INNOVAZIONE, SERVIZI PUBBLICI E IMPRESA SOCIALE

The main expected learning outcomes include:

Understanding Social Innovation:

- Students will be able to define social innovation and its key characteristics.

- Students will understand the factors and conditions that foster the development of social innovation.

Analysis of Social Innovation Contexts in Italy:

- Students will be able to identify and analyze areas of social relevance in Italy, where social innovation is most common.

- Students will be able to evaluate concrete examples of social innovation in various sectors in Italy.

Interaction between Social and Business Innovation:

- Students will be able to explain the relationship between social innovation and business, as well as profit and nonprofit.

- Students will understand how social innovation can be integrated and managed within organizations.

Managing Innovation in Organizations:

- Students will be able to identify and describe how innovation is managed within organizations.

- Students will be able to develop strategies to promote and implement social innovation in organizational settings.

Critical and Analytical Skills:

- Students will be able to analyze case studies related to social innovation projects critically.

- Students will be able to evaluate the impact of social innovation on communities and organizations.

tudent assessment will consist of:

• Written exam with open-ended questions on theoretical concepts and models.

• Individual or group project, focused on the analysis or design of a social innovation initiative.

• Oral presentation of the project, aimed at strengthening communication and argumentation skills.

• Active participation in lectures, exercises, and seminars will also be taken into account.

The evaluation grid will be based on the Dublin descriptors:

• knowledge of content,

• application skills,

• independent judgement,

• clarity of communication,

• autonomous learning skills.