Fall 2009 Course Description
Advanced Topics in Management
| Section Title: |
Social Entrepreneurship |
| Instructor(s): |
Peter Frumkin |
| Course: |
P A 388L - Advanced Topics in Management
(previously Seminar on Topics in Public Management) |
| Unique Number: |
63150 |
| Day & Time: |
Mondays, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Room: |
SRH 2.104 |
| Waitlist Information: | For LBJ Students: UT Waitlist Information
For Non LBJ Students: LBJ School Waitlist Instructions |
This course fulfills requirements for the following specialization(s):
- Social and Economic Policy
Description: This course explores the skills needed to be a successful social entrepreneur. At a time when more and more of the most complex problems require fresh ideas and insightful innovations, we are seeing the rise of social entrepreneurs who are acting as change agents all around the world . A social entrepreneur is someone who seeks to bring innovation and change, and who spots opportunities to meet critical public needs where others only see obstacles. Through case studies, readings about successful social entrepreneurs and guest speakers who have done this difficult work, the class aims to impart to students both an appreciation of the challenges of being a change agent and the thrill of social entrepreneurship. Students will develop during the course of the semester a plan for a nonprofit or for-profit social venture that they believe can produce significant public value. Student completing a plan may enter the RGK Center's Social Innovation Competition and vie for start-up funding for their ventures.
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