Netherlands

The focus of this course is on gaining a better understanding of theories and research on adolescent risk behaviors that may develop into substance (e.g. smoking, drinking, cannabis use, use of illicit drugs) or behavioral addictions (e.g. internet-related problems, gambling disorder, eating disorder). Attention is given to the prevention and treatment of these problems. The effects of substance abuse, other appetitive behaviors, and addiction to these substances or behaviors is covered. Students apply the acquired theoretical and empirical knowledge when analyzing social youth issues and they reflect on possible policy or intervention practices that may help to prevent social youth issues.

​​​​​​This course provides an introduction to the field of marketing and covers: marketing management process; market research; creating product offerings through product development; pricing strategies; delivering value through supply chain decisions; service strategies; and communicating to markets both through personal and impersonal media. Course participants must have a basic understanding of statistics and regression, and be able to work with a statistical software like Stata, SPSS, or Jamovi. The course assumes students have completed the courses Statistics (ECB1STAT) and Econometrics (ECB2METRIE), or equivalent, as a prerequisite.

Advanced Latin grammar including the tense system, the subjunctive, and the gerund(ive) are studied through simplified versions of original Latin authors, such as Ovid and Livy. The course includes an introduction to original Latin literature, offering accessible readings from classical Latin authors, such as Phaedrus, Horace, Pliny the Younger, Seneca and Cicero, all of whom are of constitutive importance to the Latin literary heritage.

 

This course elaborates on the macroeconomic topics and theories that have been discussed in prior courses. A key concern is the coordination between the goods market, the labor market, and financial markets in a closed economy framework. Coordination failures play a central role in explaining macroeconomic fluctuations and providing roles for fiscal and monetary policy. The courses develops a new Keynesian view of macroeconomics, developing theories and models for the short- and medium-run. Using recent OECD Economic Outlooks, macroeconomic theory is applied to a wide variety of recent macroeconomic problems and policy dilemmas. The course also includes some critical reflections on the standard new Keynesian model.

Full course description

Interest in the concept of social and sustainable entrepreneurship has been sparked over the last two decades due to frustration with inefficient, ineffective and failed action of government and philanthropic bodies, as well as the socially destructive behaviour of many businesses. An explicit and central social/sustainable mission, innovation, creativity and a strong market orientation are the distinguishing features of social and sustainable entrepreneurship. Social and sustainable entrepreneurs are committed to furthering a social and/or sustainable mission, and rank social, environmental or cultural impact on a par with, or above, profit. At the intersection of business, government and not-for-profit organisations, these social and sustainable entrepreneurs are now visible and having an impact on a global scale.

This course will provide you the opportunity to learn how you can apply your knowledge and skills to address complex sustainability problems. This course is structured around experiential problem-based learning, providing you the opportunity to synthesise theory and practice as you develop an idea for your own social/sustainable enterprises. Topics will include: critically reviewing concepts; user centred-design of social and sustainable enterprises; frameworks for understanding and strategizing; understanding and reporting social and environmental impact; and cross-sector collaboration.

Course objectives

On the successful completion of this course you should be able to:

• Critically reflect on social and sustainable entrepreneurship theory and practice
• Identify and evaluate social and sustainable entrepreneurship opportunities
• Develop a strategy for a social/ sustainable enterprise
• Conduct primary research and analyse primary and secondary data in the field of social and sustainable entrepreneurship
• Prepare and present documentation to pitch a novel enterprise idea
• Learn to cope with the chaos and complexity of doing social and sustainable entrepreneurship in the real world.

Prerequisites

You need to have completed at least ONE of the following course: SSC2055 Entrepreneurship; SSC2036 Introduction to Business Administration OR SCI1016 Sustainable Development