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2011/2012  BA-PBAP  Bachelor Project

English Title
Bachelor Project

Course Information

Language English
Point 15 ECTS (450 SAT)
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Course Period Spring
Time Table Please see course schedule at e-Campus
Study Board
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics
Course Coordinator
  • Hubert Buch-Hansen - Department for Business and Politics
Main Category of the Course
  • Globalization, International Business, markets and studies
  • Political Science
  • Economics, macro economics and managerial economics
Last updated on 29 maj 2012
Learning Objectives
After having completed the bachelor project, students can:
  • Independently formulate and justify research questions.
  • Select, combine and apply relevant concepts and theories in relation to specified research questions.
  • Select and use relevant quantitative and qualitative methods to answer such research questions.
  • Identify and retrieve relevant data/information.
  • Formulate and present (orally and in writing) coherently argued answers, combining theory, methodology and data, to the research question posed.
  • Reflect critically on the quality of the answers produced.
Bachelor Project:
Assessment Oral with Written Assignment
Marking Scale 7-step scale
Censorship External examiners
Exam Period May/June and August
Aids Please, see the detailed regulations below
Duration Please, see the detailed regulations below
Examination
Individual (30 minutes) oral exam based on the written group Bachelor Project graded by teacher and external censor on the 7-point scale. Satisfactory participation in the project seminar is a pre-requisite for turning in the bachelor project. Length requirements:
• 5 students: 85-90 pages
• 4 students: 75-80 pages
• 3 students: 65-70 pages
• 2 students: 55-60 pages
• 1 student: 45-50 pages
The grade is based on an overall assessment of the written report and the oral performance. The grade will also take into consideration spelling and wording of the report. The Project must contain a summary.

Re-exam when the ordinary exam is failed is an individual oral exam (30 minutes per student) based on the original report and a 5 to 10 page supplement.
Make-up exam when ill at the ordinary exam is an individual oral exam (30 minutes per student) based on the original report.
Make-up exam when ill during the writing of the project is the same as the ordinary exam.
Course Content
This capstone project is the conclusion of the BSc. in international Business and Politics. It is an independent project, written with a faculty advisor, and students can pursue their own interests within the broad area of international business and politics. Projects can pursue a purely theoretical question, or they can focus on an action- or policy-oriented problem, or they can pose problems that combine such elements. A mandatory project seminar is part of the faculty guidance.
Teaching Methods
Project Seminar.