Scientific challenges in Organisation, Strategy and Leadership

2022/2023

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The purpose of this module is to allow students a unique opportunity to explore and conduct academic work. The module aims at students who want to test and extend the boundaries of Organisation, Strategy and Leadership, expand their knowledge, competencies, and skills in a research setting. This module can be well related to the “Business Cooperation” project where the practical issues in organizations are studied. The research nature of this module provides an opportunity to better prepare students for the master’s thesis writing.

The module results in a written product where the student explicate the knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired. The written product can either be in the format of a project or a research article. The student is appointed a supervisor.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary knowledge on:

  • a relevant and contemporary scientific issue within Organisation, Strategy and Leadership
  • how to apply relevant methods to analyse the chosen scientific issue.
  • how to structure scientific data and analyse it according to the chosen method and theory.   

Skills

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary skills in:

  • framing and analysing a relevant and contemporary scientific issue within Organisation, Strategy and Leadership 
  • situating finding(s) within a contemporary scientific debate.
  • constructing rigorous academic arguments about how the empirical and/or theoretical findings adds to the Organisation, Strategy and Leadership domains.

Competences

The objective is that the student after the module possesses the necessary competences in:

  • accessing relevant and contemporary literature in Organisation, Strategy and Leadership in a structured way.
  • presenting and discussing scientific literature and data in accordance with the relevant scientific principles.
  • reflecting critically about the link between methods, theory, and findings and engage in a scientific discussion about these.

Type of instruction

For information see § 17.

Exam

Exams

Name of examScientific challenges in Organisation, Strategy and Leadership
Type of exam
Oral exam based on a project
ECTS20
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleVidenskabelige problemstillinger inden for Organisation, Strategi og Ledelse
Module codeKAORS202220
Module typeProject
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS20
Language of instructionDanish and English
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Economics and Business Administration
DepartmentAalborg University Business School
FacultyFaculty of Social Sciences and Humanities