Bachelor's project HI: Business Administration and Technology

Academic year: 2010-2011 Course code module FTEBAPR330 Semester: 1st and 2nd semester Credits: 6 Study load (hours) 168 Theory (hours): 10,00 Practice/Exercises(hours): 50,00 Other (hours): Part-time program: Instructor(s) Johan Springael Hans Verboven Language of instruction: Dutch Semester exam information: exam in the 2nd semester Contract restriction information: exam contract not possible 1. Prerequisites *Algemene competenties Elementary computer skills General economics and business administration courses *Sequentiality None Bachelor's project can only be taken in the year of graduation or the year before if only 18 ECTS remain. 2. Objectives (expected learning outcomes) The bachelor project serves to make the students acquainted with scientific research within the context of business administration and economics around a topic in environmental, production or technologymanagement. The emphasis lies on skills to search the relevant literature on a subject and to treat in a critical manner and on the constitution of an appropriate bibliography using appropriate referencing techniques. In addition the students have to be able to write a scientific report w.r.t. an explorative study they have to perform around a chosen topic. 3. Course content The seminar consists in presenting the different possibilities to gather scientific information w.r.t. a business adiministration or economic topic, to evaluate the objectivity and relevance of the sources. In addition it alse focusses on the use of international standards for referencing. All this is done in groups so that also the social skills are trained. Members of the department Environment, Technology and Technologymanagement will guide the students  as a tutor w.r.t. their chosen topic. Students will be presented the opportunity to improve their PC-skills and to apply already seen quantative techniques. 4. Teaching method Direct contact: Seminars (possible question and answer sessions) Personal work: Project-based work - in group 5. Assessment method Written assignment: With oral presentation 6. Compulsory reading – study material Syllabus "Wetenschappelijk Economisch Werk, Universitas, Antwerpen" 7. Recommended reading - study material American Psychological Association (2002), Publication Manual of the APA, fifth edition, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 439 p. 8. Tutoring To each chosen topic their is a corresponding tutor, to which students can ask their questions w.r.t. content laatste aanpassing: last update: 06/01/2010 13:27 liesbeth.opdenacker