2019/2020
KAN-CMIBO1032U Business Project
| English Title |
| Business Project |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
15 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Christoph Grimpe - Department of Strategy and Innovation
(SI)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalisation and international business
- Economics
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
02-04-2020
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| Learning objectives |
In the integrated project and in its associated
oral exam the student should demonstrate:
- An ability to apply theories, analytical perspectives and
managerial tools from both the first and the second semester
courses in analyzing a business development problem in a
company
- An ability to view a business development problem from
different theoretical, analytical and managerial perspectives
covered by the first and second semester courses
- An ability to understand fundamental presumptions, validity and
possible synergies between these theories, perspectives and
tools
- An ability to identify and analyze a relevant business
development problem, apply relevant methods in an empirical study
and write a consistent project report
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| Examination |
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Business
Project:
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| Exam
ECTS |
15 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam
Please note the rules in the Programme Regulations about
identification of individual contributions. |
| Number of people in the group |
4-5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 60 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
* if a student is absent from the
oral exam due to documented illness but has handed in the written
group product she/he does not have to submit a new product for the
re-take. However the group product must be uploaded once again on
Digital Exam.
* if a whole group fails the oral exam they must hand in a revised
product for the re-take.
* if one student in the group fails the oral exam the course
coordinator chooses whether the student will have the oral exam on
the basis of the same product or if he/she has to hand in a revised
product for the re- take.
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Description of the exam
procedure
The groups will be allocated a supervisor and will receive
supervision. The number of supervision hours will be announced at
the beginning of the course. Students must only bring the written
project to the oral exam in a version identical to the one handed
in as well as notes for a short initial presentation.
The oral exam is structured as follows: Each student may choose
to open the exam by a short (max. 3 minutes) presentation of what
she or he considers a particularly important and interesting theme
in the project report. Alternatively, the examination will start
with questions from the examiner. After the initial presentation,
the student and the examiner will engage in a dialogue based on
questions related to the project report. The examination will take
its point of departure in the theme presented by the student or the
central theme of the project report. Thereafter, the examination
may address all parts of the project report. The examination may
also involve questions of how other relevant theories and
frameworks discussed in the courses than those applied in the
project could have been applied to the
case.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The purpose of this second semester project is to train students
to analyze a business development problem in a company by applying
relevant theories, analytical perspectives and tools covered in
both the first and second semester courses. The project includes an
empirical case study of an innovative company.
The project work is carried out in groups. Each group writes a
report analyzing a particular business development problem in a
case company. The groups’ task is to demonstrate that they are able
to analyze a business development problem by applying theories,
frameworks and tools covered in both the first and second semester
courses.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| The course includes lectures on research methods.
Moreover, a practice session will be offered for which students are
divided in smaller groups. The practice session will clarify the
practicalities of writing a business project, practice the
formulation of research questions, the choice of theoretical
frameworks, and the case analysis. The smaller group size allows
for more interaction, feedback and group work during class. After
these introductory classes, the groups will receive supervision by
faculty members. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
Students will receive feedback on their work
during the supervision period.
An additional practice session will be offered, divided in four
groups. The practice session will clarify the practicalities of
writing a business project, practice the formulation of research
questions, the choice of theoretical frameworks, and the case
analysis. The smaller group size allows for more interaction,
feedback and group work during class. |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
12 hours |
| Preparation |
300 hours |
| Exam |
100 hours |
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Last updated on
02-04-2020
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