Course Description

The culmination of the Social Entrepreneurship major. Students complete a project of their own design that demonstrates their ability to use the major to address a community and social need related to their chosen content area. This project forms the centerpiece of their portfolio.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will prepare an 8- to 10-page paper summarizing the extant literature on the topic of their project for this course, highlighting an important gap in knowledge their project addresses, describing how their project is designed to address that gap, and presenting findings from an original analysis.

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Athena Title

Social Entrepren Capstone

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Prerequisite

FHCE 4010/6010

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will identify a meaningful need in a community through empathy and situation analysis.
• Students will gather and analyze data to guide project development; translate observations and data into actionable insights
• Students will develop and test an innovative solution (prototype) addressing the identified need.
• Students will synthesize research and observations into actionable insights, communicate the social impact of their proposed solution, and incorporate feedback from peers, instructors, and community partners to refine their project and strengthen its potential impact as they communicate findings and recommendations to clients and stakeholders.
• Students will collaborate in semester-long teams, taking ownership of the project process and discovering leadership styles through teamwork, responsibility, and adaptive collaboration.

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Topical Outline

• Objectives and Process Overview
• Defining the Need or Challenge
• Shining the Light on the Issue
• Developing a Realistic Innovation Plan
• Prototyping and Testing
• Pitching Your Idea

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Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes

Communication

The ability to effectively develop, express, and exchange ideas in written, oral, interpersonal, or visual form.

Creativity & Innovation

The capacity to combine or synthesize existing ideas, images, or expertise in original ways and the experience of thinking, reacting, and working in an imaginative way characterized by innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.

Leadership & Collaboration

The capacity to engage in the relational process of optimizing personal and collective strengths toward a common goal.

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Warmath, Dee

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