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Title SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Code ULMS527
Coordinator Dr MR Rowe
Work, Organisation and Management
Michael.Rowe@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   12

6

      18
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 132
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
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% of
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opportunity
Penalty for late
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CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
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opportunity
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Group project report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  3,000 Words    70       
Individual reflection There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :2  1,000 Words    30       

Aims

This module will introduce students to social enterprise.  It will explore the public policy context in which the idea of social enterprises has emerged in recent years and consider different understandings of their purpose.  The module will also consider the different governance challenges they present.  The changing legal and financial contexts within which they operate will be discussed.  Case studies will be used throughout to illustrate the varieties of ways in which these challenges are addressed.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Demonstrate an understanding of the different understandings of social enterprise;

(LO2) Critically review the policy, legal and financial environment in which social enterprises operate;

(LO3) Analyse the managerial challenges social enterprises present;

(LO4) Evaluate the utility of the social enterprise model.

(S1) Analytical skills

(S2) Communication skills


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Seminar
Description: Seminars will focus upon some of the key critical themes of policy and governance relevant to the topic.
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided

Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial
Description: Individual tutorials will support students in the development of their own reading.
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided

Self-Directed Learning Description: Independent study


Syllabus

 

Social enterprise – definitions and models;

The contemporary policy context;

The “wicked issues”;

International context and perspectives;

The problem of organisations;

Governance models;

Legal and financial contexts;

Management challenges;

Case studies.


Recommended Texts

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