| Learning objectives |
- • Subject Area: The project must be written within the field of
international business, which involves a cross-border,
cross-cultural or comparative perspective
- • Topic: The research question(s) 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. The thesis must include a literature review, where
abstract concepts are discussed and analyzed in detail leading to a
set of hypotheses or outcome expectations. Concepts’ measurement
needs to be aligned to the empirical analyses.
- • Empirical Methods: The project must document gathering of
relevant data and other information, evaluate its reliability and
validity, employ appropriate analytical tools, and interpret the
findings in relation to hypotheses or research assumptions
- • The thesis should include an introduction that outlines the
relevance of the research questions and highlights the main
contributions of the thesis.
- • The thesis must include a concluding section that summarizes
the main results of the work. The conclusion is to be 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. 80 pages |
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1 student = 40 pages, 2 students = 60 pages and 3
students = 80 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-point grading 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:
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 retake
the exam at the earliest during the retake period in August. Before
the retake examination the project must be revised and improved. To
provide 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 one or some of the
group members, the student(s) will not graduate from the BSc IB
Programme in June. The student(s) must retake the exam at the
earliest during the retake period in August. The student(s) who
fail the oral defence have 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. To provide 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(s) 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 maximum of 3
pages. The proposal generally 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. Once approved by the thesis advisor, the
proposal is submitted, by a specified deadline, for approval by the
course coordinator of the Bachelor thesis writing course. Upon the
latter approval, the students can commence work towards completion
of the thesis.
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 or abstract, table of
contents, bibliography and appendices.
1 group member: maximum 40 pages
2 group members: maximum 60 pages
3 group members: maximum 80 pages
Declaration of Authorship must be included in the group project.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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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 may 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, dependent 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 the 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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