The aim of the Learning Assessment Week (LAW) is to sharpen our student's knowledge and to facilitate the transfer of theoretical business concepts to an applied, integrative general management approach. As such, the Learning Assessment week seeks to provide a more in-depth preparation of our candidates for a successful entry into the Swiss/European business environment.

The main objectives of the Learning Assessment Week are:

• To understand what each MBA has learned and retained from the core modules of the MBA programme
• To ensure that our MBA students are able to integrate the different business concepts and methods
• To give the MBA students the opportunity to apply their expertise to real world problems
• To assess the overall progress of each individual MBA and to provide him or her with an external view of their performance

In total 90 minutes per student are reserved. In this time, the student has to present, discuss, and answer questions from the jury. The last 20 minutes are reserved for the provision of individual feedback.

The three to four jury members participating in the Learning Assessment Week include:

• The Academic Director of the St.Gallen MBA, Professor Simon Evenett
• An external professor or lecturer with knowledge of the MBA curriculum
• One or two representatives of corporate partners of the St.Gallen MBA

The MBA student will be assessed on a mini-case discussion, academic know-how and a business implication analysis.

The Learning Assessment Week will not be graded, but students will get feedback from all attendees, based on the three elements in the assessment as well as their presentation skills. MBA students have the opportunity to discuss further learnings with their coach, as well as with Career Services, in order to get tools for further development.

The Learning Assessment Week in 2012 was positively evaluated from the industry professionals, who were part of the panel. Have a look here to read some of their feedback.