This course is project-based. Together with a selected Partner, students will identify topics and trends of strategic importance to this partner and present them to its management.
The topic this semester is: "Making a difference for children's rights worldwide - Strategy Development for the Privatstiftung Hilfe mit Plan Österreich (https://www.plan-international.at/stiftung/ueber-uns/privatstiftung-hilfe-mit-plan-oesterreich/)"
This part of the project includes work on recommendations and implementation suggestions for the partner.
(For the first part of the class, see course 5600)
After completing this course students will be able to:
- conduct systematic literature reviews
- critically read and make sense of research articles
- structure complex business problems
- design and implement research projects
Apart from that, completing this course will contribute to students' abilities to:
- organize and manage a large-scale project in the field of strategic management and management control
- structure complex and ill-defined problems
- apply theoretical knowledge from different fields to find creative hands-on solutions to real-life business problems.
In order to successfully pass this course, your absence is limited to 20% of all appointments. This applies to all appointments not matter the type (i.e. online or in-person).
The First session (08.03.2022), as well, as the Kick-off days (14-15.03.2022) of the course 5600 are compulsory! More information will follow in due course.
The course grading system is based on:
• Individual Performance (20 %)
• Group Performance (25 %)
• Final Report & Final Presentation (35 %)
• Peer review II (20 %)
Grading scheme
- Excellent ≥87,5%
- Good ≥75,0%
- Satisfactory ≥62,5%
- Sufficient ≥50,0%
- Fail <50,0%
required: Course 1 (Introduction)
recommended: Course 2, AMC III
required: attendance of Course III (LV 5600 – Theory Business Project)
The First session (08.03.2022), as well, as the Kick-off days (14-15.03.2022) of the course 5600 are compulsory! More information will follow in due course.
