This course offers each student the opportunity to create and develop a “Startup Company” deploying practical social entrepreneurship tools while taking advantage of expert guidance along the way.
Comprehend key qualities of social innovation, social enterprise, and sustainable branding
Understand the driving forces of brand communications behind the success or failure of organizations
Experience developing a four-stage framework (define, design, plan, scale) for a new or existing social venture
About this course:
This course offers an introduction to social impact strategy and social entrepreneurship, including key concepts, an overview of the field, and tools to get started as a change maker. Students learn how to innovate and design new ideas and new organizational forms to implement those ideas. Students who take this course are better prepared to evaluate current organizations and/or launch social impact organizations of their own invention. By moving through four stages: Define, Design, Pilot and Scale, students turn their passion for changing the world into concrete plans for launching a venture designed to achieve a social goal. This course allows students to systematically think through challenges, develop potential solutions, build a business model and measure and grow the venture’s impact. Additional topics include an overview of effective marketing communications, brand management and management of corporate social responsibility as an important driver for an organization’s success, and being socially responsible and profitable at the same time.
Summer 2024 Schedule
Date & Time
Details
Format
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Wednesday 6:00PM - 9:00PM PT
Future Offering (Opens April 29, 2024 12:00:00 AM)
This hybrid section is made up of online and live-online instruction.
International Students: This hybrid section is not considered in person for immigration purposes.
Enrollment deadline: July 2, 2024. Enrollment limited. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.
Enrollment is typically reserved for adult students 18 years of age and older. Students under 18 years of age may receive consent to enroll based on special academic competence and approval by the instructor. If you are a student under 18 years of age, you must submit a request to enroll in the course 8 weeks before the course start date to hss@uclaextension.edu for your request to be considered.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after July 09, 2024
Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Lecture
Wed Jun 26, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 3, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 10, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 17, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 24, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Jul 31, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 7, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 14, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 21, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Aug 28, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
Lecture
Wed Sep 4, 2024
6:00PM PT - 9:00PM PT
Remote Classroom
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