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SOC2001 Sociology of Social Enterprise

Semester 3, 2020 Online
Short Description: Sociology of Social Enterprise
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Humanities & Communication
Student contribution band : Band 1
ASCED code : 090301 - Sociology
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Other requisites

Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.

Rationale

Social enterprise is an important feature of regional resilience, and it plays an increasingly important role in the Australian and global economy. This course analyses social enterprise within the context of the sociological tradition and a commitment to social justice. It examines the sociological concept of civil society, the relationship between definitions of social enterprise and the values of social enterprise.

Synopsis

This course will introduce students to the relevance of social enterprise to international development, and prepare them for collaborative community problem solving. It enables students to engage with practical questions of how to make social enterprise work, both at a local level and as part of international development. Students will examine three key questions: why should I care?; what could I do?; and what should I know? As well as examining the more theoretical and sociological issues outlined above, students will carry out their own case study of a social enterprise or related project.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. identify the key paradigms in the study and practice of social enterprise, especially the relationship between definitions of social enterprise and values relating to social enterprise;
  2. apply classical and contemporary sociological analyses to the study of social enterprise;
  3. begin applying theoretical and empirical knowledge of social enterprise to practical questions of social justice, community development, and international development.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Sociological perspectives on social enterprise 25.00
2. Social justice and social enterprise 25.00
3. Social enterprise in practice 25.00
4. Social enterprise and international development 25.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=03&subject1=SOC2001)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Chamberlain, S et al 2014, Generation next: becoming socially enterprising, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, South Melbourne.
Green D 2012, From poverty to power, 2nd edn, Oxfam.
(Oxford.)
Grint, K and Nixon, D 2015, The sociology of work, 4th edn, Polity Press, Cambridge.
Sen, A 2001, Development as freedom, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Directed 精东传媒app 39.00
Independent 精东传媒app 126.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
ESSAY 100 30 14 Dec 2020
CASE STUDY 100 35 11 Jan 2021
PARTICIPATION 100 10 25 Jan 2021 (see note 1)
ONLINE EXAMINATION 100 25 End S3 (see note 2)

Notes
  1. All students are invited to contribute to online forum discussions. Discussions are guided by weekly questions/prompts provided by the course leader. Student contributions will be marked on a weekly basis and the total calculated at the end of the semester.
  2. This will be an online exam. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.

    External and Online:
    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

    On-campus
    It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

    Requirements after S3, 2020:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

    Requirements after S3, 2020:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
    An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

    Requirements after S3, 2020:
    Candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into the Closed examination.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
    The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

    Requirements after S3, 2020:
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Other requirements

  1. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.

Date printed 12 February 2021