2023/2024 KAN-CCDEV1135U Field Study: Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development in Uganda
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Field Study: Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development in Uganda |
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Language | English |
Course ECTS | 15 ECTS |
Type | Elective |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Start time of the course | Spring |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
Min. participants | 24 |
Max. participants | 24 |
Study board |
Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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Last updated on 25-08-2023 |
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Learning objectives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At the end of the course the students should be
able to:
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Course prerequisites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fluency in English. Relevant theoretical
knowledge of business in developing and emerging markets, including
participation in course on developing and emerging economies as
well as field research methods.
THE COURSE IS FOR BLC STUDENTS ONLY! SEE HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE UNDER COURSE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE. |
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Prerequisites for registering for the exam (activities during the teaching period) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of compulsory
activities which must be approved (see section 13 of the Programme
Regulations): 1
Oral presentations
etc.
Participation in the entire field trip - including submission of report and oral presentation of findings - in Uganda. |
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Course content, structure and pedagogical approach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
To enrol in the course, use the form to be found at my.cbs.dk under Choice of Electives - at the bottom of the linked page) and draft a motivated application (max. two pages!). Send this to the e-mail: (uganda-blc@cbs.dk ) no later than 31st of October 2023 at 23.59. Also remember to sign up for the course through the online registration in the 1st registration round. You may find the registration deadlines on my.cbs.dk under Registration for electives.
This course provides students the opportunity of applying theoretical knowledge and research methods to a practical, empirical situation. The course focuses on key issues relating to sustainable development, growth, employment and poverty reduction, namely entrepreneurship and private sector development in a developing country context. The course elaborates on research methods with an emphasis on doing field work in developing countries. The purpose of the course is to sensitize students to the challenges of doing field work and data collection in a developing country setting, including expanding their intercultural communicative skills by doing group work with students from the local partner university in Uganda. The course includes six modules: 1) Introduction to the Ugandan context including its historical, political, economic and socio-cultural features, 2) Key theories concerning Entrepreneurship and Private Sector Development, and their role in Sustainable Development. 3) Relevant research methodologies and methods for field work. 4) Introduction to and assessment of approaches to intercultural team/group work, 5) Field research in a developing country context (2 ½ weeks in Uganda), engaging with businesses and other institutions, 6) Assessment of experiences.
Further comments:
Field trip/Covid-19 The field trip takes place from end of week 10-week 13 (10th - 28 March). The CBS students will work with MUBS students in groups of 4 (2 CBS + 2 MUBS students) – undertaking self-selected projects using relevant methods for data collection. The students will receive substantial feedback and supervision provided by the CBS and MUBS staff. The students hand in a 10-pages report Tuesday 26th March 2024 and make an oral presentation Thursday 28th March to which they will receive feedback to from staff and student peers. The report will be assessed ‘passed or failed’. If the 3-weeks trip to Uganda is cancelled due to Covid-19, this part of the course will instead run as a 3-weeks intense online component during weeks 11-13. |
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Description of the teaching methods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preparational lectures prior to the field trip,
including student presentations and group work, along with
supportive lectures, company presentations, group work, report
writing and student presentations during the field trip, and
follow-up lectures and supervision of groups after the fieldwork.
Integration: The course is intended to provide the students an option of applying and extending their theoretical and practical knowledge of research methodologies and methods, e.g. acquired through participation in relevant courses on methodology (in particular methodology relating to emerging market and developing country contexts). Furthermore, the course provides an opportunity to apply relevant theories from courses on e.g. business strategies, entrepreneurship and development cooperation dealing with developing and emerging country issues to a practical setting. The students will also have the opportunity to develop and extend their competencies in interculturcal teamwork during the field trip as they will work together with local students (from Makerere University Business School, Kampala, Uganda). Moreover, the course seeks to strengthen the qualifications of the students prior to the writing of their master thesis and provide students, who intend to do field research as part of this, new or extended knowledge of tools |
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Feedback during the teaching period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The students will receive feedback on their work during the various phases of the course. Prior to the field trip, feedback will be given on the topics for the field work. While in Uganda, the student groups (2 CBS and 2 MUBS students) will receive feedback from their CBS and MUBS supervisors. After the field work, the students (in groups of two) will receive some feedback on their work with the mini projects prior to handing in. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lectures & Student group work, 3 hours per session, 4 weeks (probably weeks 5, 6, 8 and 9) prior to the field study. Field study from 10/3 – 28/3. Follow-up lecture 3 hours (probably week 15 or 16), followed by supervision of CBS groups (of two students each). |
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