Course

Social Entrepreneurship 2024 Fall

Aug 19, 2024 - Oct 11, 2024
4.5 CEUs

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Full course description

UM System employees: Please note that you do not need to create a new registration account. You will have the option to enroll with your UM System credentials.
 
This course is offered as part of the noncredit Certificate in Public Management offered by the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs.
 
Course Overview:
This course will help illustrate social entrepreneurship in a broad sense and understand how it differs from entrepreneurship as understood in the private sector, social innovation. Students will learn about identifying social needs and recognizing social opportunities, ethics and other considerations around social entrepreneurship, strategic planning, measuring social impact, and scaling up social entrepreneurship. 
 
Learning Outcomes:
Students will:
  • Develop an understanding of the nature and purpose of various social entrepreneurship approaches
  • Identify, interpret and examine real world examples of social entrepreneurship
  • Develop, Create, Analyze & Translate decision tools, analysis & communications skills to inform & influence social entrepreneurship approaches and day-to-day management.
 
Career Readiness Skills:
  • Leadership,
  • Communication,
  • Professionalism,
  • Critical Thinking,
  • Teamwork,
  • Equity and Inclusion, and
  • Technology 
 
Topics:
The course has 2 parts: 
Part I. What is & isn’t Social Entrepreneurship?  
Part II. Skill Development for Social Entrepreneurship
 
Module Topics:
What Is and Isn't Social Entrepreneurship?
Ethics & Other Considerations around SE Innovation
Identifying Social Needs
Designing and Modeling Social Entrepreneurship
Strategic Planning for Social Entrepreneurship
Funding Social Ventures
Measuring Social Impact
Scaling Up Social Entrepreneurship
 
Instructor(s):
Dr. Angela Hull, Associate Teaching Professor, Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at University of Missouri
 
Length:
8-weeks
 
Department: 
Truman School of Government and Public Affairs
 
Credit:
Continuing Education
 
Audience:
Adult Learners/Individuals in the Nonprofit and Public Sector
 
Accommodations
University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made.
 
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