HD2 International Business
Afgangsprojekt
About the course
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I afgangsprojektet kombinerer du selvstændigt uddannelsens teoretiske og praktiske elementer.
Afgangsprojektet udarbejdes ud fra en selvvalgt erhvervsøkonomisk problemstilling som kan være en case fra din arbejdsplads eller en emne, som optager dig i dit arbejdsliv.
I afgangsprojektet skal du vise, at du kan identificere, analysere og vurdere løsningsforslag til en kompleks problemstilling og benytte den viden og de færdigheder, som du har opnået gennem din HD-uddannelse.
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Forårssemester 2027
Tilmeldingsfrist: 25. november 2026
Kurset gennemføres som online liveundervisning og foregår på engelsk. Alle undervisningsgange optages og uploades efterfølgende, så de studerende har mulighed for at gense undervisningen og tilgå materialet gennem hele kursusforløbet.
Den første undervisningsgang er det også muligt at deltage fysisk on campus.
Undervisningen finder sted både online og on campus på følgende dag og tidspunkt:
Onsdag i uge 49 kl. 17.10–19.45
De to sidste undervisningsgange er kun online:
Onsdag i uge 1 og torsdag i uge 4 kl. 17.10–19.45
Eksamen er en individuel mundtlig 45 min. eksamen baseret på et skriftligt gruppeprojekt på max. 80 sider med aflevering den 11. maj 2027 og mundtlig eksamen den 25.-26. maj 2027.
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