COURSE NUMBER: MBA
294.3
COURSE TITLE: Social
Impact Speaker Series
UNITS OF CREDIT: 1
INSTRUCTOR: Kristi Raube
STUDENT ORGANIZER:
Katrina Gordon
E-MAIL ADDRESSES: katrina_gordon@mba.berkeley.edu
MEETING DAY(S)/TIME:
Wednesdays, 6-8PM, Fall B only
This course will meet
on 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16 and 11/30
CLASS FORMAT: Guest
lecturers, discussion, debate
REQUIRED READINGS:
Selected reading related to lecture topics and bios of guest lecturers prior to
each class
BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE:
Grade will be pass/fail and be based on class attendance and class
participation. Students will be required to submit one short blog post to the
IBSI, but it will not be graded.
ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S
CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: The Social Impact Speaker Series will introduce
students to a number of leaders within the social impact space. Speakers will
hail from the public, private, philanthropic and nonprofit sectors and will
include some of the most forward thinking leaders in these sectors (previous
speakers in this series have come from Levi's, FSG Social Impact Advisors,
Education Pioneers, and Unitus). The class will
consist of five two-hour classes, with a focus on various industries within
social impact. Course topics will include impact investing, sustainable food,
social entrepreneurship, and tech for good, among others. The course will also
explore functional roles MBAs can pursue in social impact. Each class will have
two to three guest lecturers and will include a topic overview followed by a
panel discussion led by a moderator.