COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4143 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Labour Economics and Industrial Relations (Evening)
Labour Economics and Industrial Relations

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the concept of social entrepreneurship by emphasizing social innovative approach to social problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn about the field of social entrepreneurship
2   Define social problems
3   Recognize the actors of the field as social entrepreneurs
4   Acquire knowledge about the business structures of social entrepreneurship which are social enterprises
5   Understand the significance of social innovation
6   Evaluate social enterprises in terms of sustainability

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Defining Entrepreneurship
2 Defining and Distinguishing Social Entrepreneurship
3 Recognizing Social Problems and Opportunities
4 Social Entrepreneurs: Their Identity and Personality
5 Defining Social Innovation
6 Defining Social Enterprises
7 Resources of Social Enterprises
8 Human Resources of Social Enterprises
9 Business Models in Social Enterprises
10 Social Impact Measurement
11 Impact of Social Entrepreneurship on Societies
12 The Future of Social Entrepreneurship

Recomended or Required Reading

Volkmann, C. K, Tokarski, K. O., Ernst, K. (2014). Social Entrepreneurship and Social Business: An Introduction and Discussion with Case Studies. Wiesbaden: Springer.
Kickul, J. & Lyons, T. S. (2012). Understanding Social Entrepreneurship: The Relentless Pursuit of Mission in an Ever Changing World. New York: Routledge.
Weerawardena, J. ve Mort, G. S. (2006). Investigating Social Entrepreneurship: A Multidimensional Model. Journal of World Business. 41: 21-35.
Light, P. (2005). Searching for Social Entrepreneur: Who might they be, where they might be found, what they do Research on Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding and Contributing to an Emerging Field. (pp. 13-37). In R. Mosher-Williams. ARNOVA Occasional Paper Series.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Participation
Presentation
Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE STT * 0.50 +MTE * 0.50
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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