The
Amsterdam Business School (ABS) is part of the University of Amsterdam’s
Faculty of Economics and Business. ABS Master in Business Administration was #1 ranked in 2016 and the school is internationally recognised triple-crown accredited. It has around 3,000 full-time students and 120 FTE academic staff. One of the school’s core focus areas is the application of Data Science in all areas of business studies: Marketing, Finance, Operations Management, HR, Accounting and Strategy.
All first-year students will be enrolled in Principles of Economics and Business 1 and Principles of Economics and Business 2. During this course students will obtain an overview and comprehensive knowledge of the main themes and subjects in economics and business. The course will focus on the theoretical concepts, their intellectual history and meaning, and their importance for understanding real phenomena in society. Moreover, a foundation will be laid for students to independently carry out academic research and relate their findings to the existing academic literature. This includes learning how to search for academic literature and how to read and evaluate it based on academic economic and/or business administration articles.
During the course the student-assistant has to discuss literature related to the topic of that particular week. Every week the students will write an assignment of which two will be graded by the student-assistant. In the second and the third period student-assistants will supervise students during the writing process of the first academic paper they have to write.
Tasks and responsibilities: - Teach three or four group of approximately 20 students;
- prepare classes and grade assignments;
- attend preparatory meeting once a week (on Fridays).