2019-2020 / GEST3036-1

Social innovation project management

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in management (120 ECTS)5 crédits  
 University certificate in social enterprise management4 crédits  

Lecturer

Sybille Mertens de Wilmars, Virginie Xhauflair

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course examines the concept and the process of social innovation, i.e. the generation and implementation of new solutions to social and environmental needs. The course is structured along the main steps of the social innovation process and devotes an important place to examining the ability of different types of actors (for-profit businesses, social enterprises, public authorities, etc.) in individually and jointly conceiving and implementing these innovations.
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit

In coherence with the Intended Learning Outcomes  of the Master in Management program and more particularly of its specialization in "Social Enterprise Management", the course will enable students to:

  • Identify the dynamics of and opportunities for social innovation in different historical and geographical contexts
  • Master and implement the different steps of the social innovation process
  • Analyze the different strategic options available at each step of the process, bearing in mind the assets and limits of different types of actors (for-profit companies, social enterprises, publi authorities, etc.) in the conception and diffusion of social innovation
  Hence, this course contributes to the following Intended Learning Outcomes :     ILO-2 : Gaining the knowledge and understanding of one of the proposed fields of concentration or to gain deep knowledge in the field of the management being already specialized thru a first University Master Degree .    ILO-4 : To acquire the capacity to research autonomously and methodically the information needed to solve a complex, transversal management problem,    ILO-5 : Integrate autonomously researched information, tools, knowledge and context to build and propose, either individually or as part of a team, original, creative and viable solutions to concrete complex management problems, whether real or simulated, taking into account, when necessary, the human, social and legal context.   ILO-6 : Ability to speak 2 foreign languages: C1 in English and B2 in one other language.   ILO-9 : Developing a critical sense (arguing)   ILO-10 : Developing a transversal, global vision    ILO-11 : Creative conception of solutions    ILO-12 : Professional capacity for oral communication   ILO-13 : Professional capacity for written communication     ILO-14 : Faced with a management problem, suggesting solutions that are ethical and socially responsible and that respect the principles of good governance.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

A course in innovation and/or entrepreneurship

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Each class will include:
- the presentation of theoretical and conceptual elements by the teacher, using Powerpoint slides
- empirical illustrations (case studies) brought by the teacher and also regularly by a guest speaker
- a presentation by a group of students to highlight a particular aspect of the class content (prepared in advance together with the teacher)
- open discussions regarding key questions throughout the social innovation process

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

This course is delivered face-to-face fully in English and requires active participation of all the students.

Recommended or required readings

The virtual platform Lol@ (lola.hec.ulg.ac.be) will be used to post:
- The Powerpoint presentations used during the classes
- Articles supporting each class and helping the students to prepare their group works, individual assignments and final exercise.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation will be based on:
- The involvement of the student during each class (25%)
- Regular one-page individual assignments based on one or two questions introduced in advance and to be applied to existing and potential cases of social innovations, as both a preparation for the class and a training for the final work (20%)
- A case to be presented during the class (15%)
- A final, individual written work and an oral presentation based on either the analysis of an existing social innovation, or a new idea of a social innovation to be developed along the process steps seen in the course (40%)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course takes place during the second semester (from early February to early May), on Mondays from 9.30 to 12.30am at the N1 (HEC) building. The presence of each student is compulsory and the involvement in the class will be formally evaluated.

Contacts

Prof. Anaïs Perilleux

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Thèmes: Besoins sociaux - opportunités - innovateurs - écosystème -conception - prototypage - stabilisation - diffusion (le changement de système ne fait pas partie de la matière);   Supports: powerpoint disponibles sur Lol@ (séances 1 à 6) et lectures obligatoires (Mertens, Bacq et Rijpens, 2016; Brochure Avise)    

Assessment methods

1) Essai individuel du 12 février: 10%   2) Livrable de la mission: 50% (deadline 30/04/20)
3) Examen écrit: analyse d'une étude de cas d'innovation sociale: 40% : 5 juin pm (examen à distance) 
  Modalités de l'examen écrit:  

  • Analyse d'un ou plusieurs cas d'innovation sociale en mobilisant les grilles d'analyses vues au cours (application des concepts aux cas)
  • Le(s) cas sera(ont) mis à disposition sur Lol@ une semaine avant l'examen écrit: ils doivent obligatoirement être lus AVANT l'examen
  • Les questions d'examen et le document de réponse seront mis à disposition sur Lol@ le 5 juin à l'heure de début de l'examen
  • Vous devrez poster sur Lol@ le document contenant vos réponses à l'heure de fin d'examen au plus tard
   
   

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

fichiers ppt des séances de cours, disponibles sur Lol@
   

Assessment methods

oral à distance; questions ouvertes sur base d'une étude de cas transmise par email à l'étudiant 2 jours avant son examen
outil Lifesize pour l'oral
date à convenir avec l'étudiant entre le 19 et le 26 août
   
   

Contacts