Project: sector diagnosis [EIMIB114]

Learning outcomes

The unit works on both disciplinary and cross-cutting skills. In terms of disciplinary skills, at the end of the course, students will be able to (i) identify an economic/managerial issue, (ii) identify an economic/managerial research question, (iii) carry out an economic/managerial diagnosis and (iv) integrate the societal issues linked to an economic/managerial issue In terms of transversal competences, at the end of the course, the student will be able to (i) search for information (documentary research), (ii) collect secondary data, (iii) organise and represent data, (iv) analyse data, (v) work collaboratively, (vi) communicate in writing, (vii) argue and (viii) demonstrate critical thinking. It goes without saying that the level of learning outcomes is in line with the level expected in block 1 (see learning outcomes in the EU block 1 programme).

Objectives

The objective of the block 1 project in management engineering (information technology and management stream) is threefold. Firstly, the aim is to get students to integrate and put into practice, within the framework of an economic and managerial diagnosis in the field of information technology and management, the concepts, theories and methods discussed in several teaching units of their programme (depending on the programme and stream, Economic Facts and Decisions, Fundamentals of Management, Calculation Models and Databases, Statistics, Introduction to Programming). The second objective of the course is to introduce students to project management (e.g. task allocation, agenda and deadline management, conflict management) and teamwork using collaborative tools (e.g. shared documents and agendas). Finally, the third objective is to raise students' awareness of the general issue of transition, by making them think about the societal impacts of their project.

Content

The sector diagnosis project consists of carrying out an economic and managerial study of a particular sector of activity or market. Based on a given general theme, in connection with information technology and management, it involves identifying an economic and/or managerial issue, carrying out documentary research, identifying a more specific research question (RQ) to which the study must provide an answer, collecting secondary data, organising, representing and analysing them, and carrying out a diagnosis summarising the data, organising, representing and analysing them, carrying out a diagnosis synthesising the documents, data and analyses around this RQ and making it possible to answer it and, finally, carrying out reflective work on the societal impacts linked to the problem and/or the research question as well as on the group dynamics.