2020/2021
KAN-CSOLO1033U Business Project
| English Title |
| Business Project |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 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 |
- Eva Boxenbaum - Department of Organization
(IOA)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
26-06-2020
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| Learning objectives |
- Define a complex organizational problem and explain how it can
be examined through a coherent research design
- justify the choice of empirical setting, data sources and
methods for data collection and analysis, acknowledging their
benefits and limitations
- connect the problem definition and the empirical findings with
relevant theoretical approaches from previous SOL coursework
- explain the main findings of the study and critically reflect
on how the study and the project report could be improved
- articulate strategic recommendations based on the findings and
provide support for their feasibility
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| Examination |
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Business
Project:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
4-5 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 50 pages |
| Assignment type |
Project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If a student does not pass the
regular exam, the examiner of the ordinary exam decides whether a
new, revised or the same project must be handed in by the
submission date for the re-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-exam.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The course aims to serve as an integrator of knowledge and
insights from all SOL mandatory courses and their application to
concrete situations from practice. It is focused on the development
of a business project, for which students – independently and with
the support of a supervisor - are expected to collect and analyze
data, as well as to discuss implications, recommendations, and
limitations. An additional, equally important agenda, is to provide
students with experience in conducting research that could
subsequently support their Master thesis
efforts.
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| Description of the teaching methods |
The course counts with a limited number of
sessions aimed at supporting students in developing knowledge and
practical skills that are needed for designing, conducting and
delivering a Master level research-based project on topics and
situations related to strategy, organization, and leadership. To
assist students in reaching critical milestones in the project’s
development, the groups they form count with a project supervisor.
The students' groups are expected to work autonomously on the
following aspects of the project: (1) research design and question;
(2) methods for data collection; (3) methods for data analysis, and
(4) reporting findings.
There will be an online quiz and related online learning
opportunities to help students identify strengths/weaknesses in
their business projects related to the learning objectives for the
course. |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback will be given at the supervision
sessions. Clarifications on the project expectations will be
provided during office hours. |
| Student workload |
| Teaching |
9 hours |
| Preparation/reading/supervision/group work |
123 hours |
| Exam |
74 hours |
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Last updated on
26-06-2020
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