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Presentation
Presentation
The course unit Simulation of Sustainable Social Projects has an applied nature and aims to develop students' ability to design, structure and validate innovative and sustainable projects within the social economy. Drawing on knowledge of management, strategic planning and financing, students develop business models and business plans adapted to social organizations, analyse the context and market opportunities, assess economic feasibility and social impact, and define funding and resource mobilisation strategies. The course unit also addresses project implementation, monitoring and evaluation, integrating principles of innovation and sustainability. It further aims to develop students' communication skills and their ability to present and defend projects to investors and other stakeholders.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 8
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP7179-27742
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Designing and structuring sustainable social projects. 2. Business models applied to the social economy. 3. Strategic planning: defining mission, vision and objectives. 4. Analysing the viability and social impact of projects. 5. Structuring the business plan: activities, resources, budget and funding. 6. Strategies for attracting funding and economic sustainability. 7. Implementation management: monitoring, performance indicators and impact assessment. 8. Communicating and defending the project to stakeholders and investors.
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Objectives
Objectives
In this curricular unit, students should be able to: 1. apply the knowledge acquired to develop sustainable social projects 2. create innovative business models for the social economy 3. structure business plans adapted to social organisations. 4. analyse environmental variables and identify market opportunities. 5. validating the viability and social impact of projects 6. defining financing and fundraising strategies 7. drawing up operational plans identifying activities and resources required. 8. integrating innovation and sustainability into the design of social responses. 9. communicating and defending projects to investors and stakeholders.
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Teaching methodologies
Teaching methodologies
The curricular unit adopts a practical and interactive approach, combining lectures with active methodologies such as real-life case studies and simulations. Students develop projects from conception to final presentation using strategic planning and business modelling tools.
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References
References
Laguna, M., & Marklund, J. (2018). Business process modelling, simulation and design. Chapman and Hall/CRC. Evans, S., Vladimirova, D., Holgado, M., Van Fossen, K., Yang, M., Silva, E. A., & Barlow, C. Y. (2017). Business model innovation for sustainability: Towards a unified perspective for creation of sustainable business models. Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(5), 597-608. Bilan, Y. V., Pimonenko, T. V., & Starchenko, L. V. (2020). Sustainable business models for innovation and success: bibliometric analysis.
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Assessment
Assessment
Descrição
Data limite
Ponderação
Projeto Social SustentávelA designar
50%
Apresentação oral
A designar 30%
Trabalho prático realizado em sala de aula com
apresentação oral obrigatóriaA designar
20%
A presença e assiduidade a provas, segue o descrito no artigo 12º do Despacho Reitoral nº24/2023, a ausência do estudante a provas, entrega do trabalho nos termos estabelecidos, resulta da inexistência de avaliação a esse momento de avaliação ou prova.
Os trabalhos académicos devem ser realizados com base nas "Normas para a Elaboração e Apresentação de Teses, Dissertações e Outros Académicos" da Universidade Lusófona (Despacho Reitoral nº67/2023).
O plágio viola além de direitos de autor, o respeito pelo outro, a honestidade e, portanto, os valores que devem pautar o caráter que qualquer deve honrar.
Todo o trabalho em que seja detetada manifestamente a existência de plágio será passível de ser anulado. Esta nota aplica-se também de teste de avaliação/ frequência /exame, neste caso, não são tolerados quaisquer auxiliares de memória (quando verificado, implica a prova). Em caso de suspeita de fraude académica no momento da correção da prova / instrumento de avaliação, os/as estudantes podem chamados a um novo momento de avaliação, oral ou escrito.
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Mobility
Mobility
No
