How To Teach Social Innovation

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1 MA Master of Arts in Social Innovation Master of Arts - 5 terms, part-time study Academic Expert - 3 terms, part-time study

2 All Innovations are Socially Relevant We are facing proverbially "stormy times": Due to increasing social disparities, the economic globalisation, and new technological possibilities, our experiences and perspectives of life are changing. Social tensions are growing and changes of historic relevance grip the world economy: the Great Challenges like fighting poverty & unemployment, handling the needs of an ageing society and ensuring educational & learning possibilities for the younger generation, or dealing with climate change & the scarcity of natural ressources are the predominant features of the 21 st century. Today social innovation has ultimately become an important topic in research and innovation policies. Besides initiatives of the UN and the OECD, the subject has created strong dynamics especially on European Union level. Despite of the increasing political awareness for the need of social innovations, there has been no professional study program on Master's level for this subject...until now! in cooperation with the Centre for Social Innovation in Vienna offers a unique Master's program for individuals who want to develop lasting innovations in politics, economy and society. Special emphasis will be given to the importance of social media, which has undergone a transformation from an accompanying instrument to an engine for social innovations. Graduates of the "MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIAL INNOVATION" will be able to work as Social Innovators in organisations as well as in consulting and supervision. "The technology-oriented innovation paradigm does not cover the full range of innovations indispensable in the transition from the industrial to a knowledge and service-based society. Such fundamental social changes require the inclusion of social innovations in a paradigm shift of the innovation system. The new innovation paradigm is essentially characterized by the opening of the innovation process to society. Alongside companies, universities and research institutes, citizens and customers become players in innovation processes. Terms and concepts such as open innovation, user-led innovation, customer integration, and innovation networks reflect aspects of this development. Innovation is a general social phenomenon and increasingly influences all walks of life." Josef Hochgerner Leader of the Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna, Austria Scientific Head of Master of Arts in Social Innovation

3 Module Course 1 Social Science Fundamentals 6 ECTS > Module 1.1 Concepts and current trends of social structure and social change (3 ECTS) > Module 1.2: Economic development in public, private, and non-profit sector (3 ECTS) Course 2 Innovation Theory and Methodology 18 ECTS > Module 2.1: Innovation systems in the Knowledge Society (5 ECTS) > Module 2.2: Measuring innovations 1: Indicators and methods of innovation research in the private sector (4 ECTS) > Module 2.3: The theory of social innovation and international approaches (5 ECTS) > Module 2.4: Measuring innovations 2: Indicators and research on social innovation impact (4 ECTS) Course 3 Social Innovation Generation and Application & the Role of digital Peer-to-Peer Media 14 ECTS > Module 3.1: Ideas creation and elaboration: Personal, educational and social conditions (4 ECTS) > Module 3.2: Intervention: Transforming ideas into viable social practices (5 ECTS) > Module 3.3: Implementation: Accepting, managing and finalising social innovation processes (5 ECTS) Course 4 Types, Dissemination & Impact of Social Innovation 15 ECTS > Module 4.1: Work Environment & Employment (3 ECTS) > Module 4.2: Communication, Education & Educational Technologies (3 ECTS) > Module 4.3: Technology, Climate & Ecology (3 ECTS) > Module 4.4: Demography (3 ECTS) > Module 4.5: Health, Care & Social Services (3 ECTS) Course 5 Social Innovators' Professional Profile: Core Competences and the Role of Digital Peer-to-Peer Media 4 ECTS Course 6 Introduction to the Scientific Method 3 ECTS Course 7 & 8 Seminar to and Project Work 12 ECTS > Module 7.1: Preparation for Project work (2 ECTS) > Module 7.2: Accompanying support to Project work (5 ECTS) > Module 8: Project Work (5 ECTS) > The Curriculum of the Academic Expert Program > ends with the Project Work Additional Curriculum Master's Program Course 9 Scientific Methods 9 ECTS > Module 9.1: Research Methods for Master's Thesis (3 ECTS) > Module 9.2: Scientific Theory (3 ECTS) > Module 9.3: Scientific Publishing (3 ECTS) Course 10 Social Innovation Management and Leadership with its Impact on 15 ECTS > Module 10.1: public sector (local, national, international) (5 ECTS) > Module 10.2: private sector (profit business and social economy) (5 ECTS) > Module 10.3: "third" sector (nonprofit organizations and civil society) (5 ECTS) Course 11 Seminar to Master's Thesis 4 ECTS Course 12 Master's Thesis 20 ECTS

4 References "I think the Social Innovation Initiative should not be just a thing for respectable Think Tanks and very nice papers, but for concrete consequences in policy making and policy outcomes, because we really need this immediately.[...] Social innovation should be at the core of our social market economy and also contribute to make our social market economy more competitive." José Manuel Durão Barroso President of the European Commission "Social innovation is an exciting topic for me, as it allows to me thinking innovation in a new way. Social innovations open new potentials for meeting great societal challenges and for the further development of our society. They rely on participation and involvement of different societal actors and open new perspectives for social sciences when analyzing and creating social processes. 100 years after Schumpeter, social innovations have become an indispensable key component towards a new innovation paradigm." Jürgen Howaldt Member of Faculty "My expectation regarding the Master's program is that it will give me the tools to understand social change and the power of society to achieve it; but most important, to be able to advise (or even become one) social entrepreneurs and non governmental or civil society organizations to maximize their resources, seize their opportunities and to have a greater impact on their action fields and even public policy outcomes." Claudia Wittig Rosales Student from Mexico Study Program The aim of this study programme is to provide professionals with substantial knowledge of how to stimulate, accompany, control and evaluate social innovations, allowing them to contribute to the social dimension of economic and technological change. Graduates will be able to use their knowledge effectively in the development, planning and implementation of social transformation processes. Besides, students will be trained in counselling and the supervision of social innovations in organisations including private enterprises, social, political or cultural institutions, educational institutions and nonprofit organisations (NPOs). This program creates a solid basis for a career as an independent innovator. Not only a professional portfolio of competences will be developed, but students will also conduct a project work which stimulates and supports their professional development und increases their chances on the job-market. Methodology The program of study consists of assessed course modules that are delivered through a blend of online distance learning and a set of face-to-face sessions held at. Attendance days will be full days, usually blocks of 4-5 days, to optimise your time and travel efforts. According to the number of ECTS credits, students must plan for extra workload done online in addition to these attendance days. A typical module of 5 ECTS consists of > a first online phase for the activation of prior knowledge > a face-to-face session combining workshops, discussions > and theoretical inputs provided by the lecturers > a learning phase to draw up a learning product > a second face-to-face session to present your learning product > a follow-up phase with final assessment The online phases are accompanied by an online learning platform. This platform will serve as an organizational "switchboard" between the course director and the students, as well as a platform for the exchange of communication and the documentation of joint work.

5 Master of Arts in Social Innovation, MA Target Group > Executives, employees and freelancers who want to qualify for invention, implementation, evaluation and supervision of social innovations in enterprises or other organisations. Admission requirements > An academic degree or an equivalent international qualification from a recognised university. > In exeptional cases, applicants without academic degree (such as MA, MSc, MBA, Civil Engineer or Bachelor etc.) may be admitted on the basis of adequate professional qualifications. Language English Venue Academic Degree Master of Arts (MA) Academic Expert (AE) Duration MA: 5 terms, AE: 3 terms ECTS-Points MA: 120 ECTS, AE: 72 ECTS Study Fee MA: EUR ,- ; AE: EUR 8.280,- payable in rates of EUR 2.760,- at the beginning of each term < The University for Continuing Education Students with professional experience Students at have high standards. On average, they are 40 years old, possess several years of professional experience and mostly also advanced educational qualifications (from a university, a college of applied sciences or an academy). Innovation and the highest quality standards devotes itself to the societal, organizational and technological challenges of our time, developing innovative study programs that are both market and client oriented. All programs offered by us are characterized by the highest quality standards, the combination of scientificity and practice-oriented approaches as well as by innovative teaching and learning methods.. Research for teaching is first and foremost dedicated to transferable and application-oriented research in specialized subject areas. Furthermore, our research activities ensure vigorous cooperation with universities, businesses as well as other public institutions. Unique studying environment is situated 80km away from Vienna and lies in one of Europe's most beautiful cultural landscapes - the Wachau river valley. The state-of-the-art converted building of the former Stein tobacco factory, a typical industrial structure dating back to the early 20th century, as well as the new facilities located on the Campus Krems offer an open-space environment conducive to innovation and motivation.

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