Undergraduate – Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This course is for you if you have a mindset of finding and capturing opportunities in development and applying sustainable ideas in the corporate set-up or a community enterprise. You will learn to:

• craft a comprehensive plan to promote social entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability;
• apply innovative strategies and techniques to various types of social issues, both simulated and real world;
• create significant projects that addresses social problems through research and development;
• apply relationship management methods using best leadership practices gained from exposure to leadership theories and style desired by successful organizations;
• recognize risks, problems associated with innovation profession and entrepreneurship to make rational decisions for gaining competitive advantage;
• to select and use appropriate research methods in collecting data and writing for creative and critical decision making which results to innovation, economic sustainability and positive social impact;
• assess an organization’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to determine company’s current state and develop priorities from a strategic perspective;
• demonstrate professional oral, written and interpersonal communication skills to be able to interact with stakeholders; and
• explain the basic concepts associates with business ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainable operation practices and the importance of developing and adhering to a strong set of generally-accepted ethical principles.