Teacher(s)
Agrell Per Joakim; de Nanteuil Matthieu (compensates Agrell Per Joakim); Shrestha Prabal; Wilmès Sophie (compensates Shrestha Prabal);
Language
English
Prerequisites
None
Main themes
The course objectives are
For the society issue, the goal is to get a solid understanding of one dimension of this issue. The students have to prepare, individually, one research question related to the issue and deliver an answer to that question.
- to get the students accustomed to current managerial issues with a special focus on Belgian cases,
- to get the students accustomed to some major global economic or political issues (the society theme of the year),
- to get the students accustomed to the reading of some advanced press,
- to provide students some learning in terms of reviewing work of others and providing feedback.
- A set of business talks focused on a small set of companies and the related business cases;
- A set of general talks focused on a global society issue and its related research questions.
For the society issue, the goal is to get a solid understanding of one dimension of this issue. The students have to prepare, individually, one research question related to the issue and deliver an answer to that question.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | During their programme, students of the LSM Master's in management or Master's in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP
Self-motivation : be capable of creating a project in line with their own values and aspirations, confident and motivated in managing the implementation of the project, and persevere in difficult situations. |
Content
The seminar is organised around lectures by Members of the European Parliament and a simulation of European parliamentary work.
Students work in groups, each representing a national political party represented in the European Parliament. Groups prepare for the lectures, react to the issues discussed from the perspective of their assigned party, and progressively develop a coherent position on industrial and environmental-policy questions.
The seminar includes an introductory session, a series of guest lectures, and a final mock plenary session. During the seminar, groups produce short responses to the lectures and prepare a final strategy brief and plenary intervention reflecting their party’s position.
Students work in groups, each representing a national political party represented in the European Parliament. Groups prepare for the lectures, react to the issues discussed from the perspective of their assigned party, and progressively develop a coherent position on industrial and environmental-policy questions.
The seminar includes an introductory session, a series of guest lectures, and a final mock plenary session. During the seminar, groups produce short responses to the lectures and prepare a final strategy brief and plenary intervention reflecting their party’s position.
Teaching methods
The seminar combines guest lectures, guided preparation, collaborative work and role-play.
Invited Members of the European Parliament share their experience of EU policy-making, legislative negotiations and political compromise. Students are supported by background material on their assigned party and by selected resources on the policy issues discussed.
The simulation requires students to analyse policy proposals, identify political priorities and constraints, formulate arguments, and consider potential alliances and disagreements with other parties. Group work is designed to create continuity between successive sessions and to support active participation.
Invited Members of the European Parliament share their experience of EU policy-making, legislative negotiations and political compromise. Students are supported by background material on their assigned party and by selected resources on the policy issues discussed.
The simulation requires students to analyse policy proposals, identify political priorities and constraints, formulate arguments, and consider potential alliances and disagreements with other parties. Group work is designed to create continuity between successive sessions and to support active participation.
Evaluation methods
There is no final written examination. Assessment is based on participation in the simulation and on the quality of the group’s collective work.
Attendance is compulsory at the introductory and final plenary sessions. Each group is also expected to be represented at the guest lectures. Unexcused absences may result in a penalty to the final grade, according to the arrangements communicated at the beginning of the seminar.
This teaching unit is assessed through continuous assessment. Because the learning activities rely on regular participation, group work, and the progressive development of a party position throughout the seminar, students cannot retake the activities completed during the year individually at the second examination session. Students who do not obtain a passing grade at the first session may take an individual written assignment at the second session. This assignment will cover the learning outcomes of the entire teaching unit and will require independent, substantial and well-documented work; it should therefore not be regarded as a simpler alternative to active participation in the seminar during the academic year.
- Short Party Response Statements: 30% in total
- Party Strategy Brief: 50%
- Recorded plenary statement: 20%
Attendance is compulsory at the introductory and final plenary sessions. Each group is also expected to be represented at the guest lectures. Unexcused absences may result in a penalty to the final grade, according to the arrangements communicated at the beginning of the seminar.
This teaching unit is assessed through continuous assessment. Because the learning activities rely on regular participation, group work, and the progressive development of a party position throughout the seminar, students cannot retake the activities completed during the year individually at the second examination session. Students who do not obtain a passing grade at the first session may take an individual written assignment at the second session. This assignment will cover the learning outcomes of the entire teaching unit and will require independent, substantial and well-documented work; it should therefore not be regarded as a simpler alternative to active participation in the seminar during the academic year.
Online resources
The platform for exchanging information and communicating with all stakeholders will be the Moodle sites of this course: LLSMS2220
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