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GM CRP3 Management Project ( efterår 2011 - 10 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

  • Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
  • Niveau: Bachelor
  • Semester/kvarter: 3 rd semester
  • Timer per uge: The student must count on working at home for approx. 37 hours per week.
  • Deltagerbegrænsning: 2 students per project
  • Undervisningssted: Herning
  • Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
  • Udbud ID: 26097

Formål

The purpose of this company related project is to provide the student with:

  • Practical knowledge of how to apply part of the management disciplines, through the application of known theoretical and social competences and methods, from 3 rd and earlier semesters incl. knowledge of problem oriented teamwork in real company related project
  • Furthermore to train the student in using new and previously taught working methods to describe parts of problems through analysing the problem. Subsequent the project aim is drawn up. The project management must be completed and documented in MS Project
  • To further strengthen the student's capabilities in project oriented teamwork in a company compared to previously project TVP1 and TVP2.
  • Practical knowledge about planning and solving a defined problem within a given time period in a close and binding collaboration with the advisor, in order for the project to contain a documented and usable solution
  • To ensure that the student acquire routines with project within their field of profession.

Indhold

The student must gain practical experience by working on a project in a company, mentor company or own company - hereafter called company.

 

The student must through problem-oriented project work in the company come up with a recommendation for a solution to the problem.

 

The student must in a successful matter acquire knowledge of management and social skills in preparation for developing skills and competences to create results through development of the company's competences.

 

The rotation point for CRP3 is general management, quality and environmental management and other issues in the MAN1 subject. The student must focus on a selected area within the above mentioned field of interest.

 

The student is to hand in a project with a clear problem statement, which through diverse analyses is answered in the following processes.

Personal development

CRP3 is coordinated with the other 3 rd Semester courses, so the initiation issue from the corporation company can be carried out through interviews with key employers, collecting data, structures analysis and subsequent identifying the main problem in close corporation with the advisor.

Faglige forudsætninger

It is required that the 1 st and 2 nd semester has been passed and that the management course MAN1 is followed concurrently with this course.

Underviser

Helle Block Jessen (responsible)

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

This course will be a combination of:

Project-/problem-oriented teaching
Self-study and
Presentations

Litteratur

Rascufeld & Wilson Managing Organization,

McGraw Hill

 

John S. Oakland "Total Quality Management"

Ken Whitelaw "ISO 14001 - Environmental systems Handbook"

 

John Duddington "Employment laws"

Scientific based articles and notes (library, BlackBoard or handouts).

Required/recommended reading

See "Teaching material"

Learning methods in % of ECTS load

Project-/problem-oriented teaching 70 %

Self-study 20 %

Presentation 10 %

IT skills

Programme Level

MS Project Construct/combine - is able to structure and use, based on prerequisites and requested goals (5)

MS Word, Analyze - is able to structure and use the concept (4)

MS Excel Analyze - is able to structure and use the concept (4)

Requirements for passing an examination

The mark must be at least 02 according to the 7-step scale.

 

The mark must be at least 02 or above. If a student or one or more of the group gets a mark below 02, this/these group members must prepare a new project.

Practical information:

Report layout, length, binder etc.

 

White binder incl. title and information about the student on the front page of the project report.

 

To be submitted pr. student: 4 sets of reports including:

 

- Synopsis

- Main report incl. enclosures and appendix

- Management report

 

The report must not exceed 50 (incl. figures) pages excl. enclosures and appendixes for one person. With two or more persons the page number is set in corporation with the advisor.

 

Definition of standard page:

- Margins: Top and bottom: 2.5

- Left and right: 2.5

- Font size: 12 pitch

- Spacing: 1½

Criteria for achieving objectives

Focus at the exam will be on the solution and implementation of the project results.

Evaluation of the submitted project reports will be according to the following guidelines:

Project report

Important elements of the evaluation are the extent to which the student or team has involved relevant aspects inclusive of economic thoughts and considerations in relation to the assignment given and to what extent the student succeeded in communicating solutions and plans for action in a professional way. It is required that at least one or two scientific articles are used in project.

 

Management report

The management report is evaluated on the basis of the degree to which the student or group succeeded in involving relevant aspects from the project report in order for the responsible persons of the project company to make the right decisions. The foundation must be so extensive that it is possible to establish the necessary ground for decision.

 

 

Process report

Important aspects of the process report are the student's or team's reflection on the cooperation with the company including refection on communication with the company and with the advisor - and which learning aspects this cooperation's has had. Furthermore the student will be evaluated on his/hers ability to reflect on the project management incl. project aim, planning and follow up.

· The student must be able to give an account of the acquired knowledge within the project by cumulatively to

· demonstrate adequate knowledge of literary approaches to the subject

· demonstrate wider and more detailed knowledge of literary approaches to the subject

· demonstrate systematised and comparative knowledge of literary approaches to the subject

· discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each individual approach and its arguments on a literary, systematic basis

· discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each individual approach and its arguments on a not necessarily literary, systematic basis.

 

· In addition, the student must be able to use acquired knowledge from the MAN1 course and own acquired knowledge within the projects subject area by cumulatively to

· demonstrate adequate knowledge of single literary approaches to issues related to the project and to the use of adequate methology for solving the problem based project

· demonstrate wider and more detailed knowledge of literary approaches to issues related to the project and to the use adequate methodology for solving the problem based project

· demonstrate systematised and comparative knowledge of literary approaches to issues related to the project and to the use af adequate methodology for solving the problem based project

· discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different literary approaches for solving issues related to the project and their solution contribution in a literary way (to be able to understand, explain, analyse, use) and to the use of adequate methodology for solving the problem based project

· think out, discuss and argue independently for different approaches to issues related to the project (to be able to reflect, put into perspective) and to the use of adequate methodology for solving the problem based project.

 

· Finally, the student must be able to perspective the acquired theoretical and/or practical knowledge in the project.

· give an account of gained knowledge, use of knowledge and the knowledge's impact on the results in an easily understandable way. (projects validity and reliability)

· give an account of knowledge, use of knowledge and the knowledge's impact on the results in a well-structured way and with good efficiency (project validity and reliability)

· give an account of knowledge, use of knowledge and the gained knowledge's impact on the results in a clear and explicit way. (project validity and reliability)

Bedømmelse

Project report incl. individual oral defence and examination.

The course CRP3 is evaluated through an oral examination based on the prepared group report. At the written part of the examination, each student is especially evaluated on his/her contribution to the prepared report if the report is prepared by a group.

The examination takes place on the basis of the main report including management report, process report, appendices and enclosures.

External examiner.

 

The re-examination:

The student must prepare a new project which is evaluated by the teacher and an external examiner. No oral examination.