Social Entrepreneurship

Course Number
KTH: ME2804, SSE: 8093, KI: n/a, KFK: n/a, SU: FE6607

Start date
09-10-27

End date
09-12-08

7.5 ECTS credits

Erik Wetter, Assistant Professor, SSE

Taught at the Stockholm School of Economics

Social Entrepreneurship is aimed at those with a general interest in entrepreneurship, the social impact of enterprise, and/or the non-profit/NGO sectors. It also complements the SSES Planning Course for those interested in defining the Social Return-on-Investment of their business plan or developing a social venture.

The aim of this course is to teach students how to calculate and analyze the Social Return-on-Investment (SROI) for social ventures or CSR campaigns,  a state-of-the art communications management framework and Public Relations planning and execution.

During the course, students will create their own proposals for a social venture, as they explore problems, opportunities, performance measurement and financing, as well as social economy, corporate social responsibility and social enterprise.

Key topics

• Social Entrepreneurship
• Social Return-on-Investment (SROI)
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Public Relations
• Not-for profit business models

Structure

Two three-hour sessions per week for a period of seven weeks. Each session will involve a mixture of teaching methods.

Assessment

• Final project and presentations
• Contribution in class and group activities

Available Autumn 09

Social Entrepreneurship SCHEDULE