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2025/2026  KAN-CSOAO1008U  Business Project

English Title
Business Project

Course information
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 Organisation, Strategy, Leadership and People
Course coordinator
  • Pedro Monteiro - Department of Organization (IOA)
Main academic disciplines
  • Management
  • Methodology and philosophy of science
  • Organisation
Teaching methods
  • Blended learning
Last updated on 16-06-2025

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Learning objectives
  • Define an organizational problem and explain how it can be examined through a coherent research design.
  • Find academic literature in the domains of strategy, organization, and leadership related to the problem definition.
  • Justify the choice of empirical setting, data sources and methods for data collection and analysis, acknowledging their benefits and limitations.
  • Explain the main findings of the study and discuss their relationship to academic literature.
  • Articulate recommendations for practice based on the findings and elaborate on how they could be implemented in an organizational setting.
Examination
Business Project:
Exam ECTS 7,5
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. 30 pages
Assignment type Project
Release of assignment Subject chosen by students themselves, see guidelines if any
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
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.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

In this course, students learn to conduct empirical research that builds on knowledge and insights from first year SOL courses and that offers recommendations for organizational practice. With guidance from a supervisor, students develop a business project that includes formulation of a research question, independent literature search, collection and analysis of empirical data, and discussion of the implications of the findings for organizational practice. The course provides students with experience in conducting empirical research that can support their Master's thesis efforts in the second year. 
Research-based teaching
CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
  • Classic and basic theory
  • New theory
  • Teacher’s own research
  • Methodology
Research-like activities
  • Development of research questions
  • Data collection
  • Analysis
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
  • Peer review including Peer-to-peer
  • Students conduct independent research-like activities under supervision
Description of the teaching methods
The course consists in a limited number of classes 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 receive guidance from a project supervisor allocated by the course responsible. The students' groups are expected to work autonomously on the following aspects of the project: (1) research design and question; (2) literature search, (3) methods for data collection and analysis; (4) reporting findings; and (5) implications for practice.

Online learning resources will 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 and workshops throughout the course.
Student workload
Teaching 9 hours
Preparation/reading/supervision/group work 123 hours
Exam 74 hours
Last updated on 16-06-2025