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| GEST0379-1 | Social entrepreneurship
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Master in Economical Sciences, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, didactic approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Economical Sciences, Professional Focus in Economic Policies and Analysis, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Management Sciences, professional Focus, 2nd year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 4 |
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| Master in Management of Human Resources, specialized approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Master in Population and Development Studies, Professional Focus in Population and Environment, 2nd year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Master in Labour Sciences, Professional Focus, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | Sybille Mertens de Wilmars |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | This course is about social entrepreneurship and management of social enterprises. Social enterprises are private organisations pursuing social aims : nonprofit organisations, co-operatives, NGOs, mutuals, foundations. Those organisations are active in social services, culture and arts, health, local development, fair trade, alternative finance.
The course is structured in two parts. The fist part describes the social economy and analyses its "raisons d'être". The second part has a more practical character. It presents the various components of a social business plan (marketing, financing, HR management, governance). |
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| Course objective : | The course seeks
- to present a new way to think about social challenges faced by our society,
- to improve the knowledge of the social economy and
- to highlight the specificity of management in social enterprises.
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| Workshops : | The practical work is integrated in the lecture sessions. |
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| Organization : | The course will take place on Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Sart Tilman Campus.The course is organised in 6 sessions (14 Nov, 21 Nov, 28 Nov, 5 Dec, 12 Dec and 19 Dec, 2008). The sessions always comprise a theoretical part and a practical part. |
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| Written notes : |
- Scientific readings (in English and French) are recommended for the theoretical part. Bibliographical references will be given during the first class.
- A Social Business Plan Model will also be given for the second part of the course.
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| Assessment : | The students will be evaluated on the basis of their social business plan. It consists in a 20 pages project, written by two students and presented during the examination period. |
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| Contacts : | Sybille Mertens
Cera Chair- Center for Social Economy
HEC-Management School - University of Liège - B33/box 4 - 4000 Liège
Tel : + 32(0) 4 366 27 51 - smertens@ulg.ac.be |
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