| Instructors: | Dr. Filip Wijkström |
| Type: | PI |
| Weekly hours: | 2 |
| Members (max.): | 10 |
| Registration period: | 09/15/08 to 10/03/08 |
- Class objective(s) (learning outcomes)
- This course aims at:
*) Developing an understanding for the special role and position of civil society/the nonprofit sector and acknowledge the differences in between countries and cultures.
*) Assess the unique character/dimensions of nonprofit/civil society organizations and their importance for governance and strategy work in civil society.
*) Apply a set ot theoretical and conceptual tools to the analysis of real life organisational cases in groupwork solutions.
- Teaching and learning method(s)
- Cases Studies
Team Work
Single and Group Presentations
Class Discussion
Lectures - In case of restricted admission; selection criteria
- Participants should have an interst in nonprofit sector issues. Furthermore some basic knowledge of Organisational Behaviour and Organisation Theory is recommended. A strong willingness to work in teams is expected.
- Criteria for successful completion
- Participation
Essay (individual)
Paper on a case study (group)
Presentation - Availability of instructor(s) for contact by students
- mailto:Filip.Wijkstrom@hhs.se
mailto:Reinhard.Millner@wu-wien.ac.at
| Day | Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 10/08/08 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | SR D203 (UZA 4) |
| Wednesday | 11/05/08 | 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM | H 4.40 (C) |
| Thursday | 11/06/08 | 10:00 AM - 01:30 PM | SR XIII (Kolpinghaus) |
| Wednesday | 11/26/08 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | SR D202 (UZA 4) |
| Thursday | 11/27/08 | 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM | H DE03 (UZA 4) |
Students will (i) enhance their analytical capacity to understand civil society and its organizations, (ii) be able to identify strategically important issues in nonprofit organizations and (iii) acquire a set of conceptual tools and perspectives useful to deal with governance and strategy issues.
| Unit | Date | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08.10.2008 |
Introduction by Reinhard Millner Theoretical Background (NP-Sector Theory; Functions of the NP-Sector) (10h-12h) |
| 2 | 05.11.2008 |
Interactive Lecture (10h -17h) |
| 3 | 06.11.2008 |
Interactive Lecture (10h -17h) |
| 4 | 13.11.2008 |
Coaching Sessions (10h -13h) |
| 5 | 26.11.2008 |
Group Presentations (10h -13h) |
| 6 | 27.11.2008 |
Group Presentations (10h -13h) |
Anheier, Helmut: Nonprofit Organizations: Theory, Management, Policy, Routledge, 2005; Content relevant for class examination: Keine Angabe; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Referenzliteratur
Frumkin, Peter; Imber, Jonathan B.: In Search of the Nonprofit Sector, Transaction Publishers, 2004; Content relevant for class examination: Keine Angabe; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Referenzliteratur
Herman, Robert D & Associates: The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management, Jossey-Bass, 2005; Content relevant for class examination: Keine Angabe; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Referenzliteratur
Powell, Walter W.; Steinberg, Richard: The Nonprofit Sector - A Research Handbook, Yale University Press, 2006; Content relevant for class examination: Keine Angabe; Content relevant for degree examination: Keine Angabe; Recommendation: Referenzliteratur
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