Capstone Experiences
SOC 1930/1940: Social Entrepreneurship Capstone
Meeting time: Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 – 3:50
Instructor: Professor Mary Fennell
This new two-semester capstone experience will provide students with hands-on experience in the collaborative process of social entrepreneurship working with community groups in the Providence area. We have designed this capstone to provide an important synthesizing option for seniors in the Organizational Studies track of COE, (although it is open to seniors from other COE tracks and from other concentrations). Students in this capstone will synthesize knowledge across disciplines, across theories and practices, and across private and public sector experiences of entrepreneurship.
The Social Entrepreneurship Capstone has been organized to run as a parallel to the Engineering Entrepreneurship Capstone (1930G and H), in that students will be organized into client-mentored teams to work on social entrepreneurship projects. The course will partner with the Brown Swearer Center for Public Service to identify potential social entrepreneurship projects and mentors. The Social Entrepreneurship Capstone is scheduled to run at the same time period as the ENG 1930G and H, and the two courses will meet jointly for discussions of selected topics and for guest speakers on topics of importance to both types of entrepreneurial activity. Registration in the course requires an application and instructor approval (see COE website for application form). Selection of students to participate in the course will be based on academic credentials, outside experience, and how well their background fits a particular project. Preference will be given to seniors in the Organizational Studies track of COE, and to those who will participate in the course for two semesters. The main requirements are enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard in a real-world environment.
SOC 1930-Social Entrepreneurship Capstone syllabus