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2017/2018  KAN-CIHCO4000U  Master's Thesis

English Title
Master's Thesis

Course information

Language English
Course ECTS 30 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Business Administration and Innovation in Health Care
Course coordinator
  • Finn Valentin - SI
Main academic disciplines
  • Innovation
Last updated on 29-06-2017

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Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • Develop a research problem by which an actual challenge in Health Care is productively connected to extant literature and to available data
  • Select and adapt theories
  • Assess strong and weak point of methods and research design
  • Provide consistency and coherence in the relationships between problem statement, analysis and conclusion
  • Explain and discuss the implications of research results for practices and problems in Health Care relevant in relation to business practice within the program's field of study
  • Communicate the content of the thesis to peers
Examination
Master's Thesis:
Exam ECTS 30
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 oral exam based on written group product
Number of people in the group 2-3
Size of written product Max. 120 pages
max.120 sider, hvis man er to i gruppen
Assignment type Master's thesis
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
45 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation time No preparation
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 Resuméet ( max 1 page) skal være på engelsk og indgår i den samlede bedømmelse
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Summer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Course content and structure

The thesis project addresses one or several interrelated problems in the development of a specific health care innovation. It presents data and analysis of these problems, considers and argues for a prioritization of solutions and weighs the pros and cons of its preferred solution. 

The data collection and analysis of this problem solving is based on the academic literature on relevant methods, theories and concepts. The relationship between this literature and the handling of innovation problems in the project is brought out by the thesis. The choice of methods and theory is considered in light of relevant alternatives in the literature. 

The thesis project is carried out in a setting of innovation practitioners, when possible in the form of an internship in relevant organisation in the health care system. Alternatively in another setting securing ongoing practitioner attention to the project.

In addition to the academic thesis report, an additional short presentation of results for practitioners is required (and supplied as an appendix to the academic report).

The main study objectives of the thesis project is to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired over the previous 90 ECTS of the program, to harness the ability to delimit and address well-fined problems, and to train students in relating to and collaborating with relevant problem-owners.

 

 

Teaching methods
vejledning
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback will be given at the oral examination
Student workload
vejledning 32 hours
thesis writing 600 hours
Last updated on 29-06-2017