Project Work II

The course is a compulsory course in the Digital Leadership Master's Programme.

Registration on TIA335 Organizing, 7.5 credits, TIA340 Governance, 7.5 credits and TIA345 Strategy, 7.5 credits, or equivalent.

The course is an advanced project course, where the students carry out a smaller study in cooperation with industry representatives and researchers in one of the areas of Strategy, Governance and Organizing. By participating in current issues in one of these research domains, the students will be challenged and motivated to practically and theoretically embark on contemporary issues of digital leadership. The projects are carried out in groups of 2-3 students, but there can also be other set-ups depending on the nature of the project. The course is assessed through an academic essay and a public presentation.

On successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. identify a contemporary and industry relevant issue related to one of the concepts of Governance, Strategy or Organizing;

2. relate the project work to central concepts in the area of Governance, Strategy or Organizing;

Competence and skills

3. express project and research results in academic writing;

4. carry out project work with the purpose of producing scientifically grounded results;

Judgement and approach

5. present and argue for the project design and project results before an audience.

Guest lectures and seminars from industry partners as well as supervision of group work.

Language of instruction: English

An overall assessment is made based on:

• a written assignment related to learning outcome 1-3.
• an oral presentation of the project work related to learning outcome 4 and 5. 

If a student who has been failed twice for the same examination element wishes to change examiner before the next examination session, such a request is to be granted unless there are specific reasons to the contrary (Chapter 6 Section 22 HF).

If a student has received a certificate of disability study support from the University of Gothenburg with a recommendation of adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment, an examiner may decide, if this is consistent with the course’s intended learning outcomes and provided that no unreasonable resources would be needed, to grant the student adapted examination and/or adapted forms of assessment.

If a course has been discontinued or undergone major changes, the student must be offered at least two examination sessions in addition to ordinary examination sessions. These sessions are to be spread over a period of at least one year but no more than two years after the course has been discontinued/changed. The same applies to placement and internship (VFU) except that this is restricted to only one further examination session.

If a student has been notified that they fulfil the requirements for being a student at Riksidrottsuniversitetet (RIU student), to combine elite sports activities with studies, the examiner is entitled to decide on adaptation of examinations if this is done in accordance with the Local rules regarding RIU students at the University of Gothenburg.

The grading scale comprises: Pass (G) and Fail (U). For the grade Pass on the course, Pass is required on all assignments.

After completion of the course the students are to be given the opportunity to participate in a course evaluation electronically. The result of the course evaluation is to be made accessible to the students. The next time the course is given the processed result of the course evaluation is to be presented to the students including possible changes brought about as a result of the course evaluation.