Social Entrepreneurship

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:8.00

Study Course Accepted:29.08.2024 11:14:49

Study Course Information
Course Code:		SVUEK_113		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Economics; Other economic and management sub-sectors		Target Audience:		Social Welfare and Social Work
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Anita Kokarēviča
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Institute of Public Health
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, svekrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67338307
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		8	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		16
Classes (count)		8	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		16
Total Contact Hours								32
Part-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		5	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		10
Classes (count)		5	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		10
Total Contact Hours								20
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Bacics of economics, basics of business.
Objective:
To promote understanding of social entrepreneurship, basic principles, identification criteria and their role in solving socio-economic problems.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Economic activity, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Forms of business.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Demand and supply			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Business model. Sustainable sources of funding for social enterprises.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Management. Leader and power. Social enterprise business plan strategy.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
6	Introduction to accounting and financial analysis.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	The essence and development of social entrepreneurship. Criteria for identifying a social enterprise. Characteristics of social entrepreneurs.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Legal basis regulating social entrepreneurship. Establishment of a social enterprise and its influencing factors. Sources of financing a social enterprise.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	The role of social entrepreneurship in the economy. Social entrepreneurship and innovation. Social entrepreneurship and globalization.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	Presentations of social enterprise business ideas			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Topic Layout (Part-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Economic activity, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
2	Forms of business.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
3	Demand and supply			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Business model. Sustainable sources of funding for social enterprises.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
5	Management. Leader and power. Social enterprise business plan strategy.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
6	Introduction to accounting and financial analysis.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	The essence and development of social entrepreneurship. Criteria for identifying a social enterprise. Characteristics of social entrepreneurs.			Classes		0.50	auditorium
8	Legal basis regulating social entrepreneurship. Establishment of a social enterprise and its influencing factors. Sources of financing a social enterprise.			Classes		0.50	auditorium
9	The role of social entrepreneurship in the economy. Social entrepreneurship and innovation. Social entrepreneurship and globalization.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
10	Presentations of social enterprise business ideas			Classes		2.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Participation in lectures and seminars, individual work with study materials and literature sources, preparation of presentations on the course topics.
Assessment Criteria:
Kumulatīvais gala vērtējums, ko veido 50% patstāvīgo darbu vērtējums un 50% eksāmena vērtējums. Lai students tiktu pielaists pie eksāmena kārtošanas, patstāvīgajiem darbiem ir jābūt ar sekmīgu vērtējumu. Lai saņemtu gala vērtējumu, eksāmena kārtošana ir obligāta. Patstāvīgo darbu vērtējums nesekmīgi nokārtota eksāmena gadījumā gala vērtējumu nepaaugstina.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):		Exam (Written)
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Is able to define what is social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, name the main regulatory enactments that regulate social entrepreneurship. Is able to describe the opportunities, problems and challenges faced by social entrepreneurs.
Skills:		Is able to develop a business plan of a social enterprise, observing the requirements of regulatory enactments and the basic principles of social entrepreneurship.
Competencies:		Understands the nature of social entrepreneurship and its role in solving socio-economic problems. Can evaluate the business environment in Latvia and the role of the state in promoting social entrepreneurship.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Dobele, L. 2014. Sociālās uzņēmējdarbības iespējas Latvijā. Izdevniecība Drukātava
2	Kickul, J., & Lyons, T. S. 2016. Understanding Social Entrepreneurship The Relentless Pursuit of Mission in an Ever Changing World. 2nd ed. New York: Taylor & Francis.
3	Zeiļa, R., Ūlande, M. 2020. No idejas līdz sociālajam uzņēmumam. Rokasgrāmata. Partnerība Daugavkrasts.
4	Sociālā uzņēmuma likums
5	Komerclikums
Additional Reading
1	OECD (2020). Social Entrepreneurship in Europe- An OECD-European Commission Project.
Other Information Sources
1	www.sua.lv
2	http://socialinnovation.lv/LV/
3	https://www.lm.gov.lv/
4	https://www.vid.gov.lv/