| Learning objectives |
- Subject Area: The project must be written within the field of
international business.
- Topic: The research question must be problem oriented and
should be connected to the programme curriculum to date.
- Methodology: The project must include an explicit outline of
the methodology used. The choice of methodology must be clearly
discussed, and problems in relation to the chosen methodology must
be analyzed.
- Application of Theory: The thesis must include relevant
theories from the program curriculum. The thesis must include a
literature review, where abstract concepts are dicussed and anlyzed
in detail leading to a set of hypotheses or research assumptions.
Concepts must be measured promptly and be aligned to the empirical
analyses.
- Empirical Methods: The project must document the ability to
gather relevant and rich data, evaluate its reliability,
systematize and interpret it in relation to hypotheses or research
assumptions.
- The thesis should include an introduction that outline the
relevance of the research questions, and outline the main
contributions of the thesis work.
- The thesis must include a concluding section that presents the
main results of the survey. Conclusion is followed by a section
discussing the perspectives of these results in relation to 1)
future research, and 2) implications for managers and/or policy
makers.
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| Examination |
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International
Business Thesis:
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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 |
2-3 |
| Size of written product |
Max. 70 pages |
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1 student = 40 pages, 2 students = 60 pages and 3
students = 70 pages. |
| Assignment type |
Bachelor project |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
30 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 summary must be written in English. |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Make-up examinations and Retake
examinations takes place according to the same rules as the regular
examination. However, the following supplementary rules apply:
If a failing grade (-3 or, 00) is earned by all individual members
of the group, the overall project is deemed unacceptable and the
individual members of the group will not graduate from the BSc IB
Programme in June. The individual members of the group must have a
retake examination in August/September. Before the retake
examination the project must be revised and improved. For guidance
in this respect, the examiner and the external examiner will submit
a brief written critique of the project within eight working days
of the individual oral examination.
If a failing grade (-3, or 00) is earned by some of the group
members, the student will not graduate from the BSc IB Programme in
June. The student must have a retake examination in
August/September. The student who fails the oral defence has the
option of writing an individual bachelor project based on a new
topic subject to approval by the BSc IB Programme Study Board
unless the advisor approves the current project and indicates that
adequate changes can be made to pass the exam. For guidance in this
respect, the examiner and the external examiner will within eight
working days of the individual oral examination submit a written
critique of the respective student performance and specify the
supplementary material needed.
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Description of the exam
procedure
Each group is to prepare a project proposal of max. 3 pages. The
proposal form includes the following sections: Introduction,
Research Question, Literature Review, Methodology and a Reference
list. The project proposal must be signed and approved by the
advisor.
The maximum length of the bachelor project depends on the number of
students in the group. The page count does not include front page,
declaration of authorship, executive summary, bibliography and
appendices.
1 group member: maximum 40 pages
2 group members: maximum 60 pages
3 group members: maximum 70 pages
Declaration of Authorship must be included in the group
project.
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| Course content and structure |
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See teaching methods
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| Description of the teaching methods |
The role of the Thesis advisor is to participate
in a critical dialogue with students about the project drafts. The
initiative always lies on the students’ shoulders. Thesis advising
is always guided by the students’ questions. Based upon these
facts, the role of the advisor is as follows:
1. The advisor involves her/him self in discussions concerning
issue formulation and choice of methodology and theory.
2. The advisor involves her/him self in discussions about the
project as it progresses: s/he shall read and question drafts of
the issue formulation, as well as read and discuss drafts of some
individual sections of the project and discuss these with the
group. The advisor will not read the entire project at any point in
the supervision process.
3. The advisor is not to be viewed as an encyclopaedia, dictionary,
or editor.
4. The advisor supports teamwork and cooperation in the group.
5. The advisor may not tell the group the name of the external
examiner before the oral exam.
6. An advisor may never grant an exemption from any thesis
deadlines.
7. At the oral exam, the advisor’s role changes from that of
advisor to that of examiner. The advisor will evaluate and grade
the thesis.
Each group is entitled to a pre-determined number of supervision
hours, listed below, dependant upon the number of students in the
group. These are the total numbers of hours available per group.
The below-mentioned hours include all time used with each advisor,
including actual consultation, email reading/writing, preparation
for meetings, proposal reading, etc.
Number of students / Advising Hours
1 student 7 advising hours
2 students 12 advising hours
3 students 16 advising hours
To benefit most from these limited hours, plan very strategically
how you expect to best utilize your supervision time. As well,
always arrive well prepared for your meetings with your
advisor! |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| The student will get feedback after the oral
exam. For further feedback the student should contact the
supervisor. |
| Student workload |
| Exam |
1 hours |
| Preparation |
203 hours |
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