Syllabus

Title

4677 Course III - Business Analysis Project

Instructors

Ass.Prof. Dr. Otto Janschek, Lea Zwickl, MSc(WU),MA

Contact details

otto.janschek@wu.ac.at, lea.zwickl@wu.ac.at

Type

Weekly hours

Language of instruction

Englisch

Registration

02/11/19 to 02/17/19
Registration via LPIS

Notes to the course

Subject(s) Bachelor Programs

Specialization in Business Administration Course III - Management and Controlling

Dates

Day	Date	Time	Room
Tuesday	02/26/19	01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	D5.1.004
Tuesday	03/05/19	01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	D5.1.004
Monday	03/11/19	08:00 AM - 05:00 PM	Extern
Tuesday	03/12/19	08:00 AM - 02:00 PM	Extern
Tuesday	03/19/19	01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	D5.1.004
Tuesday	03/26/19	01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	D5.1.004
Tuesday	04/02/19	01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	D5.1.004
Tuesday	04/09/19	01:00 PM - 05:00 PM	D5.1.003

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Contact details
Contents
Learning outcomes
Attendance requirements
Teaching/learning method(s)
Assessment
Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists
Availability of lecturer(s)
Other
Unit details

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Contents

This class is project-based. Together with a selected partner firm, students will identify topics and trends of stategic importance to this firm and present them to its management.

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Learning outcomes

After completing this class students will be able to:

conduct systematic literature reviews
critically read and make sense of research and popular scientific articles
structure complex business problems
design research projects
implement research projects

Apart from that, completing this course will contribute to students' abilities to:

be an effective, hard- and soft-skilled team member
work effectively in a team-based structure
give presentations on complex topics

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Attendance requirements

Attendance: In order to successfully pass this course, your absence is limited to 20% of our appointments.

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Teaching/learning method(s)

Coachings
Group discussions
Group assignments
Individual assigments

The course uses a problem based learning approach. This implies that students will need to develop solutions to complex questions on an individual and/or group level. To support this process, a mix of instruments will be used: Input lectures will provide basic concepts for the next steps, coaching sessions will provide early feedback and presentations and reports will demonstrate the ability of students to successfully structure problems and provide meaningful answers. Practitioner input will give students guidance and feedback on their progress.

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Assessment

The course grading system is based on:

kick-off presentations, incl. peer review 20%
mid-term and final presentations, incl. components of grading carried out by partnering company 60%
Participation 20%

Grading scheme

Sehr gut ≥87,5%

Gut ≥75,0%

Befriedigend ≥62,5%

Genügend ≥50,0%

Nicht genügend <50,0%

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Prerequisites for participation and waiting lists

required: Grundkurs SBWL

recommended: Financial Management, AMC III

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Availability of lecturer(s)