Teaching method

• The programme offers strong specializations, ‘classic’ functional specializations (marketing and finance) cross-disciplina specializations (European Business, Human Resources and Organizations, Economics of Strategy and Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Commercial law, Service Management, Audit and Accounting). Students are also encouraged to build on their specialization by doing their dissertation in the same field;
• This training follows on from the reforms launched in 2002. This is reflected in the following ways: (1) the widespread use of teaching methods centred on learning, focused on problem-solving, group learning (case studies, project, problems, simulations and individual work. This is developed in parallel with compulsory reading, theoretical guidelines and lectures; (2) continuous assessment and individual assessment (see assessment section below); (3) an optional work placement linked to writing a project-dissertation; (4) links with business throughout the teaching through the lecturers as well as participation by managers in classes and seminars .
• The recent reforms in teaching methods have been much appreciated by students (according to a survey carried out by the University Teaching and Multimedia Institute (Institut de Pédagogie universitaire et de Multimedias) ; this has also been demonstrated by external auditors for the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation procedure.

Various methods of assessment are used in the programme :

• continuous assessment of work/learning of each group of students (between 30% and 70% if individual assessment  is satisfactory) : presentations in public, participation in debates, written reports ;
• individual assessment of learning during the examination period (between 30% and 70% of final mark) : test of knowledge, part of assignment/report, critical distance/group work, reading report.