BSC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FINAL YEAR PROJECT

INFORMATION FOR BUSINESSES

The final year project is a core part of all undergraduate BSc Business Management

programmes. Teams of 4 - 5 students work together to complete a change project set by

your organisation.

Types of projects vary significantly and can encompass any aspect of the organisation.

Topics could include a marketing research study for a new product, operational change

planning, lean improvement, human resources studies, sales strategy, stock market analysis

– or anything that you think is an issue you want addressed. Despite these differences the

aim of each project is the same – to allow students to connect what they have learned in the

classroom to the real world, producing tangible and usable results for partner organisations.

Our students offer a wide and varied skill set and, working together, can bring a wealth of

specialist knowledge and ability to your organisation. Each project is supervised by a

member of academic staff and the Student Mobility office works with students and the

partner company to maximise the benefits of the relationship.

What is a suitable project?

Projects should investigate something for which your organisation has a real need and that,

upon completion, has a usable outcome. The project should fit into the operational strategy

of the company and, ideally, it should involve research into a problem or issue and be

suitable for team rather than individual working.

A completed project report would usually include:

A project brief and overview of the requirements

Detailed analysis of the problem or issue

A project plan

Literature analysis in the relevant area

Data collection to include quantitative and qualitative methods

Presentation of possible solutions to the problem and a final recommendation.

Timetable

January – June: Companies submit a 1-2 page project brief. The School of Management will

then work with the company to shape this into an academic project brief. This will then be

advertised to student teams. The School of Management can allocate student groups to

projects or the company can be involved in short-listing and selecting projects.

July – April: Project work. The project does not officially start until the beginning of the

students’ final year, however, many teams like to get an early start and work on the project

over the summer vacation.

BUSINESS PROJECT BRIEF

ACADEMIC YEAR 2014 -2015

Please complete this project brief and return it to the School of Management Student Mobility Office: s.l.dare-edwards@swansea.ac.uk Company Details

Company name:

Address:

Company contact:

Job title:

Email:

Telephone:

Please give a brief background on your company (what you do).

Please give a brief summary of the topic you are proposing for the final year project.

Please give a brief summary of the key outcomes you would like from the project.

Please outline what support your company can provide (eg., access to managers, customers and so on).

Please outline any funding you can provide to support the students during the project (optional).