This industry project is designed to allow you to apply the knowledge you have gained throughout the specialization for advising a real company. Our partner company will approach you with two specific questions the company is currently facing and that relate to the content of the specialization. You are asked to choose one of these questions and conduct an in-depth research on the topic. You need to collect relevant information, analyze it and relate it to the content you have learned throughout the Specialization. Based on your findings you will write a final report summarizing your research and consult the company how to deal with the issues they are facing.
Dieser Kurs ist Teil der Spezialisierung Spezialisierung Competitive Strategy and Organization Design
Competitive Strategy and Organization Design Project
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Spezialisierung Competitive Strategy and Organization DesignLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
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Lehrplan - Was Sie in diesem Kurs lernen werden
Woche
11 Stunde zum Abschließen
Get Started!
This section will prepare you for your capstone project. You will get to know our partner company and learn about current issues they are facing. Throughout the capstone project you are asked to analyze one of the consulting report questions posed by the company and write a report giving recommendations to the company. Your final report will be forwarded to the company.
This week is supposed to give you the possibility to revise relevant content from the three courses in the specialization, to learn about the partner company and their questions and to get familiar with the capstone project and what is to expect in the upcoming weeks.
2 Videos (Gesamt 18 min), 3 Lektüren
2 Videos
Introduction to the industry project13m
3 Lektüren
About the project10m
Which question from the partner company should I select?10m
Company presentation10m
Woche
21 Stunde zum Abschließen
Milestone I – In-Depth Research
In this module you will focus on one of the questions posed by the company and collect relevant information for answering the question. You will learn how to work yourself through various sources of data and to evaluate their quality and relevance for the topic at hand. At the end of the module you have the chance to share your work by handing in a three-page description of your method, sources and key findings. This is an optional peer reviewed assignment and it will not count towards the final grade. However it presents a great opportunity for you to receive feedback and improve your industry project.
4 Lektüren, 1 Quiz
4 Lektüren
Inspiration for your research10m
Some words on our expectations10m
Learn more about KONUX10m
Get a feeling for what's going on in the industry!10m
1 praktische Übung
Week 2 - Quiz on Research and Key Concepts of Competitive Strategy26m
Woche
33 Stunden zum Abschließen
Milestone II - Analysis
After having identified relevant data sources and information in the previous week, you will analyze your findings this week. You will work to combine, aggregate and analyze information from various sources and try to find the most appropriate way to present your insights. As in the previous module you have the opportunity to share your work by handing in a one-page description and four graphical representations of your findings. This assignment is again optional, yet provides a great opportunity to receive feedback that can help you to improve your final project.
3 Lektüren, 1 Quiz
3 Lektüren
How to analyze and present quantitative and qualitative data10m
Some additional information on sensor-based predictive machinery maintenance10m
Example Analysis10m
Woche
41 Stunde zum Abschließen
Milestone III – Interpretation and Synthesis
In this module you will interpret and relate your findings from the last two modules to the theoretical concepts you have learned throughout the three specialization courses. This ideally leads to additional insights for answering the analyzed question. If you are interested in receiving feedback, you have the option to hand in a two-page interpretation of your findings, in which you relate them to relevant theoretical concepts.
2 Lektüren, 1 Quiz
2 Lektüren
How to interpret findings and relate them to theory10m
Example Synthesis Part10m
1 praktische Übung
Revision of Key Concepts of Competitive Strategy (Part II)32m
Woche
525 Minuten zum Abschließen
Write and Finalize your Final Report
In the fifth week, you will work on and finalize your final assignment. Based on your work from the previous weeks you will write a consulting report for the partner company and develop recommendations for them on how to deal with the specific question at hand.
In this week, there is no additional quiz or voluntary peer-review as you should focus on working on your final report that is due in the next week.
2 Lektüren
2 Lektüren
How to write a good report10m
How should your final report look like10m
Woche
62 Stunden zum Abschließen
Submit your Final Report and Learn from Your Peers
In this final module, you will submit your final report and review the reports submitted by your peers.The submission of the final assignment is compulsory for passing the course. The final assignment is a report for the company that summarizes your in-depth research on the question, analysis and interpretation. After the summary of the project, the report is supposed to give recommendations for the company on how to deal with the investigated issue. The final report is supposed to comprise ten pages. Additionally, 3-6 graphical representations or tables of the findings must be attached to the report.
After you have submitted your report, you will be asked to review reports from your peers. This will allow you to see different approaches to analyze the same question and will be an excellent opportunity to gather ideas for your future projects.
2 Lektüren, 1 Quiz
2 Lektüren
How to review your peers' work10m
Congratulations and goodbye10m
Dozent
Tobias Kretschmer
ProfessorInstitute for Strategy, Technology and Organization
Über Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)
As one of Europe's leading research universities, LMU Munich is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in research and teaching. Building on its 500-year-tradition of scholarship, LMU covers a broad spectrum of disciplines, ranging from the humanities and cultural studies through law, economics and social studies to medicine and the sciences.
Über die Spezialisierung Competitive Strategy and Organization Design
Paired with humorous elements and illustrating examples, the Competitive Strategy and Organization Design specialization is the ideal choice for curious individuals who enjoy unique learning experiences and innovative teaching approaches. Its style is likely to appeal especially to young, middle-aged and young-at-heart learners.
The specialization is indended for learners interested in engaging in fundamental theories and concepts of strategy and organization and applying these to practice. Employed professionals and management students will benefit from deepening and refreshing their existing knowledge by means of our specialization. Learners with non-business backgrounds will gain valuable additional business insights complementing their existing knowledge.
Participants will learn to understand and analyze
● behavior of organizations in situations in which strategic decisions are interdependent
● strategies to build up and maintain a customer base
● internal workings of an organization as well as its interaction with the outside world, i.e. partners, complementors and competitors
● the design of an effective organization that can compete, grow and adjust flexibly to different environments
This specialization is the only online learning program in which students can learn and laugh at the same time. That said, we are looking forward to learning and laughing with you!
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Was bekomme ich, wenn ich diese Spezialisierung abonniere?
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