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Subsistence Marketplaces

Subsistence Marketplaces

Instructor: Madhu Viswanathan

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Beginner level

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6 weeks to complete

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8 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

25 reviews

Beginner level

No prior experience required

6 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Develop an understanding of marketplace activity in the radically different context of subsistence where much of humanity resides and survives.
Design solutions that can be implemented by individuals, businesses and social enterprises through sustainable products for subsistence marketplaces.

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There are 8 modules in this course

The foundation for this course lies with unique synergies between pioneering research, teaching, and social initiatives through the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative. Unique to this approach is a bottom-up understanding of the intersection of poverty and the marketplace.

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course. You will then learn about the bottom-up approach to the study of subsistence marketplaces. The module will also discuss cognitive predilections engendered by low-income and low-literacy in subsistence marketplaces.

What's included

8 videos8 readings4 assignments2 peer reviews3 discussion prompts1 plugin

8 videosTotal 54 minutes

Welcome to Subsistence Marketplaces2 minutes
Lesson 1-1.1 Introduction to Subsistence Marketplaces13 minutes
Lesson 1-1.2 A Day in the Life of a Rural Homemaker7 minutes
Lesson 1-1.3 A Day in the Life of a Family6 minutes
Lesson 1-2.1 Thinking in Subsistence Marketplaces12 minutes
Module 1 Live Session: January 18, 201411 minutes
Module 1 Summary: June 16, 20142 minutes
Module 1 Summary: January 20152 minutes

8 readingsTotal 80 minutes

Course Orientation10 minutes
Syllabus10 minutes
About the Discussion Forums10 minutes
Updating Your Profile10 minutes
Social Media10 minutes
Module 1 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 1-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 1-2 Readings10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes

Orientation Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 1-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 240 minutes

Module 1 Project Milestone120 minutes
Reading Assignment: Analysis of Chapter 1120 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Getting to Know Your Classmates10 minutes
Lesson 1-1 Forum Assignment: Day in the Life Video Analysis10 minutes
Lesson 1-2 Forum Assignment: Poverty Simulation10 minutes

1 pluginTotal 15 minutes

Demographic Survey15 minutes

In this module you will learn about emotions and coping behaviors in subsistence marketplaces. The module will also expose you to the life circumstances of consumers and entrepreneurs in subsistence marketplaces.

What's included

7 videos3 readings3 assignments2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 41 minutes

Lesson 2-1.1 Feeling and Coping in Subsistence Marketplaces5 minutes
Lesson 2-1.2 A Day in the Life of an Urban Homemaker5 minutes
Lesson 2-2.1 Subsistence Consumers and Entrepreneurs9 minutes
Lesson 2-2.2 A Day in the Life of an Urban Shopkeeper7 minutes
Lesson 2-2.3 A Day in the Life of a Rural Shopkeeper8 minutes
Module 2 Live Session: January 25, 20145 minutes
Module 2 Summary: June 23, 20143 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Module 2 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 2-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 2-2 Readings10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 2-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 2 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 180 minutes

Module 2 Project Milestone120 minutes
Module 2 Reading Assignment: Analysis of Chapters 3 and 460 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Lesson 2-1 Forum Assignment: Day in the Life Video Analysis (Urban Homemaker)10 minutes
Lesson 2-2 Forum Assignment: Day in the Life Video Analysis (Rural and Urban Sellers)10 minutes

In this module you will learn about unique aspects that characterize marketplace interactions between buyers and sellers in subsistence marketplaces. You will also learn about understanding needs and markets in subsistence marketplaces.

What's included

6 videos4 readings3 assignments2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

6 videosTotal 106 minutes

Lesson 3-1.1 Exchanges and Relationships in Subsistence Marketplaces10 minutes
Lesson 3-1.2 Shakti Rising53 minutes
Lesson 3-2.1 Needs/Products, Relationships, and Markets in Subsistence Marketplaces11 minutes
Lesson 3-2 Virtual Immersion Slideshow4 minutes
Module 3 Live Session: February 1, 201427 minutes
Module 3 Summary: June 30, 20142 minutes

4 readingsTotal 40 minutes

Module 3 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 3-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 3-2 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 3-2 Virtual Immersion Exercise: Instructions10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 3-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 3 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 240 minutes

Module 3 Project Milestone120 minutes
Module 3 Reading Assignment: Analysis of Chapters 2 and 6120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Lesson 3-1 Forum Assignment: Analysis of Movie, Shakti Rising10 minutes
Lesson 3-2 Forum Assignment: Virtual Immersion Exercise: Submission10 minutes

In this module you will learn about gaining marketplace insights in subsistence marketplaces. You will also learn about environmental issues in subsistence marketplaces.

What's included

16 videos3 readings3 assignments2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

16 videosTotal 137 minutes

Lesson 4-1.1 Gaining Marketplace Insights in Subsistence Marketplaces14 minutes
Lesson 4-1.2 Rural Conversation and Observation14 minutes
Lesson 4-1.3 Urban Conversation and Observation15 minutes
Field Immersion Clip 16 minutes
Field Immersion Clip 213 minutes
Field Immersion Clip 34 minutes
Field Immersion Clip 44 minutes
Field Immersion Clip 54 minutes
A Visit to Tribal Communities in Tanzania3 minutes
A Rural Community in Argentina3 minutes
A Day in the Life of an Artisan in Mendoza, Argentina4 minutes
Lesson 4-2.1 Local Environments in Subsistence Marketplaces9 minutes
Lesson 4-2.2 Environmental Issues in Urban Subsistence Marketplaces4 minutes
Lesson 4-2.3 Environmental Issues in Rural Subsistence Marketplaces3 minutes
Module 4 Live Session: February 8, 201430 minutes
Module 4 Summary: July 7, 20147 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Module 4 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 4-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 4-2 Readings10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 4-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 4 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 240 minutes

Module 4 Project Milestone120 minutes
Module 4 Reading Assignment: Analysis of Chapters 7 and 11120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Lesson 4-1 Forum Assignment: Gaining Insight in Subsistence Marketplaces10 minutes
Lesson 4-2 Forum Assignment: Analysis of Ecology Videos10 minutes

In this module you will learn about understanding needs in subsistence contexts. You will also learn about a structured approach to generating ideas for addressing the needs in subsistence marketplaces.

What's included

8 videos5 readings3 assignments2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

8 videosTotal 94 minutes

Lesson 5-1.1 Identifying and Understanding Need, Drivers, and Context Elements14 minutes
Lesson 5-1.2 Shakti Rising53 minutes
Lesson 5-2.1 Generating Ideas and Designing Solutions13 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Idea Generation Exercise Slideshow – Water3 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Idea Generation Exercise Slideshow – Plowing2 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Idea Generation Exercise Slideshow – Technology Solutions2 minutes
Module 5 Live Session: February 15, 20144 minutes
Module 5 Summary: July 14, 20144 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Module 5 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 5-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Readings10 minutes
Additional Resource: Examples of Needs Served10 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Idea Generation Immersion Exercise: Instructions10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 5-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 5 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 240 minutes

Module 5 Project Milestone120 minutes
Module 5 Reading Assignment: Analysis of Section Summary I and Chapter 8120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Lesson 5-1 Forum Assignment: Second Analysis of Shakti Rising10 minutes
Lesson 5-2 Forum Assignment: Idea Generation Immersion Exercise: Submission10 minutes

In this module you will learn about evaluating ideas and designing various aspects of the chosen solution.

What's included

4 videos3 readings3 assignments2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

4 videosTotal 37 minutes

Lesson 6-1.1 Evaluating Solutions and Designing Ecosystems14 minutes
Lesson 6-2.1 Designing, Communicating and Delivering the Value Proposition11 minutes
Module 6 Live Session: February 22, 20145 minutes
Module 6 Summary: July 21, 20147 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Module 6 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 6-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 6-2 Readings10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 6-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 6-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 6 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 240 minutes

Module 6 Project Milestone120 minutes
Module 6 Reading Assignment: Analysis of Chapters 9 and 10120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Lesson 6-1 Forum Assignment: Analysis of IPT/Bump10 minutes
Lesson 6-2 Forum Assignment: Analysis of Almost Home10 minutes

In this module you will learn about how to craft a detailed enterprise plan for sustainably delivering a solution in subsistence marketplace.

What's included

9 videos3 readings3 assignments2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

9 videosTotal 53 minutes

Lesson 7-1.1 Designing Elements of Enterprise Plan – Case Study of Sun Oven9 minutes
Lesson 7-2.1 Designing Elements of Enterprise Plan – Case Study of Marketplace Literacy Project7 minutes
Emmanuel Ole Kokan Masaai, Pastoralist Society4 minutes
Ramadhani Kupaza, OIKOS East Africa4 minutes
Peter Luswata, Uganda Rural Community Support Foundation2 minutes
Jeannine Koninckx1 minute
Philip Fairweather, Bethel New Life Small Business Development Center3 minutes
Professor Tejinder Sharma, Kurukshetra University3 minutes
Module 7 Live Session: March 1, 201420 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Module 7 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 7-1 Readings10 minutes
Lesson 7-2 Readings10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 7-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 7-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 7 Quiz30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 180 minutes

Final Project Milestone60 minutes
Module 7 Reading Assignment: Analysis of Summary of Section II120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Lesson 7-1 Forum Assignment: Analysis of Sun Oven10 minutes
Lesson 7-2 Forum Assignment: Analysis of Marketplace Literacy Project10 minutes

In this module we will recapitulate some key concepts we have learned in the course and offer concluding thoughts.

What's included

3 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review3 discussion prompts

3 videosTotal 52 minutes

Lesson 8-1.1 Summary12 minutes
Lesson 8-2.1 Concluding Insights and Perspectives19 minutes
Module 8 Live Session: March 8, 201422 minutes

2 readingsTotal 20 minutes

Module 8 Overview10 minutes
Lesson 8-1 and 8-2 Readings10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

Lesson 8-1 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Lesson 8-2 Practice Quiz30 minutes
Module 8 Quiz30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Module 8 Reading Assignment: Challenges120 minutes

3 discussion promptsTotal 30 minutes

Lesson 8-1 Forum Assignment: Article Writing10 minutes
Lesson 8-2 Forum Assignment: Emersion of New Insights10 minutes
Final Reflections10 minutes

Instructor

Madhu Viswanathan

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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