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2012/2013  BA-2YP  2nd Year Project

English Title
2nd Year Project

Course information

Language English
Exam ECTS 25 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Quarter
Course period Spring, Fourth Quarter
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study board
Study Board for BA in Information Management
Course coordinator
  • Flemming Meier - ITM
  • Ioanna Constantiou - ITM
Main Category of the Course
  • Management of Information and Knowledge Management
  • Organization
Last updated on 04-09-2012
Learning objectives
At the 8th quarter exam (2nd year project), students should be able to:
  • Work in an interdisciplinary manner
  • Formulate, delimit and analyze a problem
  • Demonstrate general understanding of the theories and methods relevant to the project
  • Evaluate the validity of data and conclusions
  • Structure the layout and present the material in a clearly formulated and accessible form in terms of both language and content.
Prerequisite
The student must have passed the 2 obligatory assignments in the Interdisciplinary Research Methods course (7th quarter) to be allowed to take this exam.
Examination
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
2nd Year Project:
Type of test Oral with Written Assignment
Marking scale 7-step scale
Second examiner External examiner
Exam period May/June
Aids Without preparation
Duration 30 Minutes

The oral exam is based on the 2nd Year Project, written in groups (overall assessment of project and oral defence).

The exam of the 2nd year Project weighs 25 ECTS and it consists of two examinations that are graded separately:

1) An oral, individual examination based on the 2nd Year Project as such (20 ECTS) and
2) An Executive Summary (5 ECTS, see below)

In the individual oral examination the examiner is not restricted to the literature and theories selected by the student, but can engage all required course readings from all six course modules from 2nd year.

  • The retake takes place according to the same rules as the regular examination. However, the following supplementary rules apply:
  • For projects, where some of the group members receive a grade 00 or below at the oral defence, these students must submit, before the retake, individual supplementary written material on aspects of the project specified by the examiners. For guidance in this respect, the examiners will within eight working days of the oral examination give a written critique of the respective student performance and specify the supplementary material needed.
  • For projects where all members are awarded a grade of 00 or below at the oral defence, the overall project is deemed unacceptable. Before the retake the project must be revised and improved. For guidance in this respect, the examiners will give a brief written critique of the project within eight working days of the oral examination.
Executive Summary (of 2nd Year Project):
Type of test Home Assignment
Marking scale 7-step scale
Second examiner Second internal examiner
Exam period May/June
Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below
Duration Please, see the detailed regulations below

The Executive Summary weighs 5 ECTS
It is a summary of the project written in a concise, precise manner to a specific target group. The Executive Summary is a 1 page independent document assessed by two internal examiners.

Learning objectives of the Executive Summary:
The ability to formulate and present a complex issue in a concise, precise manner to a specific target group.
An adequate level of written English that does not constitute a barrier to communication and does not contain significant lexical or grammatical errors

Course content

The overall theme of the 2nd year project is: Information and knowledge in Organizations.

The following requirements apply:
The relevant content is defined through the six 7.5 ECTS course modules in the 2nd year:

  • Computer-mediated communication and collaboration
  • Information in Context
  • Project Management
  • Organization, Innovation and System Design
  • Corporate communication
  • Information Management and Organizational Change

• Each group selects three out of these six 7.5 ECTS course modules for their project in order to further the investigation of their specific research problem.
• Students are encouraged to select the three course modules that they find most relevant and interesting, given their task and research problem.

Teaching methods
See teaching methods of the course "Interndisciplinary Research Methods"
Before project work begins, the Study Board annually prepares a manual that states the thematic framework, submission deadline and other conditions concerning project work process and organization.
Last updated on 04-09-2012