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Instructors: Ali Aslan Gümüsay
Event type:
Seminar
Displayed in timetable as:
Org., Entr. & Inn.
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 20
Comments/contents:
The course intends to expose students to high quality global research as well as local empirical cases. Topics are related to organization, social entrepreneurship and innovation.
Structure & Topics:
1. Introduction
2. Organizing in & for Society – Case Selection
3. Leading Social Change – Methodological Considerations
4. Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship – Field Research
5. New Forms of Organizing & Grand Challenges – Research Dynamics
6. Scaling Social Change – Writing up Research Reports
7. Re-view & out-look
Didactic concept:
Each session is divided into two parts. The first part engages with research topic specifics such as organizing in and for society, leading social change, social innovation, social entrepreneurship, new forms of organizing and grand challenges, and scaling social change. It commences with an overview into the theme followed by short student presentations of research articles and in-depth discussions about articles to unpack their implications, interrelationships and conceptual and practical consequences. The second part prepares students for their own work by focusing on research methodologies such as approaching cases, doing field research, and writing up research reports.
Additional examination information:
Evaluation is based on a summary and presentation of a research article as well as a research report on an intriguing local organization.
- Research article summary (2 pages) & presentation (10 minutes): 30%
- Research report (10-15 pages): 70%
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