MM379: Social Enterprise

Module code: MM379

Module provider: Leadership, Organisations and Behaviour; Henley Business School

Credits: 20

Level: Level 3 (Honours)

When you'll be taught: Semester 2

Module convenor: Ms Anna De Amicis, email: anna.deamicis@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: NA

Academic year: 2024/5

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: Yes

Last updated: 17 June 2024

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This is an interactive and practical module aiming to offer students an experiential introduction to social entrepreneurship.

The module takes students through a journey exploring social enterprise from conception through to design and delivery. In doing so, it explores opportunities and challenges surrounding social enterprises, and the impact of various stakeholders on the development, survival, and growth of such organisations.

The module will enable students to understand the principles of social enterprise and recognise the role of social enterprise in addressing critical social and environmental issues.

The module lead at the University of Reading Malaysia is Dr Siohong Tih.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Differentiate between social and private enterprises in terms of goals and resources
2. Develop and conduct a strategic analysis of a social enterprise
3. Evaluate different measures of performance and impact ascribed to social enterprises

Module content

Module sessions will revolve around the following topics:

• Understanding social enterprise
• Entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, development, and evaluation
• Mission and business models
• Leadership and people management in social enterprise
• Funding and partnerships
• Marketing for social enterprise
• Strategic decision making and managing growth in social enterprise
• Social impact, accountability and managing a triple bottom line

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

This is an interactive module, sessions are comprised of a combination of formal lectures, group work in seminars, and presentations from social entrepreneurs.

This module may be taught in a different Semester if you are studying at our campus in Malaysia.

For students studying at our campus in Malaysia: This module may be taught in a different semester and the breakdown of study hours may differ to those set out in the Study Hours table (please refer to the Module Handbook for the correct breakdown). In addition, you will be required to complete an additional 40 hours of study, taking the total number of study hours to 240 for this module. This is to comply with the Malaysian Quality Agency (MQA).

Study hours

At least 25 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.

Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.

Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.

Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.

Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.

Assessment

Requirements for a pass

Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 40% to pass this module.

Summative assessment

Penalties for late submission of summative assessment

The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:

Assessments with numerical marks

• where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
• the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
• where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.

Assessments marked Pass/Fail

• where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
• where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.

The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at: https://www.reading.ac.uk/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf

You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.

Formative assessment

Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.

Through in-class discussions, interactive exercises and group work, students receive peer feedback and feedback from the tutor on their understanding of the subject. This is aimed to support work that needs to be undertaken for the summative assessments.

Reassessment

Additional costs