Global Social Entrepreneurship - SDGs as a theme
| Numbering Code | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | ||
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
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| Language | English | Day/Period |
Mon.2・3 every 2 weeks |
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| Instructor name |
MURAI AKIKO (Graduate School of Management Visiting Associate Professor) KUNO SACHIKO (Graduate School of Management Specially Appointed Professor) |
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| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
This course aims to empower students' social entrepreneurial aspiration and to facilitate the development of their business idea further to attract necessary resources as a start-up. More specifically, the participants would gain skills and mind-set to firm up their business ideas to contribute to the achievement of SDGs and beyond. Social entrepreneurs will share their knowledge and experience to stimulate the participants, and experts in the relevant fields, such as design thinking, pitch effectiveness, etc., will run workshops for skills enhancement. |
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| Course Goals |
Students will gain skills and mindset for social business development, and advance their social business idea. Students’ social entrepreneurial minds and creativity will be cultivated further. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
1. Introduction (Murai/Keeley) Briefing of the course flow, content, assignments, and schedules, etc. 2. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - introduction (Murai) 3-4 Social Entrepreneurship (Kuno, Keeley, etc.) What defines “Social Entrepreneurship”; How to develop business model; Investors’ perspectives; etc. 5-7. Business model development workshop - design thinking framework, etc. 8. Students’ Initial Business Idea presentation 10. On incubation and accelerator programs 11-12 Fund-raising/Investor's perspective (Keeley, etc.) - Angel investors, ESG investment, Impact assessment, etc. 13-14 Effective pitch - lecture and workshop (Halcyon House staff www.halcyonhouse.org) 15 Students’ Business Proposal Final Pitch (Kuno, Keeley, Murai, externa judges) Students finalize business plans to address any topics of SDGs, make a pitch in front of practitioners, and receive feedback. Tutorial, mentoring and coaching available by various lecturers prior to this date |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
50% Class attendance and contribution; 35% Business proposal content (coherence, originality, etc.) and final pitch; 15% final essay |
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| Course Requirements | Students must have specific business idea or plan to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Just an idea is fine, but should be firm with intention to develop further during this class. | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | To be advised in advance of each class as needed | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | Reading, viewing, and other assignments to be advised in advance of each class | ||
| References, etc. | To be advised in advance of each class. | |||
