The first days of the course are designed as introduction lectures providing fundamental tools and skills essential for the consecutive modules and assignments.

After this introduction, students (organised in teams) have to combine their knowledge of various economic fields and compete in diverse challenges occurring in the life cycle of a corporation.

Each of the modules consists of two parts:

• First, there will be a full session of theoretical input and the initial setting of the respective assignment.
• Second, student teams will have to apply those inputs to the given challenge and defend it in various ways in another session.

Students will also have the possibility to review their team members, so that free-riding can be avoided.

Modules will cover an intergrated performance measurement tool for an incumbent company, a challenge for an existing young company, a multidimensional quantitative scenario analysis for a real stock exchange-listed corporation, and a restructuring challenge.

In addition, students will master assignments which have to be prepared in between the core modules.

More detailed information will be provided during the introductory session.

Participants should be present at all modules (on campus).

The final grade of the course will depend on:

• 20 % Group performance in module I (Scenarios)
• 20 % Group performance in module II (Roland Berger)
• 20 % Group performance in module III (Do&Co)
• 5% Assignment I (Rubicon)
• 10 % Assignment II (in-class)
• 10 % Assignment III (in-class)
• 15 % Peer Reviews 3% each module, 6% final review

In-class participation, participation in team meeting sessions and peer reviews will be used for individual up- and downgrading.

Grading scale: