2016/2017
KAN-CBCMO1001U Master's Thesis
| English Title |
| Master's Thesis |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
30 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Autumn |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
- Anne Martensen - Department of Marketing
(Marketing)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
18-08-2016
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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: The aim of the thesis is to enable the student
to complete and communicate a problem-orientated academic research
and thereby demonstrate the ability to think and work academically,
as well as utilize this in a future professional context.
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:
- Articulate a delineated problem within the program’s field of
study that can facilitate and structure the student’s work on the
thesis and its contents.
- Select and adapt the theories used in the analysis.
- Substantiate and evaluate the chosen methods and research
design.
- Ensure a logical coherence between problem statement, analysis
and conclusion.
- Argue for the significance of the choices made during the work
with the thesis.
- Discuss the analytical and possible empirical results raised by
the research.
- Extract the implications in relation to business practice
within the program’s field of study.
- Communicate the contents of the thesis to
peers.
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| Examination |
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Master's
Thesis:
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| 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 |
Oral group exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
max. 2 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 120 pages |
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Students from English concentrations must write
the Master’s thesis in English. Students from Danish concentrations
have the option of writing their thesis in English if they
wish. |
| Assignment type |
Master's thesis |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
75 min. per group, 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 |
The Master’s thesis must be accompanied by an abstract of the
work (max. one A4 page), written in English. The abstract is taken
into consideration at the assessment stage. |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
In case the student is ill at the
oral defense of his or her Master's Thesis a new oral exam will
be arranged based on the thesis already handed in. If a student
receives a non-passing grade at the regular exam he or she must
hand in a revised version of the thesis, or a thesis based on a new
or revised subject, after conferring with the supervisor. Failure
to hand-in on the set hand-in date will result in used exam
attempt.
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Description of the exam
procedure
Examination in the Master’s thesis is conducted as an external
oral exam based on the written product. The oral exam lasts 75
minutes, incl. examiners' discussion of the grade, and
informing plus explaining the grade.
The assessment is carried out by the supervisor (if there are two
or more supervisors, only the primary supervisor participates) and
an external examiner. 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 exam is a group exam with max 2 students, if students wish to
write individually or in larger groups an exemption is
required.
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| Course content and
structure |
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The thesis block comprises the preparation of a written thesis
(the Master’s thesis), which serves as a test of the student’s
ability to engage in in-depth study and independently describe,
analyse and process a complex issue at Master’s level. The topic
delimitation of the Master’s thesis must be approved prior to the
start of thesis supervision. At the time of approval, a deadline
for submission of the thesis is also determined together with a
plan for supervision. The student chooses the subject of the thesis
from within the concentration’s overall theme and academic profile
or within a minor. Under special circumstances, the Study Board may
approve an exemption from this provision. While working on the
Master’s thesis, the students are entitled to receive a
pre-determined amount of guidance from their supervisor. Students
are entitled to 24 hours of supervision.
The Master’s thesis must be max. 120 standard pages (one
standard page consists of 2275 characters including spaces). If the
student does not hand in the Master thesis thesis to
the deadline, there will be set a new deadline of 3 months and
the student must submit a revised Master Thesis contract.
Please check MyCBS for the official Master's thesis
registration date and hand-in deadline.
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| Teaching methods |
| The students have the right to
supervision - for more details see the above. |
| Student workload |
| Supervision (2 students) |
24 hours |
| Exam (Including exam preparation) |
800 hours |
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| Further Information |
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For the concentrations with an international focus there is
a requirement of an international perspective in the master
thesis.
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Last updated on
18-08-2016
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