Social Sciences Challenges
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- ResearchSeniorNew
Quantify Sim-to-Real Gap for a Warehouse Manipulation Policy
You receive a trained pick-and-place policy (PyTorch), the simulation env (Isaac Lab), and access to a real-arm rig (or recorded teleop episodes if hardware is unavailable). Def…
- Sim To Real
- Manipulation
- Experiment Design
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Founder Behavior Diagnostic and 90-Day Plan for a Burnt-Out SaaS CEO
Your task is to read the case file and produce a behavioral diagnostic plus a 90-day intervention plan that the board chair can hand directly to the founder. Examine the de-iden…
- Founder Psychology
- Behavioral Diagnostics
- Executive Coaching
Open coursework - StrategySeniorNew
Ethical Marketing Strategy for a Fast Fashion Retailer's Sustainability Line
Your task is to create a marketing campaign for EcoThreads that is transparent, culturally sensitive, and legally compliant. You must develop a communication strategy that highl…
- Ethical Marketing
- Sustainability Communication
- Cross Cultural Marketing
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Assess Partnership Risk for WellsTrade's Instant Payments Launch
Using the PayFlow due-diligence data room and the eighteen-month PayFlow operational metrics dataset, identify and quantify the operational, security, compliance, and reputation…
- Operational Risk
- Vendor Risk
- Cybersecurity
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- ResearchSeniorNew
Buying Behavior Analysis for a Dutch Sustainable Packaging Startup
Your task is to investigate the B2B buying process for sustainable packaging. You will design a semi-structured interview guide based on the buying center framework. Recruit and…
- B2B Marketing
- Buying Behavior
- Qualitative Research
Business-to-Business Marketing - ResearchSeniorNew
Experimental Design for a Fintech App's Savings Nudge
You are a behavioral data scientist at SaveSmart. Design a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effect of a 'future self' nudge on savings behavior. Define treatment an…
- Experimental Design
- Statistical Analysis
- Nudge Theory
Behavioral Economics - ResearchSeniorNew
Frame Dependence in Investment Decisions for a Renewable Energy Fund
You are a behavioral finance analyst at GreenCap Partners. Your task is to audit past investment decisions for framing effects, then design a decision template that forces consi…
- Frame Dependence
- Prospect Theory
- Decision Framing
Open coursework - ResearchSeniorNew
Greenwashing Risk in a Fast Fashion Brand's Sustainability Campaign
You are a corporate responsibility analyst at TrendWear. The CEO wants to respond to the accusations without withdrawing the Green Line. Your task is to conduct a life-cycle ass…
- Life Cycle Assessment
- Sustainability Reporting
- Crisis Communication
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- StrategySeniorNew
Design a Stakeholder Engagement Plan for SolarVent's Andalusia Solar Farm
Working as a team of three sustainability consultants hired by SolarVent, design a complete stakeholder engagement proposal for the Andalusia solar farm. Ground every recommenda…
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Community Engagement
- Conflict Resolution
Open coursework - StrategySeniorNew
Design a Circular Business Model for EcoWear
Acting as EcoWear's business model innovation analyst, examine the EcoWear company file, the customer behavior dataset, the operations brief, and the circular economy industry r…
- Circular Economy
- Business Model Canvas
- Financial Modeling
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Designing a Feedback Culture for a Remote-First Sustainable Fashion Brand
Research best practices in feedback culture from business psychology (e.g., feedback orientation, psychological safety). Design a feedback system that includes tools, training, …
- Feedback Culture
- Psychological Safety
- Remote Work
Business and Industrial Psychology - DesignSeniorNew
Circular Economy Strategy for a Fast Fashion Retailer
As a circular economy strategist, you must design a take-back program for TrendLoop's Amsterdam stores. Analyze customer behavior, logistics, and partnerships (with recyclers, r…
- Circular Economy
- Business Model Innovation
- Logistics
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Investigate Germany's Market for EcoThreads' Entry
Your task is to investigate the German sustainable fashion market and produce a recommended entry strategy for EcoThreads. Start from the company facts in the EcoThreads briefin…
- Market Entry
- Competitive Analysis
- Regulatory Analysis
Open coursework - ResearchSeniorNew
Neuromarketing Audit for a Sustainable Fashion Retailer
Your team will design and simulate a neuromarketing experiment. First, propose two alternative store layouts (e.g., circular vs. grid) and two website homepage designs (e.g., he…
- Neuromarketing
- Experimental Design
- Eye Tracking Analysis
Consumer Behavior - DesignSeniorNew
Design a Multi-Objective Dynamic Pricing Engine for CityRide
Acting as a data scientist on CityRide's pricing team, design and prototype a dynamic pricing engine that, given the live time, pickup zone, and supply-demand conditions, quotes…
- Reinforcement Learning
- Optimization
- Simulation
Open coursework - AnalysisSeniorNew
Renewable Energy Investment Under Policy Uncertainty
You are a financial analyst at SunVest. The proposed solar farm has a capacity of 50 MW, construction cost €80M, and expected life 25 years. Key uncertainties: annual electricit…
- Real Options
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Stochastic Modeling
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Designing a Market-Making Strategy for a New ETF
You are a quantitative analyst at Nova Capital. The new ETF (ticker: AIRO) will track 30 AI and robotics stocks with daily rebalancing. The initial AUM is $200 million. Your tas…
- Market Microstructure
- Etf Arbitrage
- Risk Management
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Navigating US-China Tech Decoupling for a Semiconductor Startup
Students will produce a geopolitical risk assessment and strategic response plan for ChipBridge. The plan must include a supply chain vulnerability analysis, a compliance roadma…
- Supply Chain Risk
- Export Control Compliance
- Geopolitical Analysis
Open coursework - StrategySeniorNew
Brand Crisis Simulation for a Global Food Company
You are the global brand crisis response team for TasteWorld. Your task is to produce a crisis management plan within 48 hours (simulated). Constraints: you cannot confirm the c…
- Crisis Management
- Brand Equity
- Stakeholder Communication
Global Brand Management - AnalysisSeniorNew
Time a 500-Million-Euro Solar Investment to the Eurozone Cycle
You are SunVista's economic analyst, and the Chief Financial Officer has asked you for a decision-ready report that guides the timing of the 500-million-euro solar build-out. Wo…
- Business Cycle Analysis
- Macroeconomic Forecasting
- Investment Timing
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Auction Design for Renewable Energy Subsidies
Your team must design an auction mechanism for allocating subsidies to offshore wind projects. You have historical bid data from past auctions, cost estimates for different tech…
- Auction Theory
- Mechanism Design
- Game Theory
Industrial Economics and Game Theory - AnalysisSeniorNew
Gender Pay Gap Audit at a Hamburg Tech Scale-up
Your task is to analyze the provided anonymized employee dataset (including salary, job level, tenure, performance rating, and gender) to determine if a gender pay gap exists af…
- Pay Gap Analysis
- Regression Analysis
- Blinder Oaxaca Decomposition
Open coursework - DesignSeniorNew
Social Security Compliance for a Remote-First Tech Company
As a compliance analyst, you must audit GlobalDev's current practices and propose a system for social security registration and contribution tracking across multiple EU jurisdic…
- Social Security Law
- EU Regulation
- Cross Border Compliance
Labor and Employment Law - AnalysisSeniorNew
Field Study: Dynamic Pricing for GreenGrid's Renewable Power Sales
Your task is to investigate price and renewable-supply behavior in a public electricity market and use that evidence to build a dynamic pricing model for GreenGrid. Work only fr…
- Dynamic Pricing
- Optimization
- Risk Management
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