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Master Project: In Company Project (CK85311)

General information

Type:

 TFP

Curs:

 1

Period:

 S semester

ECTS Credits:

 7 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group Teacher Department Language
Ed: 1 Ricardo Zamora Enciso Dirección General y Estrategia ENG
Ed: 1 Xavier Auroux Poblador Dirección General y Estrategia ENG

Group Teacher Department Language
Ed: 2 Ricardo Zamora Enciso Dirección General y Estrategia ENG
Ed: 2 Xavier Auroux Poblador Dirección General y Estrategia ENG

Group Teacher Department Language
Ed: 3 Ricardo Zamora Enciso Dirección General y Estrategia ENG
Ed: 3 Xavier Auroux Poblador Dirección General y Estrategia ENG

Prerequisites

None

Previous Knowledge

Courses related to Project Management and Problem Solving.

Workload distribution

Magister classes are focused on introducing the key information and procedures student will apply selectively depending on their project choice. Additionally, a set of related topics will be presented briefly. Thus, only a brief explanation will be covered. It is expected the student will go deeper through the extensive material on the web.
The project will take approximately 450 hours to complete, including the time spent on the project and in writing it up.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

An In-Company Project is a students' work oriented to solve a real problem in an organization. It is developed through a professional practice in a company led by one of its executives and with the academic supervision and direction of a tutor assigned by ESADE. The In Company Project course will provide the student with the criteria, tools and techniques to do it properly.

Course Learning Objectives

- Intellectual Skills: Project management is extremely challenging because it requires the application of a wide range of intellectual skills. Throughout the internship, participants have to analyse and assess complex problems, make decisions and come up with action plans and realistic projects. All of the foregoing requirements mean that students not only have to read and study what others have done in the past but also develop their own thought processes to find creative, innovative ways of making their project a success.

- Technical Skills: Throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to analyse and practice tools and techniques for helping them reach the project's objectives within the agreed time and budget. Certain activities are common to all projects (such as those covering project definition, planning, time & budget management).

- Soft Skills. Project success is achieved only if interpersonal relationships are taken into account and accorded the right importance and priority. Negotiation, communication and presentation skills, are of crucial importance in managing projects. They particularly come into play in identifying customer needs and to assess and manage stakeholders.

CONTENT

1. Understanding the different Business Domains

Covering the Cynefin Framework, an approach to understand four basic business domains.

2. Applying Tools & Techniques

Review of tools and techniques useful when working with three of the business domains seen in the Cynefin framework.

3. Identifying how to work in interrelated organizations

The Cooplexity Model proposes a cooperation-collaboration model for complexity. Three action levels are rigorously proposed, alongside their implications, their key factors and the catalysts that have allowed them to appear.

4. Improving Soft Skills

Summary of Communication, Presentation and Negotiation skills and its application to the In Company Project

5. Preparing the project

Main structure and contents every project must consider.

Relation between Activities and Contents

1 2 3 4 5
Class participation          
Assignments and readings          
Tutoring          
In Company Project Complete Work          

Methodology

Class discussions, oral presentations, written documents, practical exercises, papers and experiential learning.

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

Description %
In Company Project Complete Work 100

Assessment criteria

The course Master Project: In-Company Project aims to help students with their tasks related to the final project. The whole course is not mandatory. Students must attend to the first and last classes in order to understand what is demanded and get the minimum information about the project and procedures. The three intermediate classes are focused on the three options of an ICP (with internship, without an internship and Research Case). These are optional but students are encouraged to assist depending on their choice. Students will be asked to realise some assignments and readings.
The whole assessment will be based on the final complete work for most of the students. Exceptionally, students from MSc in Finance will have a breakdown of 70%-30% being 70% from the In-Company Project final work, and 30% from the Finance Project, already done during the first term.

Bibliography

Readings and other materials of relevance are to be provided prior to the commencement of each session.

Timetable and sections

Group Teacher Department
Ed: 1 Ricardo Zamora Enciso Dirección General y Estrategia
Ed: 1 Xavier Auroux Poblador Dirección General y Estrategia

Horari Ed: 1

Tuesday 2015/4/14 from 8:45 to 11:45.

From 2015/5/11 to 2015/5/12:
From Monday to Tuesday from 8:45 to 11:45.

From 2015/6/8 to 2015/6/9:
From Monday to Tuesday from 8:45 to 11:45.

Group Teacher Department
Ed: 2 Ricardo Zamora Enciso Dirección General y Estrategia
Ed: 2 Xavier Auroux Poblador Dirección General y Estrategia

Horari Ed: 2

Tuesday 2015/4/14 from 15:30 to 18:30.

From 2015/5/11 to 2015/5/12:
From Monday to Tuesday from 15:30 to 18:30.

From 2015/6/8 to 2015/6/9:
From Monday to Tuesday from 15:30 to 18:30.

Group Teacher Department
Ed: 3 Ricardo Zamora Enciso Dirección General y Estrategia
Ed: 3 Xavier Auroux Poblador Dirección General y Estrategia

Horari Ed: 3