SEDA/SEDA301/Courses aims

Course Aims and Learning Outcomes
The fast-paced development of new digital technologies provides powerful resources for addressing today’s social and environmental challenges. Combining the perspectives of business entrepreneurship, regional science and information systems, this breadth unit will uncover the potential of digitally connected social entrepreneurship as an agile and exciting vehicle for creating positive social and environmental change.

This unit is structured according to three modules. In Module 1, you will learn about social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, and the role that they play addressing the many social problems challenging individuals and communities across the globe. We will examine some of the environmental forces driving the rise in socially entrepreneurial initiatives, and explore the different motivations and activities of social enterprises at a local, global and national level.

In Module 2, we explore the different types of digital technologies which are available to, and used by social entrepreneurs to create positive social and environmental change.

In Module 3, we will explore the social enterprise business model canvas as a practical framework through which to conceptualise and formulate strategies for a socially entrepreneurial venture. In this module, we will examine different elements of a business model, along with the concept and design of a value proposition. We will also investigate different environmental forces which impact upon the viability of a business idea. You will have the opportunity to draw upon your own creativity and passion for a specific type of social challenge, and using the practical business tools provided, formulate a design of your own social enterprise.