2017/2018
DIP-DIMAO2000U Final Project
| English Title |
| Final Project |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
15 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Graduate Diploma |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration
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| Course
coordinator |
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Innovation
- Management
- Strategy
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Last updated on
02-11-2017
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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: As part of the thesis project students must demonstrate
full understanding of theories, concepts and methods of the program
and translate them into a thesis that identifies and solves a
relevant problem.
The grade 12 is awarded in cases where the thesis meets the
following requirements to an excellent degree, i.e. with no or only
few deficiencies. In their thesis project students must
- 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
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theories and concepts of
the program curriculum and a familiarity with key findings of the
empirical literature
- Show an ability to select relevant theories, concepts and
findings from the empirical literature to frame their work and
facilitate addressing their selected problem
- Demonstrate an ability to select appropriate methods to address
their problem
- Substantiate and evaluate the chosen methods
- Demonstrate skillfulness in carrying out an empirical project
related to their problem
- Show an ability to link insights from the program curriculum to
build an analytical understanding of empirical work (bridging
theory and practice)
- Argue for the significance of the choices made during the work
with the thesis
- Discuss the results raised by the thesis project and
specifically extract the implications in relation to business
practice within the program’s field of study in general and the
problem in particular
- Ensure a logical coherence between problem statement, analysis
and conclusion
- Communicate the contents of the thesis
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| Examination |
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Final
Project:
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| 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 oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
2 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 80 pages |
| Assignment type |
Graduate Diploma project |
| 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. |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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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 60
minutes, incl. examiners' discussion of the grade, and
informing plus explaining the grade.
The assessment is carried out by the supervisor and an external
examiner. The grade awarded will reflect a holistic assessment of
the thesis (including the abstract), the oral defense, and the
student’s spelling and
style.
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| Course content and structure |
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To prepare for the thesis project during the last semester,
students will receive a number of on- and offline tutorials on the
process of developing and writing the thesis project during
the 3. semester. As part of these group-based sessions, students
will have the opportunity to present and discuss drafts of their
thesis’ underlying problem statements and receive feedback.
For the individual thesis projects each student will get an
individual supervisor assigned to his/her project. Individual
supervisors will help students shape their thesis project along the
lines of the specified learning objectives.
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| Teaching methods |
| Offline and online tutorials, workshops,
individual supervision |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback will be given during group sessions,
workshops and individual supervision sessions |
| Student workload |
| Theses work (including preparatory tutorials) |
400 hours |
| Exam including preparation |
20 hours |
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Last updated on
02-11-2017
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