WEEK 1: Inauguration on Monday, 08:00 to 09:00 hrs.
09:00 to 10:30 hrs. | 11:00 to 12:30 hrs. | 14:00 to 18:00 hrs. | 19:30 to 21:00 hrs. | |
Monday | WS101: Social Enterprises (SEs): MDGs, SDGs and global concerns; The complex of contemporary issues - Socio-Economic, Environmental, Cultural, Political, Technological; Global Development Organizations;the Future of Social Enterprises | WS102: SEs and Entrepreneurship - An overview:Basic definitions and Concepts; Morphology of SEs | Dinner Meeting with selected Social Entrepreneur | |
Tuesday | Participants' presentations on SEs based on selected National contexts (pre-course work) | WS103: Creativity and Innovation | Own Time | |
Wednesday | ONE-DAY FIELD VISIT ONE-DAY FIELD VISIT ONE-DAY FIELD VISIT | |||
Thursday | WS104: SEs' conception, design and incubation - Opportunity Analysis and Idea Generation; Organizational launch and development processes in social entrepreneurship | WS105: Introduction to Business Planning | Dinner Meeting with selected Social Entrepreneur | |
Friday | Documentaries on Social Issues + Discussions | Weekend Field Visit to Madurai (Two nights' stay) | ||
Saturday | Study Visit to Lions Aravind Institute and Hospital + Cultural visits and shows | |||
Sunday | Visit to Kodaikanal @ Pazhani Hills (full-day tour); return to Chennai by overnight Train |
WEEK 2:
09:00 to 10:30 hrs. | 11:00 to 12:30 hrs. | 14:00 to 18:00 hrs. | 19:30 to 21:00 hrs. | |
Monday | WS106: Fundamentals of Product Development: Prototyping, Testing and IP management | Visit to SEs in and around Chennai | Dinner Meeting with selected Social Entrepreneur | |
Tuesday | WS107: Social Enterprises : Management issues (resource mobilization, management of Finances, HR, Communications, Operational Issues) | Visit to CFI and IIT Madras incubatees' facilities | Own Time | |
Wednesday | ONE-DAY FIELD VISIT ONE-DAY FIELD VISIT ONE-DAY FIELD VISIT | |||
Thursday | CASE DISCUSSION: Agriculture Sector | CASE DISCUSSION: Livelihoods Sector | CASE DISCUSSION: Education and Healthcare Sectors | Own Time |
Friday | CASE DISCUSSION: Energy Sector | CASE DISCUSSION: Natural Resources and Environment | ASSESSMENT | VALEDICTORY |
Saturday | DEPARTURE for return journey |
10:30 to 11:00 hrs: Morning Refreshments Break
12:30 to 14:00 hrs: LUNCH
15:30 to 16:00 hrs: Afternoon Refreshments Break