The STAR programme will not be offered any longer to the starting 1st year cohort from 2025-2026 onwards due to efficiency measures and lack of participation. This page serves as a reference for cohorts that started the BSc IBA before September 2025.
The STAR programme was brought to live to offer the top 10% of students a deeper learning experience. In the IBA STAR programme the participating students were involved in different projects for the modules 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. The STAR-projects differed from the regular projects by having the following learning ambitions:
SUBSTANTIVE LEARNING GOALS
1. More in-depth literature, additional reading and discussions.
2. The level of understanding reached on the theories of the modules by discussions with experts and practitioners.
3. Application of the theories in more complex and more realistic situations.
META LEVEL LEARNING GOALS
4.More research orientation, generation of new knowledge.
5.Business methods and leadership: decision making, planning, organizing, collaboration.
6.Reflective learning: philosophical, epistemological and ethical assumptions recognition and discussion.
7.Reasoning and structuring of thoughts in texts.
Each module may vary in terms of how much of these extra learning goals will be offered.
PARTICIPATION BASED ON SELECTION
Participation in the STAR programme was possible by selection. Selection was organised per module. Grades was a part of the selection criteria, but motivation and the shown (study) behaviour was used for selection as well. The last means that students who were active participants in educational activities and brought added value to our programme were eligible to apply to the IBA STAR programme. The module coordinators and teachers of the previous module(s) were consulted in selection decisions.
GRADING
1. As a pre-requisite for passing the STAR project of a module, the student must have passed the module.
2. The level of knowledge gained in the STAR project must be at least one level higher in Bloom's learning levels taxonomy than in the regular module. Bloom's taxonomy assumes the following levels: 1) Knowledge, 2) Understanding, 3) Application, 4) Analysis, 5) Synthesis, and 6) Evaluation. Because projects aim at application (as the minimum), the minimum level of understanding reached of the module's disciplinary knowledge must be Analysis, but more likely Synthesis and Evaluation will be aimed for.