The project you do on your course could be the thing that nets you a dream job. The idea of projects is to apply what has been learned in the classroom to real-life problems. Students have been given a tool kit, and projects show them the importance of deciding which tools are appropriate for which situation. They also develop the ability to apply research methods, analyze business events, and solve business problems.
Projects take many forms.
Projects may be undertaken individually or by small teams. Students may also have the choice of working on one project, or on several smaller projects. Examples of individual projects include that of Maria Portilla Pons, a Mexican student at the University of Edinburgh Management School, who carried out a project for McSween of Edinburgh, specialist butchers, evaluating the haggis as a gift product for the Scottish tourist market. These are often in areas which are outside the current expertise of the organization. Full-time MBA students, paying their own way, have a wider range of options.