2013/2014
KAN-KAN_IT Master's Thesis
| English Title |
| Master's Thesis |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
30 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and
Information Systems, MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Helle Zinner Henriksen - Department of IT Mangement
(ITM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
29-10-2013
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| Learning objectives |
After having completed the Master’s
thesis, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate ability to independently produce a qualified piece
of research applying relevant methods and theories
- Document in-depth knowledge of the subject of the thesis,
including the corporate, societal and cultural conditions and
circumstances in which it is embedded
- Formulate a research question that steers and structures the
research process
- Explain and evaluate the choice of methodology used to answer
the research question
- Explain and evaluate the choice of theory used to answer the
research question
- Select and process primary and secondary sources used as
documentation in the analysis
- Discuss the quality of these sources, including their
appropriateness in terms of providing answers to the research
question
- Explain and evaluate the overall correlations between: the
research question, the selection and use of theory, the collection
and character of empirical data, the analysis, the conclusion, and
the generalizability of the findings
- Discuss the findings of the thesis in the overall perspective
of a theoretical science perspective.
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| Examination |
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Master's
Thesis:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
| Size of written product |
Max. 80 pages |
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Students may write the thesis either on their own
or in collaboration with another student. The oral defence is
individual.
The Master’s thesis may not be more than 80 standard pages (one
standard page consists of 2275 characters including spaces) in
length for one student and not more than 120 standard pages for a
joint thesis submitted by two students |
| Assignment type |
Master's thesis |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
60 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale
The student’s spelling and writing skills are taken into
consideration in the overall assessment of the examination
performance, but the academic content is given the highest
weight. |
| Regulations regarding the summary |
English. |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer Term |
| Aids allowed to bring to the exam |
Limited aids, see the list below:
Overview notes |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the student has submitted the
thesis individually or together with another student but falls ill
before the oral defence, a new oral exam based on the submitted
thesis will be organised as soon as possible. If students do not
pass the regular exam relating to the Master’s thesis individually
or with another student, they have the option at the re-take of
either resubmitting the thesis in a revised form or of submitting a
new thesis on a new basis. This decision is taken in consultation
with the supervisor/
examiner.
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| Course content and
structure |
The subject of the thesis must be
within the programme profile’s particular academic identity and
theoretical field(s).
The grade awarded will reflect a holistic assessment of the thesis
(including the abstract), the oral defence, and the student’s
spelling and style – although more emphasis will be placed on the
academic content.
The grade 12 is awarded in cases where the Master’s thesis meets
the following requirements to an excellent degree, i.e. with no or
only few deficiencies:
- the thesis is governed by a student-developed problem statement
which is relevant to the particular programme profile;
- the thesis is delimited to the effect that its analyses and
discussions are relevant, necessary and adequate to answer the
problem;
- the problem statement, delimitation, outline, analysis and
conclusion to the effect that the answer is logical in relation to
the problem statement;
- the thesis contains a discussion of and reason for the choice
and omissions with respect to subject delimitation, theories,
methodology and empirics (if empirics are included);
- the thesis provides critical reflection on the selected
theories, methodology and empirics (if empirics are included) and
assesses their applicability in answering the problem
statement;
- the thesis is consistent to the effect that the choice and
application of theories and empirics interact and complement the
production of knowledge (applies to empirical theses);
- allegations made in the analysis and conclusion are documented
and/or argued;
- the analysis includes deliberations on the degree to which the
results of the thesis resemble and/or deviate from other similar
surveys in the field;
- the analysis focuses on a delimited problem, i.e. provides an
in-depth analysis and creates a synthesis on the basis of theories
and empirics, where relevant;
- the thesis discusses the premises of the theories and the
impact of those premises on the knowledge that can be created
(applies “especially” or “only” for theoretical theses);
- the thesis contributes to a new perspective, e.g. by applying a
known theory on previously unexamined empirics or new (combinations
of) theories applied on a known problem.
- At the assessment, the student’s spelling and style will be
taken into account.
- The assessment will include an abstract containing the main
points of the thesis.
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| Teaching methods |
| A introductory workshop will be held
in November. |
| Further Information |
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Main Category of the Course:
- Information Systems
- Business economics
- Organizational theory
- Communication
- Management of Information and Knowledge
Management
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Last updated on
29-10-2013
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