MN22024: Social entrepreneurship action project
[Page last updated: 03 June 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWRG 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Identify and scope social problems in real-world context � practical application
- Apply models, theories, and best practice to plan and implement a practical activity with a social purpose
- Develop the entrepreneurial mindset to enhance creativity, leadership, teamwork, innovation and confidence
- Collaborate and work productively and sensitively in teams
- Reflect on business theory and practice in context
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| Synopsis: | Work in teams to tackle a social issue in a real-world setting. You'll get the opportunity to apply some of the concepts, techniques and skills acquired during your course. It will also allow you to take part in entrepreneurial activities, plan a practical activity and develop an understanding of social issues in management.
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| Content: | The unit employs a pedagogy of experiential learning centred around group projects. You will be working in teams to plan and implement a practical activity aimed at addressing a social issue in a real-world context. Group projects are facilitated through a combination of:
- Lectures which will provide foundational information and knowledge related to social entrepreneurship and the planning and implementation of practical collaborative projects.
- Seminars and consultations at which teams will be providing updates on their project progress and receiving formative feedback at key stages of the unit.
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| Course availability: |
MN22024 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
- UMMN-ANB07 : BSc(Hons) Business with Thin sandwich placement(s) (Year 3)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
- Courses and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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