Foundational Challenges
Real-world scenarios at the foundational level. Earn verified credentials as you practice the work your degree prepares you for.
- AnalysisFoundationalNew
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
Using provided cost estimates (fixed costs €500K, variable cost per unit €25, selling price €80), perform a CVP analysis. Calculate break-even in units and revenue, margin of sa…
- Cvp Analysis
- Break Even Analysis
- Sensitivity & Scenario Analysis
Managerial Accounting - CodeFoundationalNew
Design a 7-Segment Display Controller for a Coffee-Roaster Console
Design the controller in Verilog: 4-bit BCD (binary-coded decimal) to 7-segment decoder, time-multiplexed digit refresh at 1 kHz per digit, brightness PWM input from MCU, decima…
- Verilog
- Fpga
- Digital Logic
Digital Systems Design - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Bookkeeping Reset for a Lisbon Specialty Coffee Roaster
Using the supplied transaction log (provided as a CSV), record each item using double-entry bookkeeping in a journal, post to a general ledger, and prepare an unadjusted trial b…
- Double Entry Bookkeeping
- Journal Entries
- Trial Balance Preparation
Financial Accounting - DesignFoundationalNew
Stakeholder Workshop on AI Risk for a Public-Sector Pilot
You receive a description of the pilot (24/7 LLM chatbot answering questions on municipal services in Spanish and Catalan). Design a 3-hour workshop for around 25 mixed-stakehol…
- Stakeholder Management
- Workshop Design
- Responsible Ai
AI Ethics, Fairness, and Responsible AI Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real-world context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- AnalysisFoundationalNew
Performance Evaluation of a Tech Mutual Fund
Your task is to analyze the TechGrowth Fund's monthly returns from 2019-2023, along with benchmark and risk-free rate data. You must calculate and interpret key performance meas…
- Performance Evaluation
- Sharpe Ratio
- Jensens Alpha
Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - CodeFoundationalNew
Build a Best-First Search Solver for a Delivery Startup's Test Lab
Build a Python module exposing uniform-cost search and A-star search on a 2D grid with weighted cells (open road, traffic, no-go). Implement two admissible heuristics for A-star…
- Search Algorithms
- Heuristic Design
- Python Or Javascript
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - CodeFoundationalNew
Rule-Based Intent Classifier for a Customer-Support Triage Bot
Build a rule-based classifier in Python that runs ordered rules (regex + keyword + simple heuristics) against ticket subject + body. Use a hierarchical rule structure (high-prec…
- Knowledge Representation
- Rule Based Systems
- Python Or Javascript
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (CS Elective) - DesignFoundationalNew
Create a Remote Work Policy for a 15-Person Sustainable Fashion Brand
Your task is to draft a remote work policy for the brand. Include guidelines on work hours, communication norms, virtual collaboration tools, well-being initiatives, and sustain…
- Remote Work Policy
- Employee Wellbeing
- Sustainability
New Work and Future of Work - Browse challenges
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- DesignFoundationalNew
Scaling Internal Innovation at a 40-Person SaaS Scale-up
Design a 'Corporate Entrepreneurship Program' for TaskFlow that includes idea submission, selection, and incubation processes. The program must be low-cost (under €50k annually)…
- Cohort Program Design
- Intrapreneurship
- Process Mapping
Corporate Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship - AnalysisFoundationalNew
ESG Reporting Gaps for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-up
You are an ESG analyst tasked with helping DataFlow prepare for enterprise client ESG requirements. Your deliverable is a materiality matrix, a set of key ESG indicators (KPIs),…
- Materiality Assessment
- ESG Metrics
- Sustainability Reporting
ESG and Sustainability Reporting - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Materiality Assessment for a Toronto Craft Brewery
Using the simulated financial statements provided (income statement, balance sheet, and notes), select an appropriate benchmark (e.g., revenue, profit before tax, total assets) …
- Materiality Assessment
- Audit Planning
- Financial Analysis
Auditing and Assurance - DesignFoundationalNew
Improving Patient Intake for a Telehealth Startup
You are a design thinking consultant hired by MediConnect. Your task is to analyze the current intake flow, identify pain points through user research, ideate improvements, prot…
- User Research
- Ux Design
- Wireframing
Design Thinking and Innovation Build a verifiable portfolio.
Submissions become evidence. Reviewers with shipping experience score against a rubric; the result becomes a credential anyone can verify.
Why Ewance
- StrategyFoundationalNew
Digital Revenue Model Canvas for a D2C Fashion Startup
Using the Business Model Canvas framework, analyze the transition from B2B wholesale to D2C e-commerce. Interview the provided stakeholder personas, map the current vs. target b…
- Digital Business Models
- Business Administration
- Online Marketing
Open coursework - DesignFoundationalNew
Smart Street Lighting for Sustainable City District
Your task is to design a smart street lighting system for a 10-block area in Freiburg's city center. Use PIR motion sensors and ambient light sensors to detect pedestrians and v…
- Iot Architecture
- Sensor Integration
- Mesh Networks
Internet of Things and Smart Systems - CodeFoundationalNew
Replace a Naive List with a Heap in a Delivery Dispatcher
Read the current dispatcher source (around 400 lines of Python). Identify the linear scan and the operations that touch it (insert, decrease-key on a re-scored courier, extract-…
- Heap Data Structure
- Complexity Analysis
- Python Or Javascript
Data Structures - StrategyFoundationalNew
Collaborative Market Entry Strategy for a Finnish EdTech Startup
Form a team of 3-4 and assign roles: Market Researcher, Competitive Analyst, Pricing Strategist, Go-to-Market Lead. Conduct market sizing for the DACH language learning market, …
- Business Administration
- Collaborative Work
- Digital Business Models
Open coursework - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Production Planning for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
Your task is to build a linear program that decides weekly production quantities for each product line. Constraints include labor hours (max 400 hrs), machine hours (max 200 hrs…
- Linear Programming
- Optimization
- Microsoft Excel
Operations Research and Optimization - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Contractual Pitfalls for an Austin D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a junior legal consultant hired by GlowAustin. Your task is to analyze the current informal agreement (provided as email threads), identify gaps in offer, acceptance, co…
- Contract Analysis
- Legal Writing
- Risk Assessment
Business and Commercial Law - DesignFoundationalNew
Build a Tic-Tac-Toe-Style Game Agent for an Edtech Demo
Implement Connect-Four (7-column, 6-row board) in Python plus a minimax agent with alpha-beta pruning, configurable search depth, and a simple heuristic evaluation function for …
- Game Playing Ai
- Minimax
- Alpha Beta Pruning
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Sales Force Restructuring for Regional Retail Chain
Your task is to produce a sales force restructuring plan for GreenMart. Deliverables include: (1) an analysis of current sales force performance (using provided sales data), (2)…
- Sales Force Analysis
- Incentive Design
- Training Program Design
Sales Management - DesignFoundationalNew
Model and Normalize a Vet-Clinic SaaS Schema
Read the current schema dump (PostgreSQL, around 28 tables, heavily denormalized) and the team's 8 most common reporting queries. Produce an entity-relationship diagram from the…
- Data Modeling
- Normalization
- SQL
Introduction to Database Systems - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Production Optimization for a Sustainable Fashion Brand
You are a production analyst for EcoThreads. Given two suppliers (local and overseas) with different cost functions and carbon footprints, determine the optimal mix of productio…
- Cost Minimization
- Isoquant Isocost
- Carbon Footprint
Microeconomics - DesignFoundationalNew
Lean Launch Plan for a Sustainable Fashion App
Your task is to create a lean launch plan document. Define your target customer segment, design a customer discovery interview guide, specify MVP features (no coding required, j…
- Lean Startup
- Customer Discovery
- Mvp Design
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Competitive Response for a Lisbon D2C Cosmetics Brand
As a junior strategy consultant, analyze GlowLisboa's competitive position. Use Porter's Five Forces to assess industry attractiveness and competitor profiling to identify key t…
- Industry Analysis
- Competitor Profiling
- Strategic Thinking
Competitive and Competitor Analysis
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