ENT4505 – Social Entrepreneurship
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course gives an introduction to the field of social entrepreneurship. You will be given an introduction to relevant theory, meet social entrepreneurs?and get to know the most important players in the ecosystem for social entrepreneurship in Norway.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you'll be able to
- Discuss what social entrepreneurship is, and how it differs from voluntary work and other entrepreneurship
- Describe different organizational forms and business models
- Describe different sources of funding
- Describe how we can measure the effects of social entrepreneurship
- Explain different forms of scaling and growth in social entrepreneurship
Admission to the course
The students will be prioritized as followed:
- Students enrolled in the Social entrepreneurship programme.
- Master students at the Department of Informatics with this and ENT4000I in their approved study plan.
- Others
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Completed bachelor?s degree or being in your sixth semester of a degree is required. There are no restrictions on field of study.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with ENT4500 – Social Entrepreneurship (discontinued).
Teaching
Mandatory teaching over four full day seminars held in Oslo in the period from mid January until March/April. The teaching consists of lectures, guest lectures, discussions and?work with assignments individually and in groups.
You must attend at least 80% of the teaching to be allowed to take the exam.?If you are absent more than 20% you will need valid documentation or a doctor's note to pass the course.
The teaching and the exam must be done in the same semester.
Examination
Final home exam which counts 100% towards the final?grade.
You must have attended at least 80% of the teaching to be allowed to take the exam. The teaching and the exam must be done in the same semester.
When writing your exercises?make sure to familiarize yourself with the?rules for use of sources and citations. Breach of these rules may lead to suspicion of?attempted cheating.
Examination support material
You should familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to?the use of sources and citations. If you violate the rules, you may be suspected of?cheating/attempted cheating.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
Withdrawal during an examination / Resitting an examination
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.