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Training officer(s)
E.GRIMONPREZ, F.D'HULST
Stakeholder(s)
Les directeurs de mémoires ou de projets de consulting sont tous les professeurs agréés par la direction des études. Les listes par filière se trouvent sur le site de cours du mémoire (Intranet ou Extranet)
Présentation
Prerequisite
Capacity for synthesizing and analysing. Command of applied researches' methodologies.
Capacity for analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data.
Capacity for analysing qualitative and/or quantitative data.
Goal
The aim of the dissertation or the consulting project is to develop the analysis, research, organisation and presentation skills associated to actual situations. The dissertation or the consulting project enables to attest the capability to handle in depth a complex subject, and to present clearly the results of the research.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- express clearly a problematic,
- synthesize the theories relating to this problematic and criticize the related researches,
- choose and carry out a methodology adapted to the defined problematic,
- analyse the gathered data and present the results in the adequate form
- formulate relevant managerial recommendations.
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- express clearly a problematic,
- synthesize the theories relating to this problematic and criticize the related researches,
- choose and carry out a methodology adapted to the defined problematic,
- analyse the gathered data and present the results in the adequate form
- formulate relevant managerial recommendations.
Presentation
The dissertation or the consulting project is a study of a great scope, which implies a veritable personal research, for which the student takes the responsibility, while benefiting from the help of the dissertation mentor. The dissertation or the project is a reflection in depth work on a problem.
The research that constitutes the dissertation overtakes the particular case frame. This demand can be respected while starting from a concrete case to which we give a general dimension, or while starting from a rather large subject illustrated with practical cases. The dissertation subject enrols in one of the educational domain of IESEG: economy, finance, strategy, marketing, management audit, human resources…
The consulting project begins with a problematic specific to a firm, for which the student brings response elements and broadens the subject to other situations. The consulting project is built on the basis of strong interactions with the base firm(s), at all the levels of the research: definition of the subject, construction of the problematic and empirical validation. On that account, it presents a more important field anchorage than the dissertation.
The content of the dissertation and the consulting project varies according to the predicated problematic. From a general point of view, the dissertation must include a summary, an introduction, a firm and/or activity sector presentation, a synthesis of related theories/researches, a description of the methodology used and results, managerial recommendations, a conclusion and a bibliography.
The research that constitutes the dissertation overtakes the particular case frame. This demand can be respected while starting from a concrete case to which we give a general dimension, or while starting from a rather large subject illustrated with practical cases. The dissertation subject enrols in one of the educational domain of IESEG: economy, finance, strategy, marketing, management audit, human resources…
The consulting project begins with a problematic specific to a firm, for which the student brings response elements and broadens the subject to other situations. The consulting project is built on the basis of strong interactions with the base firm(s), at all the levels of the research: definition of the subject, construction of the problematic and empirical validation. On that account, it presents a more important field anchorage than the dissertation.
The content of the dissertation and the consulting project varies according to the predicated problematic. From a general point of view, the dissertation must include a summary, an introduction, a firm and/or activity sector presentation, a synthesis of related theories/researches, a description of the methodology used and results, managerial recommendations, a conclusion and a bibliography.
Modalités
Forms of instruction
The dissertations or consulting projects' mentors are all lecturers registered by the direction of studies. The lists by specialisation are available on the dissertation's website (intranet or extranet)
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent work | |||
| Reference manual 's readings | 250,00 | ||
| Independent study | |||
| Estimated personal workload | 250,00 | ||
| Face to face | |||
| Coaching | 30,00 | ||
| Overall student workload | 530,00 | ||
Evaluation
The dissertation assessment lies on continuous assessment (5/20) and on the final document as well as the oral presentation (15/20). Continuous assessment is realised on the basis of intermediaries’ documents given to the dissertation mentor during the semester.
The dissertation assessment criteria are:
- Ambition and complexity of the subject: ambition and/or complexity have to be treated including the context of the study, the state of the researches on this theme, the work on the pieces of data…
- The problematic: the aim is to judge the interest and relevance of the raised problems, as well as the capacity from presenting clearly this interest.
- The methodological approach: the jury will appreciate the coherence in the demonstration and the originality of the chosen methodology.
- The deepening of the subject: it is about seeing if the dissertation addresses and handles the whole aspects related to the raised problems.
- The effort of synthesis: the jury appreciates the synthesis effort in comparison with the subject that has to be treated.
- The response brought to the problematic: the aim is to assess the quality of the operational response given by the student to the problematic.
- The format: it is about assessing the style and the presentation of the text in being vigilant on the respect of spelling and grammar rules.
The dissertation assessment criteria are:
- Ambition and complexity of the subject: ambition and/or complexity have to be treated including the context of the study, the state of the researches on this theme, the work on the pieces of data…
- The problematic: the aim is to judge the interest and relevance of the raised problems, as well as the capacity from presenting clearly this interest.
- The methodological approach: the jury will appreciate the coherence in the demonstration and the originality of the chosen methodology.
- The deepening of the subject: it is about seeing if the dissertation addresses and handles the whole aspects related to the raised problems.
- The effort of synthesis: the jury appreciates the synthesis effort in comparison with the subject that has to be treated.
- The response brought to the problematic: the aim is to assess the quality of the operational response given by the student to the problematic.
- The format: it is about assessing the style and the presentation of the text in being vigilant on the respect of spelling and grammar rules.
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Others | |||
| Individual Project | 0,00 | 0 | 25,00 |
| Oral presentation | 0,00 | 0 | 75,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Ressources
Bibliography
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