Seminar Paper (20842)

Degree/study: degree in Business Management and Administration
Year: 2nd
Term: 3rd
Number of ECTS credits: 5 credits
Hours of studi dedication: 125 ours
Teaching language or languages: Catalan
Teaching Staff: Marta Reynal-Querol, Salvador García, Lluís Mosella

1. Presentation of the subject

During the second term there is a presentation. Students are told about the organization of the course and given some examples of possible research topics.

2. Competences to be attained

Writing a research paper at a second-year-student level.

Being creative, rigorous and real world driven.

Being able to identify a real world issue that has not been addressed and being able to answer the relevant questions with the time and knowledge at hand.

3. Contents

There is a 25 minutes presentation followed by 5 minutes of reply by another group and by 5 more minutes of general discussion.

4. Assessment

Evaluation criteria:

• Topic selection

• Quality of written work

• Quality of oral presentation

• Responses during discussion

• Reply to other group presentations

• Participation in the general discussion

• Participation in class meetings

• There is no June or September exam

Evaluation also depends on:

• Attending to a minimum of 12 presentations

• Oral presentation

• Written presentation

• Reply to other groups

• Class attendance

5. Bibliography and teaching resources

5.1. Basic bibliography

Other year's seminar papers

Articles related to each topic.

5.2. Complementary bibliography

Each paper has its own references

5.3. Teaching resources

Are dependent on each topic and vary from one paper to another.

6. Methodology

A document on Campus Global outlines the way to better approach research.

However, each topic may demand a different methodology.

7. Planning of activities

February: course presentation

March: Organize groups and choose topics

April: topics and groups are approved.

Group presentations

Papers are handed in the last day before exams.