Social innovation, sustainability and gender inclusion

Course objectives

The course will present and analyze the theoretical models and application tools to know the basic and advanced concepts of social innovation, placed in a context of sustainable development and oriented by the transversal objective of the gender inclusion. The study of network systems through the monitoring of interactional networks will foster the application of the tools. Specific objectives The course proposes a training path to make students acquire knowledge and skills of theoretical and applicative type regarding the whole process of innovation in its social dimension. The paradigm of analysis will be that of sustainable development and the objective of gender inclusion will be used to finalize social innovation in all related areas. For the purpose of the analysis of the different definitions and applications of social innovation, multidisciplinary cognitive tools (sociological, economic, historical, legal, political, statistical etc.) will be provided to allow the development of specific skills of students in the different phases. The first and main objective of the course (Dublin Descriptor 1) is to prepare learners in active and responsible roles in the field of social design in a broad sense and that of sustainable innovation specifically, giving them the opportunity to acquire basic and advanced knowledge and strategic skills to operate in different contexts (public, private, meso-social, and networked contexts, non-profit; economic, environmental, cultural etc.). Particular attention, for the achievement of the second objective (Dublin Descriptor 2), will be given to the ability to apply in different social and cultural contexts the definitions and models adopted by the Innovative Studies with particular attention to insert them in a model of sustainable development and to use the objective of gender inclusion as a proactive and transversal strategy for the other objectives, analyzing through the Social Networks Analysis the interactional contexts of interactional social networks. At the end of the course students will have acquired the results set by the following objectives: - for the realization of the third objective (Dublin Descriptor 3) the articulation of written, practical, and oral verification tests will allow to verify both the theoretical and methodological knowledge and the ability to apply it in different contexts as an essential strategy in research and analysis roles of and for the application of a sustainable and inclusive innovation model, also through the ability to implement and analyze complex network structures. - Also of note is the functionality of the practical and oral tests in class and for colleagues to verify the student’s ability to communicate what has been learned according to the fourth objective to be achieved (Dublin Descriptor 4). For the fifth and final objective (Dublin Descriptor 5), the offer of a wide range of documentary sources and the knowledge of methodologies of analysis and application allows the student to conduct in-depth studies and updates of his studies also independently at the end of the training course.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The course will begin with the study of the theoretical approaches of Innovative studies in order to determine the link between innovation and social change, between innovation and creativity and read the evolution of innovative processes in modern and contemporary society through classical and more recent theories. (16 hours). In the second part of the course the innovative process will be read through the paradigm of sustainable development tracing its theoretical and definitional evolution in the last five decades and then analyze the current condition of the planet from the environmental, economic, and social point of view and outline possible innovative strategies to address the complexity of change (16 hours). In the third part of the course will be introduced the goal of sustainable social innovation of gender inclusion through its theoretical and applicative definitions in a transdisciplinary key. This will allow to read sustainable development through one of its proactive factors that induce social innovation by declining it in multiple domains (work, health, education, economy, political participation) and looking at the latest frontiers of gender studies (gender identity, non-binary sexual orientations) that explore new social vulnerabilities (16 hours) The combination of traditional methods (frontal lectures) with seminars dedicated to experts and group and applied work presented in flipped lectures will allow the teacher to test the students' knowledge and skills and the students to test their own skills and refine them in possible simulations of activities to be carried out in the professional field (e.g., simulating the construction of an innovative and sustainable social project aimed at achieving gender inclusion). In the last part, the course will introduce the basics of the study of data analysis techniques for categorical variables, both form the methodological point of view and from the point of view of empirical investigation through the illustration of multivariate data analysis and the use of SPSS software (24 hours)
Prerequisites
No specific conditions are required
Books
For the attendees: Francesco Ramella, Sociologia dell'innovazione economica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013 Federico M. Butera, Affrontare la complessità, Per governare la transizione ecologica, Roma, Edizioni Ambiente, 2021 Fabio Corbisiero, Mariella Nocenzi (a cura di), Manuale di educazione al genere e alla sessualità, Torino, De Agostini, 2021. Marradi, Di Franco L’analisi bivariata. Franco Angeli, 2020 Morris Rosenberg. Logica dell’analisi trivariata. Franco Angeli Lecture notes supplied by the teachers during the course For the non-attendees: Francesco Ramella, Sociologia dell'innovazione economica, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2013 Federico M. Butera, Affrontare la complessità, Per governare la transizione ecologica, Roma, Edizioni Ambiente, 2021 Fabio Corbisiero, Mariella Nocenzi (a cura di), Manuale di educazione al genere e alla sessualità, Torino, De Agostini, 2021. Mariella Nocenzi (a cura di), Verso una società sostenibile, Roma, Edizioni La Nuova Cultura, 2019. Marradi, Di Franco L’analisi bivariata. Franco Angeli, 2020 Morris Rosenberg. Logica dell’analisi trivariata. Franco Angeli Lecture notes supplied by the teachers during the course
Teaching mode
The Course will be planned in taught-classroom lessons, some research seminars with the participation of experts and scholars and the presentation of case studies by students with the methodology of the self-directed learning and flipped classroom, especially on the fundamental issues of the Course and about the changing factors in the new sociological research lines. In addition, there will be a series of exercises on the construction and analysis of social networks using the Ucinet VI software. It will allow both teachers and students to test the comprehension and the competence to apply the concepts and the methodologies not only in the final exam, but also evaluating the ability in the in-depth analysis and in the case-studies proposed in the flipped classroom thanks to the debate with their mates and the supervision of the teacher
Frequency
Attendance is strongly recommended
Exam mode
The Course will be planned in taught-classroom lessons, some research seminars with the participation of experts and scholars and the presentation of case studies by students with the methodology of the self-directed learning and flipped classroom, especially on the fundamental issues of the Course and about the changing factors in the new sociological research lines. In addition, there will be a series of exercises on the construction and analysis of pro-social and pro-environmental behaviors using the software SPSS. It will allow both teachers and students to test the comprehension and the competence to apply the concepts and the methodologies not only in the final exam, but also evaluating the ability in the in-depth analysis and in the case-studies proposed in the flipped classroom thanks to the debate with their mates and the supervision of the teacher
Lesson mode
The Course will be planned in taught-classroom lessons, some research seminars with the participation of experts and scholars and the presentation of case studies by students with the methodology of the self-directed learning and flipped classroom, especially on the fundamental issues of the Course and about the changing factors in the new sociological research lines. In addition, there will be a series of exercises on the construction and analysis of pro-social and pro-environmental behaviors using the software SPSS. It will allow both teachers and students to test the comprehension and the competence to apply the concepts and the methodologies not only in the final exam, but also evaluating the ability in the in-depth analysis and in the case-studies proposed in the flipped classroom thanks to the debate with their mates and the supervision of the teacher
MARCO PALMIERI Lecturers' profile
  • Lesson code10600170
  • Academic year2024/2025
  • CourseSocial planning for sustainability, innovation, and gender inclusion
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year1st year
  • Semester2nd semester
  • SSDSPS/07
  • CFU9
  • Subject areaDiscipline sociologiche