Study Guide

Teaching methods

Business Projects 2 (5 cr.)

Learning Outcomes:
The key learning objective will be to gain a real life experience in planning and executing a real business related project. students will have to be active project group members in all aspects of project work, from planning and organizing assigned project work to achieve the goals - working proactively and contributing to the project success by having his or her own responsibility area and independent tasks during the execution phase - communicating within the project organisation and group as well as to the external client - contributing to the end reporting of the project in a professional manner.

Content:
Project phases, life cycle, roles, resources and risks. Project documentation, communication with stakeholders, customers and internally within the team. Cooperative development of knowledge and skills. Basic target is to learn how to develop real business solutions for real companies.


Requirements:
Methods: guided and focused instructions, specialized literature depending on project case, team work. Preselected business cases, choice of a case based on the group's interest. Initial analysis of the situation, setting objectives for the project, planning the implementation. Execution, reporting and presentation of results. main working method is real business work in teams.

Grading Scale: 0 - 5, (60% client, 40% teacher)

Course material: Lecture material provided by tutoring teachers. Information from Client.

Prerequisites: 1st and 2nd year studies -specifically Business Project -part 1, Project Planning and Reporting, Business Research, Business Communication, and Marketing.

Student workload

Contact hours 40 hours, includes project orientation, guidance, company meetings, team formation, and presentations.
Independent and team work 90 hours, includes team meetings, research, reporting.

Practical training and working life cooperation

e.g. practical work for a company or pro, practical training.

Qualifications

2nd-year studies, specifically Business Project 1, Business Environment and Professional Reporting

Materials

Course material: Lecture material provided by tutoring teachers. Information from Company.

Learning material will depend on the nature of the research case at hand.