Overview

This unit provides the opportunity for students to experience the work of an international social enterprise and gain a fuller understanding of the operations, management and leadership required. Through a program of lectures, workshops and site visits, students will apply the knowledge they gain to real world challenges, building their capacity as a global citizen and an effective member of a team, in order to pursue a career in entrepreneurial practice or as a member of a social enterprise.

Requisites

Prerequisites

150 credit points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Winter
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
23-June-2025
03-August-2025
Last self-enrolment date
23-June-2025
Census date
04-July-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
18-July-2025
Results released date
19-August-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Explain and analyse emerging trends in the delivery of social impact programs
  • Develop recommendations based on innovative and/or entrepreneurial thinking, to support the attainment of desired business and social outcomes
  • Demonstrate an ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams in order to prepare and present a business plan
  • Reflect upon individual learning and personal effectiveness as a group member and global citizen
  • Communicate proficiently to a variety of audiences

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Study Tour
Site Visit		25.00 6 weeks 150
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Oral PresentationGroup 10 - 20% 1,2,3,5 
Project ReportGroup 40 - 60% 1,2,3,4,5 
Reflective JournalIndividual 30 - 40% 4,5 

Content

  • Entrepreneurship in social enterprises
  • Sustainable business practices
  • Social enterprise experience
  • Management and leadership within social enterprises
  • Cross-cultural management and understanding
  • Critical and reflective practices

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.