| Course Type | Course Code | No. Of Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Core | SDe2SD011 | 4 |
Semester and Year Offered: Semester 4 (Winter)
Course Coordinator and Team: M. S. Farooqi + Visiting Faculty
Email of course coordinator: sharique@aud.ac.in
Pre-requisites: BA / BDes
Course Objectives/Description:
Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative solutions to social problems; tocreate and sustain social value. It pursues opportunities to this end by adapting and learning. Social entrepreneurship draws upon the best thinking in both the business and no-profit worlds and can operate in all forms of organizations: large and small, new and old, non-profit and for-profit. Unlike business entrepreneurs who typically measure performance merely in terms of profit, social entrepreneurs take into account the societal dividend, apart from profit. Social entrepreneurship typically furthers broad social, cultural and environmental goals. It is based on the belief that there is nothing more powerful than a new idea and that meeting societal needs cannot be left solely to government or business. This course critically looks at how design can be leveraged to organize, create and manage entrepreneurial ventures in order to achieve social, cultural, economic and environmental change. There is an implicit focus on new economic models and theories that link economic growth with larger social concerns within this course.
Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
Brief description of modules/ Main modules:
The course would be spread over the semester, first exploring the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and laying down the foundation of entrepreneurial thinking and practice. Subsequently, the course will introduce business model generation techniques and formats to bring into focus primary issues and concerns associated with any entrepreneurial initiative. Further, anchoring around the core aspiration of social entrepreneurship, the course will guide students in an individualistic manner, on generating their own business models with reference to a chosen proposal and developing working details to operationalize their respective venture ideas. Following aspects will be covered:
Expected Outcome:
Assessment Details with weights:
S.No | Assessment | Date/period in which Assessment will take place | Weightage in % |
1 | Assignment 1 | Mid August | 20 |
2 | Assignment 2 | Early October | 20 |
3 | Assignment 3 | Early December | 20 |
4 | Jury | EndDecember | 40 |
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