Relevant Documents for the Midterm Exam of the HUM 101

Dear students,

As promised, please find below the relevant information for the midterm exam of the HUM 101. The examination will be in the form of open question.

From the book,  - Challenge Social Innovation Potentials for Business, Social Entrepreneurship, Welfare and Civil Society - please read carefully the 2 articles below;

"New Combinations of Social Practice in the Knowledge Society" by Josef Hochgerner (pages 87 - 103)

"Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship and Development" by Gyorgy Szell (pages 183 - 193)

The documents on http://www.seyithan.org/2016/03/reading-assignments-hum-101.html

The documents on http://www.seyithan.org/2016/02/rediscovering-social-innovation.html (Stanford Social Innovation Review article)

Additionally, please study the terminologies which we have discussed in the class including;

• Crowdfunding and international/national crowdfunding companies
• Social Entrepreneurship and illustrative examples of Social Entrepreneurship
• Grassroots Innovation
• Planetary Boundaries
• Global Challenges
• Beyond GDP
• Impact Investment

GOOD LUCK!

Reading Assignments - HUM 101

Dear students,

For the HUM 101 Course, please find below the documents which we have already discussed in the class and you will be responsible for the mid-term exam.

What is Beyond GDP

What is KIVA and How it works?

Rediscovering Social Innovation

This week and coming week we will be discussing the following paper from Stanford Social Innovation Review in the course HUM 101: Rediscovering Social Innovation.

Please click here to read or download the paper.

The social innovation examples which i have mentioned in the class are to be found below:

http://www.betterworldbooks.com/

https://www.ecosia.org/

About the Course HUM 101

Dear students,

I have been informed that because of the regulations regarding the course processing, we are unable to do a course which i have illustrated yesterday.

Florian... Belçika'dan Türkiye'ye bisiklet ile geldi. Amacı permakültür felsefesini anlatmak ve yaymak. Dinlemek isteyenler için BOSTAN Enstitüsü organizsyonu ile 19 Şubat Cuma günü saat 15:00'te Türk Hava Kurumu Üniversitesi Konferans salonunda olacak.

Time is running out for Social Innovation Projects

Dear Colleagues 

On wednesday,( 30.12.2015) i will be in my office from 10.00 to 17.00, except the lunch time between 12.30 - 13.30 . 

Please come to see me to discuss your project works. There are some of you who has not sent so far the assignments in the given time period.

As of 30th of December, 5 (FIVE) packages of Social Innovation projects are required to be submitted according to the guideline.

Projects are currently being placed on the web page http://thinqbox.blogspot.com.tr/ .

Please send all overdue assignments before your visit on Wednesday. Otherwise, for the each day of late submission, 2 points will be cut from the final note.

You are free to come together or individually according to your time schedule, whenever you want between 10.00 to 17.00.

See you on wednesday,

Dr. Seyithan Ateş

www.thinqbox.org

www.thinqbox.org project will be launcing soon! In the context of the project, we strive to build a hub for social innovation projects from around the world. The project web-page, www.thinqbox.com will go live soon. The project participants are requested to prepare case studies in line with the guideline below.

Name of the Social Innovation: Please indicate the name of the innovation (fixmystreet, ashoka, timebank etc.

Founder/Initiator/Leader/Developer of the Innovation:  Please indicate in this section the institution and if known, the name of the project leader

For more information: Please indicate in this section project homepage , news/journal articles about the project

Project summary: Please describe the project in this section by addressing following points;

·         the main project idea

·         focus group

·         main outputs

·         innovative aspect/s of the idea

·         Project location ( that can be local or international)

·         Contributors (who has provided support, which institutions have taken active role in realizing the project etc.)

·         The project cost

 Each project description should include at least 150 words and to be delivered on the following dates:

4^th of November (5 projects)

18^th of November (5 projects)

2^nd  of December (5 projects)

16^th  of December (5 projects)

30^th  of December (5 projects)

6^th of  January 2016 (5 projects)