Description of the different opportunities for action-based (ABL)
Live case
Live (or field) project
Internship
Key logic
• The organization presents a
business challenge that it is
facing and needs to be addressed
• The challenge fits with the SSE
course’ contents
• Students analyze and propose
solutions to the challenge
• The organization presents a
business challenge that it is
facing and needs to be addressed
• The challenge fits with the SSE
course’ contents
• Students analyze and propose
solutions to the challenge
• The student joins a real organization, to
live and learn from a rich, concrete
experience of professional business
administration, and to contribute with
his/her skills, knowledge and energy, to
the development of the organization.
• The student is embedded in the
organization's ongoing operations,
taking on meaningful tasks and
becoming an important part of the team.
Student
configuration
• Students typically work in teams
• All teams work on the same
challenge (single live case for
the whole class)
• Students work at school’s
premises, while meeting with the
organization’s representatives on
a regular basis
• Students typically work in teams
• Each team works on a different
project
• Students work at school’s
premises, while meeting with the
organization’s representatives on
a regular basis
• Students typically work individually
• The student/intern take on relevant tasks
assigned to him/her by the organization
• The student/intern typically work at the
organization’s premises, on a regular
full-time basis
Duration
Short (1-2 weeks)
Long (2-3 months)
Medium (4-6 weeks)