Course code

STS7501.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Sotsiaalne innovatsioon ja vastutustundlik valitsemine

Course title in English

Social Innovation and Governance of Responsible Innovation

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

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

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 objective of the course is to provide students the knowledge on co-creation social innovation and living labs as platforms to support it. Students will be able to develop their competences in innovative development of social services and social enterprises.

Brief description of the course

The course introduces contemporary methods of co-creation of social innovation, with a specific emphasis on living labs as platforms to support it.

A social innovation is a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable than current solutions. The value created accrues primarily to society rather than to private individuals. By being co-created, social innovation is created and adopted by a group of citizens in interlinked processes.

Course structure:

- Lectures on the concept social innovation and living labs. Participants will get familiar with the literature regarding (co-creation of) social innovation.
- Seminar work around the concept of impact-based social innovation.
- Lectures on the concept social entrepreneurship. Participants will get familiar with the literature of innovation and creative management.
- Seminar work around the concept of social entrepreneurship

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the basic issues and specificity of open and inclusive governance;
- understands the role of innovation in a knowledge-based open society;
- is able to co-design and adopt innovative ideaa;
- is able to connect social impacts with business orientation, and sustainability with social responsibility;
- has an overview on the contemporary literature on Living Labs and social innovation;
- is able to express, present and demonstrate innovative ideas.

Teacher

Katri-Liis Lepik, Kadri Kangro

Study programmes containing that course

Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/24.YK)
Community Work in Ageing Society (HKKVM/24.HK)
Community Work in Ageing Society (HKKVM/23.HK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/23.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/22.YK)
Open Society Technologies (DTOSM/21.DT)
Open Society Technologies (DTOSM/20.DT)
Open Society Technologies (DTOSM/19.DT)
Open Society Technologies (DTOSM/18.DT)