final year option social enterprise unit leader: mike bull

Final Year Option

Social Enterprise

Unit Leader: Mike Bull

Time for change

Social Enterprise is a new way of doing business

‘A business-like way of doing good’

Social enterprise

This is not just business ‘as usual’

This is business with more than profit

Socially

Ethically and Morally

driven

and rapidly growing across the world

Do I know any Social Enterprises ?

Do I know any Social Enterprises ?

Curriculum outline: The unit aims to provide a critical understanding of the concept of social enterprise

The unit explores:• Differences between social enterprise and other

businesses in the public and private sectors

• Different types of social enterprises

• Theory and Practice

• Social Entrepreneurship – guest lectures from

people that are involved in social enterprise

• Workshops – practical hands on skills for running a

social enterprise

Social enterprise

Teaching and learning strategies: Teaching will be carried out through a combination of lectures,

seminars and workshops, complemented by guest speakers from

people within social enterprises

Lecture material will be enriched with practical examples drawn from

a wide variety of sources including newspapers and journals

The seminars and workshops will be aimed at practical application of

theory. These methods will be supported by ICT where relevantAssessment strategies:

Summative Formative

Business Report (Groupwork) 40%Examination 60%

Individual preparation of materials

Social enterprise

Core Texts Pearce, J., (2003) Social Enterprise in Anytown. Calouste Gulbenkian

Foundation Social Enterprise Journal (on-line) Ridley-Duff and Bull (2011) Understanding Social Enterprise Theory and

Practice. Sage.

CREDIT VALUE 20 CREDITS AT LEVEL:

3

AMOUNT OF STUDENT EFFORT (HOURS)

200 LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (HOURS)

48

UNIT STATUS Elective

PRE-REQUISITES None

CO-REQUISITES None

Social enterprise

Social Enterprise

Mike Bull

m.bull@mmu.ac.uk