HUMAN 4SI3 - Innovation for Social Impact

3 unit(s)

This course provides students from Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business the opportunity to learn and apply social innovation skills in the non-profit sector. In the classroom, students will gain an understanding of key social innovation concepts including impact assessment, systems mapping, design thinking, collective impact, and theory of change while also learning about the unique characteristics and work environment of the non-profit sector. In the community, students will engage with a non-profit partner to help them conceptualize, develop, and/or implement a social innovation.
Three hours(lectures); one term
Prerequisite(s): Registration in Level IV or above in any Bachelor of Commerce, Social Sciences, or Humanities program.
Cross-list(s): COMMERCE 4SI3, SOCSCI 4SI3
This course is administered by DeGroote School of Business.