FALL BUSINESS WEEK / BIP
November 25th
to 29th
, 2024
Change Management
and Crisis Resolution
Analysis of a managerial situation
in a Media Library facing a reorganisation
Work on crisis resolution, budgets and negotiation
BUSINESSANDADMNISTRATION
Food and Accommodation
Food will be provided for breakfast and lunch. Please let us know if one of your students
has any food intolerance so that we can make arrangements.
We guarantee 4 nights in a Youth Hostel in Paris. Upon receipt of the registration form,
we will provide full information on the Youth Hostel that will accommodate the stu-
dents.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Accommodation will be taken for the students only for the duration of the business
week (from Monday night to Thursday night). Any student who would like to arrive earlier
in Paris or to stay longer would have to take care of his own accommodation.
Participation conditions
Registration deadline: 15th
October, 2024
Cost of participation: € 300 per student.
FALL BUSINESS WEEK / BIP
Contact details
Saint-Denis University Institute of Technology
Business and Administration
Place du 8 mai 1945
93206 Saint Denis Cedex, France
Siham Ramdani
International Relations Assistant
geadir.iutsd@sorbonne-paris-nord.fr
+33 (0) 149 406 206
Tahar Ouchiha
Business Weeks Organisation
ouchiha@sorbonne-paris-nord.fr
+ 33 (0) 781 412 547
The students participating in the BIP programme will start to work online before
on their presentation like this :
Thursday, November 21 at 5 p.m.
Friday, November 22 at 5 p.m.
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Objectives
 Developing written and oral communication skills
 Emphasizing the capacity to analyse a managerial situation with conflicting issues
 Implementing accounting skills related to budgets
Case study
Part 1 : Analysis of a managerial situation
The various problems induced by a reorganisation inside the Media Library.
→ Work on documents and dialogues to elaborate a synthesis on the situation.
→ Oral report of this analysis.
Part 2 : Crisis resolution
The organization of a meeting aiming to solve the problems previously detected.
→ Work on the internal note inviting the staff to the meeting
→ Preparation of the speech to be delivered by the manager in order to motivate the staff
→ Preparation of the material conditions for the meeting
Part 3 : Budget elaboration and negotiation
The reorganization will induce investments and budgets will have to be prepared.
→ Calculations to prepare a grant request.
→ Negotiation, during a meeting, to defend the various elements of a budget
→ Preparation of a provisional income statement
Work in international teams
In order to experience what it is like to work with different cultures and in English, students
will be split into groups coming from various countries. The lecturers in charge of the business
game will provide help for the groups.
Provisional schedule
Monday
25th
November
13.00 to 17.00
Arrival of the participants
Presentation of the week and beginning of the game
The students present their schools
Tuesday
26h
November
09.30 to 12.00 Business game
13.30 to 17.00 Business game
Wednesday
27th
November
09.30 to 12.00 Business game
14.00 to 18.00
Boat trip along the Seine
Visit of Paris
Thursday
28th
November
09.30 to 12.00 Preparation of the presentations
12.00 to 14.00 Food from around the world
14.00 to 17.00 Oral presentations
Friday
29n
November
10.00 to 12.00
Conclusion of the week
Prize giving ceremony
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