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Title | SOCIAL ENTERPRISE | ||
Code | ULMS527 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr MR Rowe Work, Organisation and Management Michael.Rowe@liverpool.ac.uk |
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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 |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
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 |
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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 |
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(LO1) Demonstrate an understanding of the different understandings of social enterprise; |
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(LO2) Critically review the policy, legal and financial environment in which social enterprises operate; |
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(LO3) Analyse the managerial challenges social enterprises present; |
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(LO4) Evaluate the utility of the social enterprise model. |
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(S1) Analytical skills |
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(S2) Communication skills |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Seminar Teaching Method 2 - Tutorial Self-Directed Learning Description: Independent study |
Syllabus |
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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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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |