Future Concepts for the Nonprofit-Sector - an international Project

Faculty

Faculty of Business Management and Social Sciences

Version

Version 1 of 29.11.2023.

Module identifier

22M1117

Module level

Master

Language of instruction

English

ECTS credit points and grading

5.0

Module frequency

only summerterm

Duration

1 semester

 

 

Brief description

The aim of the project module is to give students the opportunity to explore practice-related and research-based issues arising from inquiries and offers from third-sector partners and the topics and problems they face.

Teaching and learning outcomes

Using the example of real-life practical problems, students are expected to develop solutions, enabling them to directly experience and address issues of strategic and operational management. Furthermore, the module simultaneously provides a practical introduction to project management.

  • Analysis of the objective of the project
  • Concept/strategy development theory
  • Implementation of practical conceptualisation
  • Reflection through supervision and coaching Target group-specific presentation

Overall workload

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
9SeminarPresence-
15Learning in groups / Coaching of groupsPresence-
6ExaminationPresence-
Lecturer independent learning
Hours of workloadType of teachingMedia implementationConcretization
40Work in small groups-
35Exam preparation-
15Peer-Feedback-
30Study of literature-
Ungraded exam
  • Project Report, oral or
  • Project Report, written or
  • Project Report, medial
Exam duration and scope

oral project report: approx.  15-45 minutes
written project report: approx. 10 - 30 pages
medial project report: multimedia approach

The requirements are specified in the respective lectures.

Recommended prior knowledge

none

Knowledge Broadening

Collaborating with partners from the third sector, students learn how to tackle practical problems as part of a team, enabling them to systematically apply the knowledge they have acquired and to brush up on any missing aspects.

Knowledge deepening

This depends on the problem and topic addressed. Areas of focus range from fundraising and organizational issues to evaluation and impact measurement. In principle, all modules taught in the Master program can provide the basis for a practical concept.

Knowledge Understanding

Students learn to develop solutions to problems for practice as part of a team.

Application and Transfer

Students possess the knowledge and skills required to apply management techniques in practice.

Academic Innovation

Students utilize the underlying research and select specific ways to operationalize it.

Communication and Cooperation

Students are required to develop and represent their proposed solutions to problems using argumentation, presenting them to their “clients” in an appropriate manner. In doing so, it is important that students present the concepts they have developed in such a way that they can be understood easily, while still retaining the necessary complexity.

Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism

Students develop an understanding of the real world of work. By interacting with “clients”, students gain insights into the different areas of the NPO sector. By presenting their results, students learn how to communicate complex information in a comprehensible way within a limited timeframe.

Literature

Ferlie, Ewan (2022) - Strategic management in public services organisations, 

According to the offered challenges from partner, the literature varies.

Linkage to other modules

The module stand in concrete relation to all the other modules taught in the master program. In relation to the offered practical projects from the "clients" alle topics can be relevant. 

Applicability in study programs

  • Management in Nonprofit-Organisations
    • Management in Nonprofit-Organisations M.A. (01.09.2024)

    Person responsible for the module
    • Birnkraut, Gesa
    Teachers
    • Birnkraut, Gesa
    Further lecturer(s)

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