Course Schedule Seminar Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change Spring 2019
Phase A: Identifying Challenges and Setting Goals
A.1 Landscape as the Arena of Challenges
Session preparation: Preparatory activities:
- Listen to the thematic input: Landscape as the arena of challenges by Jeroen de Vries, VHL, Netherlands
- Listen to the thematic input: Introduction to Social Problem Thinking by Felix Toepler, NGU, Germany
- Read the Local Challenge Example by Roxana Triboi, Odaia Creativa, Romania
Session date: Tuesday, 19th of March 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Introduction to the ERASMUS Project and the Seminar
- What motivates Social Entrepreneurs? An inspirational talk from a Social Enterprise
- Students collect own observations on the 'Landscape Challenge Matrix'
- Information on Seminar Sequence and Assignments
- Assignment 1 'Understanding Local Challenges' starts
- Assignment 2 'Social Entrepreneurship Field Research (Case Studies) starts
A.2 Defining the Social Enterprise 1 + Tutored Session 1
Session preparation:
- Listen to the lecture recording Defining the Social Entreprise by Dr Roger Evans, EMU Tartu
- Participants form international teams
Session date: Thursday, 21st of March 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- This is your first tutoring session for the international teams
- The session starts with getting to know each other
- Followed by a group plenary for questions and answers and reflection on the social enterprise lecture
- Then the teams plan their work process until their first presentation on 4th of April
A.3 Defining the Social Enterprise 2
Session date: Tuesday, 26th of March 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Thematic input: 'Defining the Social Entreprise 2', lecture by Dr Roger Evans, EMU Tartu
- Practise Example: A Social Enterprise reports
- Interactive reflection and discussion
- Seminar sequence and assignments, briefing on upcoming presentation
A.4 Tutored Session 2
Session date: Thursday, 28th of March 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Interactive reflection and discussion with international teams and seminar tutors
- Peparation of first presentation
A.5 Group presentations: Local challenges
Session preparation:
- International groups present comparative analysis
Session date: Tuesday, 2nd of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Moderated group presentations: Assignment 1 'Understanding Local Challenges'
- presentations in parallel sessions and peer evaluation
A.6 Tutored Session 3
Session date: Thursday, 4th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- debriefing with tutors
- outlook on the next steps
Phase B: Designing Ideas
B.1 Design Thinking and Social Entrepreneurship Business Models (1)
Session preparation:
- listen to lecture recording Overview of SE Business Models 1 by Carmen Păunescu, ASE Bucharest
Session date: Tuesday, 9th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Introduction to Design Thinking with interactive exercise, facilitated by Jana Nau and Friedemann Baisch, HfWU
- Seminar sequence and assignments, questions and answers
B.2 Tutored Session 4
Session date: Thursday, 11th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Working on the case study assignment
- Comparative analyis of SE business models
B.3 Social Entrepreneurship Business Models (2)
Session date: Tuesday, 16th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Thematic input: 'Social entrepreneurship business models (2)' by Carmen Păunescu, ASE Bucharest
- Social Entrepreneurs report: Case Study
- Interactive discussion
- Seminar sequence and assignments, questions and answers
B.4 Tutored Session 5
Session date: Thursday, 18th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Preparing the case study presentation
B.5 Group presentations: Case Study Field Reserach
Session preparation:
- submit your presentation slides
Session date: Tuesday, 23rd of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Presentation of assignment 2
- Groups report on social businesses they have studied and present results of comparative analysis
- Assignment 3 'Design your own business' starts
Phase C: Designing the Business Model
C.1 The Business Plan - Tutored Session 6
Session preparation:
- listen to lecture recording The Social Entrepreneurship Business Plan by Monica Dudian, ASE Bucharest
Session date: Thursday, 25th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- First: Tutoring Session reflecting on the Business Model Canvas
- Second: Plenary Session on seminar sequence and assignments
C.2 Collaboration Management + Financing models
Session date: Tuesday, 30th of April 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Thematic inputs:
- 'Financing models for the social enterprise' with Monica Dudian and Carmen Păunescu, ASE Bucharest
- 'Collaboration Management' with Dirk Funck, HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen
- Case study innovative financing models
- Interactive discussion: questions and answers
- Seminar sequence and assignments
C.3 Financing Models + Tutored Session 7
Session date: Thursday, 2nd of May 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Tutoring Session: Reflecting on the Financing models lecture
- Question and Answers regarding the financial plan
C.4/C.5 - Tutored Session 8 + 9
Session dates: Thursday, 9th and 16th of May 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Additional tutored sessions for those who are not attending the Intensive Study Programmes
- Question and Answers regarding the business model
C.6 Marketing strategies
Session date: Tuesday, 21st of May 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Thematic input: Marketing strategies for social enterprise with Carmen Acatrinei, ASE Bucharest, et al
- Social Enterprise reporting on it's marketing strategy
- Interactive discussion: questions and answers
- Seminar sequence and assignments
C.7 - Tutored Session 10
Session date: Thursday, 23rd of May 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Tutored session for discussing marketing strategies
Phase D: Revision and Evaluation
D.1 Revision and Evaluation
Session preparation:
- listen to lecture recording Social Impact Evaluation by Linda Kleemann, Heldenrat e.V., Germany
Session date: Tuesday, 28th of May 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Thematic input: Measuring social impact with Dr Linda Kleemann, Heldenrat e.V., Germany
- Social Enterprise reporting on it's impact measurement
- Interactive discussion: questions and answers
- Seminar sequence and assignments
D.2 Tutored session 11
Session date: Thursday, 30th of May 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Tutoring session for discussing impact measurement approaches
D.3 Tutored session 12
Session date: Tuesday, 4th of June, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Optional sessions for preparing the final presentations
D.4 Final presentation
Session preparation:
- Submit your presentation slides
Session date: Thursday, 6th of June 2019, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET
- Groups present their social entrepreneurship business models (Assigment 3) in moderated parallel sessions
- Final discussion and farewell