SBUS45730 Professional Impact Project

Academic Year 2021/2022


This professional impact project asks students to apply academic-based business knowledge as well as incompany experience to an applied, real-life business challenge/opportunity. The project is jointly designed and supported by UCD Smurfit School lecturers and the Bord Bia. Students are expected to work in teams and complete the project using the information available to them as well as any other useful sources. Students are expected to manage the process with a high level of autonomy and to use the module coordinator for advice and support as appropriate. The supervision of the projects will vary from project to project but includes a series of regular meetings with the module co-ordinator and regular interaction with the sponsor from Bord Bia.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completing this task students will be expected to be able to identify recommendations/solutions to a business challenge/opportunity presented by the client company. They use all available sources of data, including primary research, to inform and provide context for their project. Using their own initiative and working in teams students prepare, submit and present [in writing and orally] a business project report [using an appropriate format] .Students are offered the opportunity to gain insight into business life, to train their analytical and problem-solving skills, to apply research methods, to develop their written and oral presentation skills, to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice, to learn teamwork and process management skills.

Indicative Module Content:

Essentially an action learning module with individual team support and advice from the module coordinator

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

8
Small Group

15
Specified Learning Activities

50
Autonomous Student Learning

150
Placement/Work Experience

60
Total

283
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Activity task based independent learning, teamwork, student presentations, research skills, reflective writing, organisation and process management skills, professional development through interaction with client personnel 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Individual Assignment Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

15
Group Project: Final oral presentation and written executive summary. Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded Yes

70
Essay: Individual reflective essay Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded No

15

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

1) Group presentation (70%)- feedback given by module co-ordinator and Bord Bia immediately post presentation. A detailed set of graded criteria posted on Brightspace at the start of term. Further feedback available on request. 2) Individual Assignments - A detailed set of graded criteria posted on Brightspace at the start of term. Further feedback available on request.