Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
offered by Oxford University

Public University
1 Campus
Estd. 1096

Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
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Oxford University
Overview

Be aware of how they might apply social entrepreneurship skills in their future pursuits to address social problems

Duration	10 weeks
Total fee	₹26,117
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
at
Oxford University
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from Oxford university
Individual or group activity on a topic area of interest to the students on social change
Weekly discussion and reflection questions on readings
Mini cases and videos about a social entrepreneur
Weekly exercises to enhance learning

Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
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Oxford University
Course details

What are the course deliverables?

Understand the complexity of social change and the concept of social entrepreneurship
Gain knowledge and understanding about social entrepreneurship
Appreciate the role of measurement to quantify social impact and how social entrepreneurs mobilize scarce resources to affect social change
Learn how social entrepreneurs have applied social entrepreneurship principles to address social problems

More about this course

Learn how social entrepreneurs have developed creative solutions to address social problems
The intention of the course is to develop knowledge, appreciate of the role of social entrepreneurs that create social change, deepen students understanding of the world around them, and to inspire you to use your skills and knowledge to be as Gandhi said, 'the change you wish to see in the world'
Gain knowledge about social entrepreneurs and how they are creating solutions to address societal problems, learn how to develop creative solutions to address social problems, and empower you to see social entrepreneurship as a force for social change
This social entrepreneurship course is designed to introduce the concept as well as engage students and the tutor in a joint learning experience of this emerging field

Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
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Oxford University
Curriculum

Introduction to social entrepreneurship: The journey ahead

Profile of social entrepreneurs

Create your own profile of a social entrepreneur

Grounding in social entrepreneurship

Typology of ventures

Definitional disputes

Initial questions on social entrepreneurship

Creating social change: The social value proposition and identifying a social business opportunity

Seizing social business opportunities

Legal structure

Social entrepreneurship profiles

Community asset mapping

Profile of a social entrepreneur: Albina Ruiz, Ciudad Saludable

Social value proposition

Triple bottom line

Understanding poverty: The Sustainable Development Goals

The critical need to alleviate poverty

Ecosystem approach

The role of cooperatives in addressing poverty

Profile of a social organization: Grameen Bank

Human-Centered Design: Partnering with the targeted community to address social problems

Profile of a social organisation: IDEO

The role of mind mapping in creating solutions

Empowerment model: Partnering with targeted community

Developing a theory of change: Starting with the social impact

Theory of change explained

Understanding the theory of change more deeply

Brief introduction to systems thinking

Profile of a social organization: Global Social Benefit Incubator

Envisioning an innovative society: The role of social innovation

Social Innovations: A critical element to scaling social impact

Disruptive innovations

Profile of a social entrepreneur: Dr. Venkataswamy, Aravind Eye Institute, India

The business model: Creating a social business model

The role of the business model in starting a social venture

Equitable distribution of value

The role of the business model: The business model canvas

Social business model framework

Profile of a social entrepreneur: Husk Power Systems

Business model canvas exercise

Business model execution failure

Funding social ventures: Strategies for success

Sustainable funding sources: Earned income

Profile of a social entrepreneur: Furniture Resource Centre

Traditional funding sources

Social investment funding sources

Investing in a social venture

Relationship building with donors and investors

The driving force behind social entrepreneurship: Measurement and scaling social impact

Building the foundation

Profile of a social entrepreneur: KickStart

Scalability through expansion

Measurement tools

The future: Reflection and shared experiences

Path to social entrepreneurship

Thoughts for changemakers

'Be the Change-reflection paper

Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
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Oxford University
Faculty details

Mr John Callaghan

John Callaghan is a doctoral researcher in management at Imperial College Business School. His research is focused on social entrepreneurship. Previously he worked for 15 years in the renewable energy industry, in roles related to technological innovation.

Dr Tanja Collavo

Tanja Collavo is a postdoctoral researcher at Saïd Business School, Oxford University. She has just completed, at the same institution, her PhD in Management Research, with a project analysing networks in the social entrepreneurship sector in England.

Social Entrepreneurship (Online)
at
Oxford University
Entry Requirements

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Prerequisite: Familiar with using a computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the Internet
Recommended Books- Bornstein, D. and Davis, S., Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know

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