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2015/2016  BA-BEUBO1015U  Bachelor Project

English Title
Bachelor Project

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 15 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Bachelor of Arts in European Business
Course coordinator
  • Benedikte Brincker - MPP
  • Stine Haakonsson - Department of Business and Politics (DBP)
Studieleder er ansvarlig for hele uddannelse, men i forbindelse med bachelorprojektet kan de øvrige undervisere kontaktes.
Main academic disciplines
  • Globalization and international business
  • Communication
  • Methodology and philosophy of science
Last updated on 03-11-2015
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors: In the written project, the student should should demonstrate the ability to:
- Identify and formulate a concise and feasible research question which reflects the interdisciplinarity of the programme and which relates to the geographical area of the language that the student specialises in.
- Analyse and unfold a research question drawing upon relevant emprical material and academic literature.
- identity and collect relevant empirical material employing appropriate methods and techniques of data collection.
- Identify and account for the choice and application of relevant theories and concepts.
- balance elements of review, independent analysis, interpretation and discussion in the project.
- to display clarity in expression and formulation in the language of specialisation, demostrating a correct use of and referencing to sources and the ability to structure and present a text.


In the oral examination the student should demonstrate the ability to:
- provide a lucid and concise overview of the research question and the main conclusions of the project.
- offer an analytical argument for the research design including choice of case, selection of methods and construction of theoretical framework.
- demonstrate a thorough knowledge of all aspects of the written project.
- take part in an analytical discussion with the examiner.
- show mastery of the language of specialisation.
Examination
Bachelorprojekt:
Exam ECTS 15
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
The BA project may be written individually or in a group of 2-5 students. The oral examination of the BA project is an individual exam.
Size of written product Max. 40 pages
The maximum number of pages for an individually written BA project is 40 pages. For group projects the number of pages for a group of 2 students is 60 pages. For every additional group member an additional 10 pages is added to the maximum number of pages of the BA project . Thus, 1 student = 40 pages; 2 students = 60 pages; 3 students = 70 pages; 4 students = 80 pages; 5 students = more than 80 pages.

The project is to be written in the language that the student is studying and the oral examination of the project is also conducted in that language.
Assignment type Bachelor project
Duration
Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
20 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 The BA project should have an abstract written in Danish which is included in the total number of pages.
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Summer and Summer
Aids allowed to bring to the exam Limited aids, see the list below:
The BA project and the presentation
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
1) If the student has taken part in the writing of the BA project but has been unable to sit the oral exam, the student signs up for the re-exam and is examined on the basis of a re-submission of the original BA project.

2. If the student has taken part in the writing of the BA project but fails the oral exam, the student signs up for the re-exam and is examined on the basis of the original BA project. However, the student can also choose to submit a new individually written BA project within a dead-line set by the study board.

3. If the student has been unable to write / take part in the writing of the BA project due to illness, the student can sit the re-exam if the student submits an individually written BA project within a dead-line set by the study board.

In case 1 and 2 the student does not have access to supervision in the case of re-exam. In case 3 the study board may choose to grant the student access to supervision on the basis of the provision of necessary written documentation.
Course content and structure

The aim of the BA project is to firmly establish the students' kvalifications within the areas that the programme cover. With this in aim in mind the students choose an area of interest among those they have been introduced to in the course of the programme within which they would like to write their BA project and formulate a research question. The research question should relate to the / one of those countries where the language that the student specialises in is/are spoken.
Teaching methods
In the context of the writing of the BA project the programme offers a number of lectures that address the most common problems that may arise in the process of project work. The lectures go into depth with these problems and unfold possible solutions. Focus is on five key areas;
- How to find and formulate a research question
- How to develop a research design
- How to identity and employ methods and data
- How to integrate theory and empirical data
- How to manage the writing and presentation of the project.


Furthermore, the program offers supervision paying due attention to the language that the student specialises in and therefore writes in the project in. The number of hours allocated to supervision follows the CBS norm and is including time for preparation:
- individual projects of maximum 40 pages = 7 hours of supervision
- group projects with 2 students; maximum 60 pages = 12 hours of supervision
- group projects with 3 students; maximum 70 pages = 16 hours of supervision
- group project with 4 students; maximum 80 pages = 18 hours of supervision
- group project with 5 students; more than 80 pages = 20 hours of supervision.
Student workload
Studenterarbejdstimer 420 hours
Last updated on 03-11-2015