CLA5010 - Social Entrepreneurship | ||||||||
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Course Aims | ||||||||
This course is an elective within the Master of Social Sciences in Cross-Sectoral Leadership (MSSCSL) program that aims to equip future leaders with the strategic frameworks and execution capabilities to design, launch, and scale high-impact social ventures. Students will learn various theories, frameworks and best practices to diagnose complex social problems and drive social innovation through design thinking, fostering solutions that create sustainable value. The curriculum focuses on orchestrating organizational success by developing robust governance structures, designing financially sustainable business models, and implementing effective management principles. Students will cultivate essential skills in measuring and maximizing social ROI, enabling data-driven decision-making to demonstrate tangible impact. Crucially, the course empowers executives to influence systemic change through strategic policy engagement and advocacy, positioning them to champion sustainable solutions and navigate cross-sectoral challenges. The overarching aim is to equip graduates with strategic acumen to lead transformative social enterprises, optimize resource allocation, cultivate talent, and drive scalable, measurable impact within complex ecosystems. Course Aims: This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to understand and critically evaluate the design and launch of social ventures and to allow students to reflect what it means in their future career. Specifically, students will learn to: 1) Diagnose social problems and turning them into opportunities that can be pursued using appropriate forms of social entrepreneurship; 2) Develop solutions to social problems based on best practices from the literature and practice and policy; 3) Evaluate the strengths, limitations, and trade-offs of the different strategies and solutions in tackling social problems; 4) Assess the pathways and outcomes of social ventures to generate impact; and lastly to 5) Develop the skills and knowledge to propose a social business plan that demonstrates rigor, clarity, and relevance as solutions to social problems. | ||||||||
Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information) | ||||||||
Continuous Assessment: 100% | ||||||||
We will follow the updated guideline for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools in Learning and Teaching (For Staff/ Student). According to the part IV of the Guidelines, the use of GenAI tools is generally permitted in formative assessment tasks unless otherwise specified by the Course Leaders. The use of GenAI tools is generally NOT permitted for summative assessment tasks such as examinations for fairness and academic integrity purposes. | ||||||||
Detailed Course Information | ||||||||
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