Course code

STS7507.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Sotsiaalse kapitali ja sotsiaalse mõju konseptsioon

Course title in English

The Concept of Social Capital and Social Impact

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Audrone Urmanaviciene (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

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

Course aims

The course has two aims: 1) to introduce students to the nature
of social capital, its impact on society and the components of
social capital; 2) to provide students with essential tools to
analyse and measure impact in social entrepreneurship projects
and organisations.

Brief description of the course

The course provides a more comprehensive overview of the
formation of social capital, theories of social capital and its role
in the different contexts. The analysis of the well-known
theorists (Bourdieu, Coleman, Putnam) discusses the nature of
social capital. By integrating systems thinking, problem
analysis, Theory of Change, and service design principles,
students will also gain knowledge and skills to plan, measure
and improve interventions as a part of social entrepreneurship
projects and organisations.
Subjects cover the following topics:
● Social capital theories;
● The impact and benefits of social capital in society;
● Social capital components, their nature and roll;
● Measuring and assessing the impact of social capital;
● Theories and frameworks for social impact;
● Measuring and assessing social impact;
● Applications of social impact tools in social
entrepreneurship.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- can explain the essence of social capital and compare the treatment of different social capital from theorists;
- can describe various components of social capital and their content;
- knows different approaches to measuring social capital;
- can develop a Theory of Change, identifying pathways,
outcomes, and assumptions for achieving social impact;
- describe the principles of service design in the
context of social impact and apply user-centered tools
like journey mapping and prototyping as a part of
impact management;
- can analyze and measure social impact using
appropriate frameworks and indicators;
- can apply social impact tools to their individual social
entrepreneurship projects and communicate results
effectively.

Teacher

Audrone Urmanaviciene, PhD

Study programmes containing that course

Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/25.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/24.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/23.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/22.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/21.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/20.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/19.YK)
Social Entrepreneurship (STSEM/18.YK)