.
Laville, Jean-Louis - Lamaitre, Andreia - Nyssens, Marthe (2006). Public policies and social enterprises in Europe: the challenge of institutionalization. (Içinde). Social Enterprise: At the crossroads of market, public policies and civil society (Edi. Marthe Nyssens). New York, NY: Routledge, s: 272-295.
Laville, Jean-Louis (2011). What Is the Third Sector From The Non-Profit Sector to the Social and Solidarity Economy Theoretical Debate and European Reality. EMES European Research Network Working Paper WP No: 11.01.



Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Participation
- Presentation
- Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Burcu GÜLER
e-mail: burcuguler@gmail.com

Office Hours

Thursday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.55555
LO.6555
LO.7555