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9 The Washington Center • Course Guide SU26-3183 Social Entrepreneurship Professor: Scott Stein Day/Time: Tuesdays | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Modality: In-person Social Entrepreneurship is an evolving, global movement focused on paradigm-shifting solutions that create innovative, sustainable social change. This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of social entrepreneurship and methods for achieving innovative thinking and problem solving through Design Thinking and Human-Centered design. Students taking this course will research, ideate, and develop innovative solutions and entrepreneurial responses to local, national, and global social issues. Through assigned readings, class discussions, and small group projects, the course will provide an overview of major steps in the entrepreneurial process, including: identifying an opportunity or social need, understanding the experiences of impacted stakeholders, developing strategies to address social problems, choosing a model to implement solutions, scaling up, and measuring social impact. This course is designed to be a hands-on learning experience that takes innovation and social impact from the classroom into the real world. The course will conclude by "pitching" a social impact idea to a panel of industry leaders and subject matter expert Professor Bio: Scott Stein is a public-sector innovation consultant and educator who brings 15+ years of human- centered design, service design, and UX research to social entrepreneurship and design thinking. He leads product and design strategy for government and mission-driven organizations—currently serving as Principal Technical Advisor for Product Development at LMI—where he merges user research, service design, and Agile product practices to deliver scalable, people-centered solutions in health, defense, and civilian systems. Scott has designed and launched programs and services across social enterprise, nonprofit, higher education, and startup sectors. He has led service-design initiatives at Year Up, directed UX and service design practices at JJR Solutions, and guided modernization efforts for the Veterans Crisis Line; he also mentors student ventures and advises on business models, customer discovery, and prototyping. As an instructor, Scott teaches practical Human-Centered Design methods—journey mapping, co-creation workshops, rapid prototyping, usability testing, and lean validation—helping students turn social-impact ideas into viable ventures and resilient programs. He currently teaches Social Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking at The Washington Center and has taught related courses at George Washington University. Education: MPA, New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, B.A., Pitzer College (Organizational Development), and a UX/UI Mobile Design Certificate from the Pratt Institute. Law and Criminal Justice SU26-4523 Criminal Procedure Professor: Scharn Robinson Day/Time: Thursdays | 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Modality: In-person This course covers the criminal pre-trial and trial process, with an emphasis on constitutional rights. Students will leave the course with an appreciation of the U.S. Constitution's focus on the rights of the accused and impact upon our law enforcement system. The major focus will be on the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eight Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. Students will also learn about the role of the courts, prosecution, defense attorneys, and multiple other government actors within the criminal justice trial and appellate system Professor Bio: Dr. Scharn Robinson, Esq. earned her PhD at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and her JD at Berkeley School of Law. She has extensive experience teaching both law and political science. Dr. Robinson is a former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia and is currently Special Trial Counsel at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.