Knowledge and skills in the application of theories and methods contained in the compulsory subjects in the study programme.

The bachelor project completes the education. The purpose of the project is that the student gains competences to contribute to the management of complex and development oriented problems within the field of business economics and business administration. The student should be able to do so independently and professionally and in an ethically responsible way. The aim is that the student gains competences in identifying own learning needs and in structuring own learning to solve a specific problem. The bachelor project is carried out in a group to support the student’s competences in taking part in cooperation in a professional way. In addition, the student should acquire skills in using the knowledge and the skills gained during the study for assessment and solving of complex problems within business economics and business administration. Finally, the student should gain skills in communicating problems and solutions to colleagues and other stakeholders.

The students prepare in groups of 2-3 persons, or individually, a bachelor project under guidance an academic analysis and reporting of a self-chosen problem. The topic can have a theoretical starting point or the work evolve from a collaboration with a firm or another type of organization.

The supervisor is allocated via a digital form. To enable supervisor allocation, the form including group composition and prioritized choice of topic or idea for self-defined topic with a preliminary problem must be submitted by the deadline stipulated on the study webpage for the bachelor project. Each group submits one form. Link to digital supervisor agreement may be found on study web page under “Bachelor project”.

The chosen problem defines the academic content. With the topic as a starting point, the students decide   the specific problem, the academic frame and choice of method in collaboration with the allocated supervisor. A working title and preliminary description of the problem and research questions must be approved by a given deadline (see under examination conditions).

Procedure for allocation of supervisor and group formation as well as time for information meeting is announced on the study web page under “Bachelor project”.

The student has fulfilled the learning goals of the course when he or she can:

More specifically this means that the student should be able to:

Depends on the choice of topic. The students should include academic literature beyond the syllabus and other textbooks.

Spring and autumn. An information session about the project will always be held for the spring classes and dependent on the number of students for the autumn classes.

The bachelor project must be done in a group of 2-3 students. As the purpose of the course is that the student gets an opportunity to demonstrate the skills that are described in the goals the description, the student works independently with a topic of own choice within business economics or business administration. During the project work, each group receives supervision corresponding to 14 working hours including the supervisor’s preparation for meetings as well as correspondence via email and in other forms. Supervision may take place as supervision of each group individually. It may also take on other forms such as joint information- or supervision meetings for several groups. Plan for joint supervision will appear on the study web page for the bachelor project or as information from the supervisor.

The students are expected to participate in joint supervision and the topics that are covered in this way can thus only be covered by group wise supervision after specific agreement with a supervisor.

The list below shows the expected workload for an average student. For a group, the project work should reflect the number of group members. The problem for the project and the analyses undertaken must reflect the workload.

Independent project work 500

Supervision (preparation and participation) 20

Exam (preparation and participation) 20

Total 540 per student.

Ordinary exam with oral defence in June and January, based on the report being handed in before the deadline. Handing in of the written report is in week 21 in the spring semester and in week 50/51 in the autumn semester. The deadline for handing in the report appears in the schedule for exams.

Re-examination (2nd attempt) with the report being handed in and oral defence in August and February. The deadline for handing in the report appears in the schedule for exams.

Re-examination (3rd attempt) with the report being handed in in September and March and the oral defence in October and April. The deadline for handing in the report appears in the schedule for exams.

Before commencing the bachelor project, the student must have passed at least 120 ECTS courses. (students at the special credits programme for AP Graduates must have passed 90 ECTS based on credit transfer and an additional 30 ECTS courses on the credit transfer programme at SDU). The Academic Study Programme can allow deviations to this rule given special circumstances.

The above requirement does not apply to students on the bachelor programme in business and law.

B:

It is a requirement for participation in the ordinary exam as well as possible re-exam(s) that a digital supervisor agreement with a working title and a preliminary problem that is approved is handed in 15 February (hand-in May)/15 September (hand-in December). The report can only be handed in for the ordinary exam if the working title and problem is approved by the deadline. If this is not the case, the student cannot participate in exam or re-exam(s) and one examination attempt has been used.

Deviations from the deadline for approval may be granted by the person locally responsible for the bachelor project.

Fulfillment of the exam requirement is only possible prior to the ordinary exam. Participation in the re-examination thus requires that the exam requirement is met prior to the ordinary exam.

Link for electronic contract for approval of topic/working title can be found under “Bachelor Project” on the page for the study programme.

Written report with oral defence

The project must be done in groups of 2-3 students. The Academic Study Board may, based on reasonable cause, allow students to work in larger groups. The Academic Study Board may also allow a student to prepare the project individually if special circumstances make group work impossible.

The number of pages allowed in the submitted report is maximum 45 and 60 standard pages for groups of 2 and 3 students, respectively. One standard page comprises 2400 key strokes including spaces. The number of pages allowed is in addition to front page, table of contents, abstract, list of references and appendices. The report must be written in the language that the programme is offered in. If the programme is offered in Danish, the report may be written in English in agreement with the supervisor. The report is to include an abstract in English or another language in agreement with the supervisor. The abstract will be included in the assessment of the report. The length is max. 2 pages.

The title in Danish (if the report is written in Danish) and in English (always - regardless of the language the report is written in) must be written on the front page and in a digital form which must be filled in when the report is submitted. There is a link to the form on the web page for the bachelor project.

The report must meet the “Formalities For written assignments applying to programmes in economics and business administration” The report is to be submitted in via SDUassignment on Black Board.

Students take the oral exam as a group with individual grading of each student. The examiner ensures that the oral examination is conducted in such a way that individual assessment of the performance of each student can take place. The academic study board may grant permission to individual oral examination if a student applies for this and gives a reason for the application.

The oral examination lasts approx. 45 minutes for 2 students and 60 minutes for 3 students including grading. The examination takes its starting point in the report and a presentation hereof. The examination also includes supplementary questions on theoretical, methodological and, if relevant, practical topics associated with the submitted report.

The grading is based on an overall assessment of the report and the performance at the oral exam. Grades are awarded on the basis of how well the individual student has achieved the objectives of the subject as described in "Goals Description".

In case of reexam/reexams in the same examination period for all group members as a result of a nonpassed report handed in for the ordinary exam, the oral exam connected to the re-examination takes place on the basis of a revised report with the same topic (and the same company, for assignments involving contact with a company).  In this case, a short supervision is granted in the form of an explanation of the grade given at the ordinary exam. If the reexam only involves some group members, a new problem with the same topic must be agreed with the supervisor based on the individual student’s contribution to the report that was originally handed in.  

Regardless whether the report is handed in the first time for the ordinary exam or for the reexam, supervision takes place only in the time before the date stipulated for handing in for the ordinary exam.

Re-exam in a later examination period is in a new project within a new topic following the procedure for the first attempt.

Teaching and examination number for the course on the individual campuses

Campus Sønderborg: 83131501 (teaching) and 83131502 (Examination) and 83131512 (Contract)

Campus Odense: 83131301 (teaching) and 83131302  (Examination) samt  83131312  (Contract)