Course: Practical Assignment 2 credits: 4
- Course code
- BKVH03AP2A
- Name
- Practical Assignment 2
- Study year
- 2020-2021
- ECTS credits
- 4
- Language
- Dutch, with parts in English
- Coordinator
- S.G. Tjemkes
- Modes of delivery
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- Education
- Assessments
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- Practical Assignment - Assignment
Learning outcomes
Students:
- are able to identify and analyse relatively complex problems within an organisation based on the connection between various core areas, and are able to formulate and provide recommendations for improvements from an innovative perspective;
- are able to apply their knowledge of core areas within the programme as well as their acquired skills in the situational and integrated context of a real-life case at an actual organisation;
- have learnt to plan and execute a relatively complex project within the specified parameters, under supervision and with other team members;
- have learnt to write a substantial report on the activities performed and the results achieved, and give an oral presentation on the content of the report to one or more representatives from the organisation using relevant IT resources, in collaboration with other team members;
- are able to evaluate the methods used by the team during the assignment as well as the execution of the activities and the results achieved, and are able to identify areas for improvement.
- have gained insight into their own role and performance within a project team as well as potential areas for improvement in the context of collaborating, connecting and communicating;
- are able to communicate a business recommendation in a structured manner during a consultation, substantiate the adopted perspective or recommendation with concrete business-related arguments and overcome resistance from the discussion partner according to the techniques learnt;
- are able to reflect on consultations carried out as well as those held by an internal or external consultant, and apply the new insights to their own actions by formulating and substantiating at least three specific areas for development.
Content
Within the Integrative Project 2 subject, students work in teams to conduct a study in order to solve a relatively complex problem at a specific organisation. Representatives from the organisation present a specific problem or question to the teams, who must then come up with a solution or answer.
While carrying out the project, students complete the following tasks under supervision and during scheduled interactions with the organisation:
While carrying out the project, students complete the following tasks under supervision and during scheduled interactions with the organisation:
- determine how the project will be performed;
- make choices on the information that they need from the organisation in order to complete the project successfully;
- prepare and conduct multiple Q&A sessions with representatives from the organisation;
- perform several different analyses in various core subject areas;
- formulate conclusions and recommendations for the organisation.
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- School of Business Management