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BET 360Design Frameworks for Social Ventures

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 6 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this course, students will explore several design frameworks as they relate to complex problems; assess the impacts of these frameworks in recent entrepreneurial applications; and determine how to apply these concepts in the design of the social impact aspects of ventures and cross-industry collaborations. In parallel, students will be encouraged to develop skills, reflect on their own mindsets, and further their learning through workshops and studio sessions. Several frameworks will be explored, including human-centred design, life-centred design, equity-centred design, and inclusive design.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0815390100 / 100Sep 17 18:00–20:50
Oct 1 18:00–20:50
Nov 2 18:00–20:50

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08179580 / 70Online or by arrangement
LEC 701795947 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

50% liked it75% easy25% useful

From 4 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • The course mainly revolved around external readings, and the content modules were pretty short and lacked information without the readings.

    Dec 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Not the bird course I thought it would be, but interesting enough. About 6 quizzes and a large group project with ~4 deliverables. Despite being online, there were required synch classes from 6.30-9.30 but prof tried to make it interactive and interesting. Overall, not a bad elective, especially with Prof Reddy.

    Dec 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • It's a nice online course on designing social ventures. There's a lot of weekly readings, but the quizzes are open-book and very straightforward so an in-depth understanding of all the readings is not necessary. There are a few mandatory online synchronous sessions (Zoom) where the professor reviews the weekly content, holds class activities, and lets us work with our teams on the group project. The F24 breakdown is quizzes (25%), reflection surveys (20%), and a group project (55%). The group project is pretty research-focused, like the first course in an FYDP capstone. We work in teams of 4 to develop a social initiative for a broad topic that's given to us based on a survey we fill out.…

    Sep 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention BET 360, October 2023 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2024

BET 360? 3 points, 1 comment

u/Cabbage_alcohol: “Need a easy bird course for additional elective and I'm on coop so preferably an online course. Does anyone know anything about this course? There's zero review on uwflow :(”

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Fall 2023

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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