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Social Enterprises and Vocational Rehabilitation

Course code

STS6524.YK

old course code

STS6524

Course title in Estonian

Sotsiaalne ettevõtlus ja kutserehabilitatsioon

Course title in English

Social Enterprises and Vocational Rehabilitation

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

assessment

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Zsolt Bugarszki (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the nature
of societal problems, from the perspective of social work
and social sciences. We analyze the phenomenon of social
innovation, social entrepreneurship, social capital, the
emergence of new solutions approaching societal issues.

Brief description of the course

The course provides a more comprehensive overview on
social innovation, theories of change and the importance
of the social dimension of development and innovation.
Subjects cover the following topics:  Social change theories;  The nature of social innovation;  Social entrepreneurship as a tool for sustainable
social innovation
 The impact and benefits of social capital in
society
 Measuring and assessing social innovation, Social
impact, social bonds, Social Return of Investment
(SROI)

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- can explain the essence of social innovation and compare the treatment of different innovation theori;
- can describe various components of social innovation and their content;
- can analyze the impact, needs and opportunities of social innovation in society;
- can describe the creation of social entreprises on the example of the private and public sectors;
- knows different approaches to measuring social innovation.

Teacher

Lektor Zsolt Bugarszki (PhD)

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