2017/2018
KAN-CCDCO1029U 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 |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc og MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Charles Tackney - Department of Management, Society and
Communication (MSC)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Globalization and international business
- Language
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Last updated on
13-11-2017
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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: 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:
- Demonstrate the ability to independently produce a qualified
piece of research applying relevant methods and theories.
- Formulate a research question within the program’s field of
study that steers and structures the student’s research and writing
process.
- Substantiate and evaluate the choice of methodology used to
collect and evaluate data.
- Select, explain and justify the theory used in the analysis to
answer the research question.
- Select and process primary and secondary sources used as
documentation in the analysis.
- Discuss the quality of these sources, including their
appropriateness in terms of providing answers to the research
question.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply the chosen methods and
theories in the analysis.
- Explain and evaluate the overall coorelations between: the
research question, the selection and use of theory, the collection
and character of empirical data, the analysis, the conclusion, and
the generalizability of the findings.
- Discuss the analytical and possible empirical results raised by
the research including their corporate, societal and cultural
context.
- Extract the implications in relation to business practice
within the program’s field of study.
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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 |
2 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 120 pages |
| 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 |
English |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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| Course content and structure |
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| Teaching methods |
| Supervision and student project work |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback is given by the supervisor in the
allotted supervision hours and at the oral exam. |
| Student workload |
| Supervision hours per student in thesis group of 2 |
12 hours |
| Oral exam |
0,75 hours |
| Project work |
811,25 hours |
| Total |
824 hours |
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Last updated on
13-11-2017
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