Social Venture Development
Duration
- One semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
75 credit pointsCorequisites
NilAims and objectives
This unit has a focus on entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in a not for profit or for purpose business context. The aim of this unit is to develop students’ knowledge and ability to grow, lead and manage a business venture that addresses social and environmental challenges. The unit also explores new forms of funding such as crowdfunding, social finance and impact investment in addition to philanthropic, government grants and other fundraising activities. Finally, students will learn how to market as well as measure and communicate social impact to stakeholders, including social and philanthropic investors.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Apply fundamentals to the analysis, design and operation of a business model using appropriate social impact methods and tools2. Critically analyse models and frameworks for social venture development
3. Critically evaluate traditional and innovative funding and financing models for social ventures
4. Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team
5. Apply knowledge of research principles and methods to plan and execute a piece of independent research in social impact
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Block Mode:
Student workload:
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
To be successful, students should:
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
This unit will be delivered in block or intensive mode. Block mode may consist of blended, intensive and immersive teaching, which can include full day teaching and weekend teaching requirements – as specified in the Unit Outline.
For all teaching and learning structures (both face to face and online), students are expected to spend an average of 150 hours per unit in total over the duration of the study period
This includes all:
• Scheduled teaching and learning events and activities (contact hours timetabled in a face-to-face teaching space) and scheduled online learning events (contact hours scheduled in an online teaching space), and
• Non-scheduled learning events and activities (including directed online learning activities, assessments, independent study, student group meetings, and research)
• Read all prescribed materials and/or view videos in preparation for each class
• Attend and engage in all scheduled classes (face to face or online)
• Start assessment tasks well ahead of the due date, and submit assessments promptly
• Read / listen to all feedback carefully, and consider it for future assessment
• Engage with fellow students and teaching staff (don’t hesitate to ask questions)
Assessment
Project Report (Group) 60-80%
Literature Review and Secondary Data Analysis (Individual) 20-40%
Content
• Starting and/or scaling a social venture – from ideas to action
• Social ventures and investment cycles
• Funding and financing social ventures – traditional forms of funding and financing
• Funding and financing social ventures – new forms of funding and financing
• Marketing and social media
• Launching a social venture
• Measuring and communicating social impacts
• Research principles and methodologies
• Social ventures and investment cycles
• Funding and financing social ventures – traditional forms of funding and financing
• Funding and financing social ventures – new forms of funding and financing
• Marketing and social media
• Launching a social venture
• Measuring and communicating social impacts
• Research principles and methodologies
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.