Sophie Randolph

This course provides students with an introduction to contemporary concepts, debates, and contexts essential for analyzing and participating in the realm of social impact. Our focus is on addressing issues within social spheres and exploring innovative approaches for organizations to tackle them. The course is structured into four main components: understanding the social context, exploring different organizational forms and collaborations, examining the various roles of business, and delving into methods for measuring social impact. Additionally, we introduce field methodologies to facilitate practical application. Building upon this framework, students will engage in a field project collaborating with an organization to address a social issue prevalent in Houston, specifically focusing on food insecurity. Through this project, students will assess the effectiveness of the organization's social innovation efforts. Cross-list: GLHT 364, SOSC 364.

Evaluating opportunities for a new innovation-based enterprise; conceptualizing and developing a venture plan through an iterative process; articulating venture assumptions; testing venture assumptions through experimentation. Intended for students who want to start their own venture, join an early-stage venture, be entrepreneurial within an existing organization, or want to understand entrepreneurs and how to think entrepreneurially. Recommended Prerequisite(s): BUSI 221

The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of financing options for startups. The course covers crowdfunding, angel investors, accelerators, and the venture capital industry; the organization and operation of venture capital funds; investment methodology; monitoring and portfolio liquidation.

This course provides students with an introduction to contemporary concepts, debates, and contexts essential for analyzing and participating in the realm of social impact. Our focus is on addressing issues within social spheres and exploring innovative approaches for organizations to tackle them. The course is structured into four main components: understanding the social context, exploring different organizational forms and collaborations, examining the various roles of business, and delving into methods for measuring social impact. Additionally, we introduce field methodologies to facilitate practical application. Building upon this framework, students will engage in a field project collaborating with an organization to address a social issue prevalent in Houston, specifically focusing on food insecurity. Through this project, students will assess the effectiveness of the organization's social innovation efforts. Cross-list: BUSI 364, SOSC 364.

Students working on their own startup have the opportunity to apply the processes learned in the New Enterprise course to their startup. Students attend a check-in class every other week to present updates and receive feedback from faculty, students and alumni mentors. To apply for this course visit http://lilie.link/elab-app. Repeatable for Credit.

This course provides students with an introduction to contemporary concepts, debates, and contexts essential for analyzing and participating in the realm of social impact. Our focus is on addressing issues within social spheres and exploring innovative approaches for organizations to tackle them. The course is structured into four main components: understanding the social context, exploring different organizational forms and collaborations, examining the various roles of business, and delving into methods for measuring social impact. Additionally, we introduce field methodologies to facilitate practical application. Building upon this framework, students will engage in a field project collaborating with an organization to address a social issue prevalent in Houston, specifically focusing on food insecurity. Through this project, students will assess the effectiveness of the organization's social innovation efforts. Cross-list: BUSI 364, GLHT 364.