Postgraduate Course: MBA Capstone Project with Internship (CMSE11609)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 30 |
ECTS Credits | 15 |
| Summary | This course builds on the MBA Capstone project and provides an opportunity for the student to combine an internship with a company and a capstone project. |
| Course description |
The student(s) will be engaging on a paid 8-week work assignment sourced by the MBA programme. Alongside this internship the MBA students will be expected to draw upon aspects of their learning over the course of the programme. The output for this will be to develop a 7,500 word reflective report which will focus on the relationship between specific elements of the theory learned throughout their core courses and their experience working within an organisation with a new-found perspective having studied on the MBA.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Contribution to specific issues as defined by the sponsoring organisation, through a combination of practical involvement, incorporation of theoretical concepts from the MBA programme and reflective practice, which includes both pre programme management experience, and in programme learning.
- Plan, design and execute a reflective report, which meets the criteria of (1) above.
- Communicate, via the report, complex ideas and information in a coherent and structured manner.
- Contribute to the current/future progress of the sponsoring organisation.
- To contribute to knowledge through the internship Capstone pathway.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
C1 Meaningful Interpersonal Interaction
C2 Effective Emotional Intelligence
C3 Authentic Leadership
C4 Ethical, Responsible and Sustainable Business Behaviour
C5 Appropriate Communication
C6 Understand and Make Effective Use of Data
C7 Creative and Entrepreneurial Practice
C8 Personal and Professional Competence
C9 Academic Excellence
C10 Intellectual Curiosity
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Julian Rawel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: Julian.Rawel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Angela Muir
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Angela.Muir@ed.ac.uk |
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