EHL Course Catalogue 2011-2012 - Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
EHL Course Catalogue 2011-2012 - Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
EHL Course Catalogue 2011-2012 - Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne
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DIPLOMA WORK<br />
Stu<strong>de</strong>nt business project<br />
13 US quarter credits – 17 ECTS credits<br />
The stu<strong>de</strong>nt, working in a small team, is given an outsi<strong>de</strong> consulting mandate. The team is faced with<br />
actual professional challenges, forcing them to use and implement research methods, problemsolving<br />
techniques, their own synthesis and analysis capacities, appropriate presentation tools, and<br />
communication competencies.<br />
Dissertation<br />
13 US quarter credits – 17 ECTS credits<br />
Working with a dissertation tutor, the stu<strong>de</strong>nt <strong>de</strong>velops an in<strong>de</strong>pen<strong>de</strong>nt, scientific research topic into<br />
a 20–40-page document, which may be generalised to a hospitality-specific problem. A research<br />
hypothesis is tested using appropriate statistical methods against the backdrop of a comprehensive<br />
literature review. While not inten<strong>de</strong>d to have the <strong>de</strong>pth of a post-graduate thesis, the dissertation<br />
must stand on its own merit and must be <strong>de</strong>fen<strong>de</strong>d orally by the stu<strong>de</strong>nt before a faculty jury.<br />
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