Course - Sustainable Business Development Project - AM530210
Sustainable Business Development Project
Choose study yearNew from the academic year 2025/2026
About
About the course
Course content
In this course, students will apply the knowledge and skills developed in the master program on a real-life sustainable business development project. The project can either be an entrepreneurship project where students work as a startup company or an intrapreneurship project related to sustainable business development in collaboration with an existing organization.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you will:
- Be able to apply theories, frameworks and tools from previous semesters to analyze a business development challenge.
- Have an in-depth understanding of the application of project management in a business development project.
- Be able to apply design thinking as an innovation methodology in the context of sustainable business development.
- Be able to reflect on your role in a team and describe the prerequisites for good teamwork in projects.
- Be able to communicate and apply the skills you have developed when collaborating with and presenting to professionals in real-world settings.
Learning methods and activities
Seminars, project work, presentations and supervision.
The project work is carried out in groups.
Compulsory assignments
- Mandatory assignment
Further on evaluation
Portfolio assessment counts for 100% of the grade in the course. Information about the elements of the portfolio will be given at the start of the semester.
There will be up to five mandatory assignments and one mandatory oral presentation during the semester.
There will be no resit exam in this course. All elements of the portfolio must be retaken on the next ordinary exam.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
International Business and Marketing (860MIB)
Management of Innovation and Sustainable Business Development (MSMI)
Recommended previous knowledge
As for the study programme.
Course materials
A list of course material will be available at the beginning of the course.
Subject areas
- Economics and Administration