2019/2020
KAN-CPHIO1084U 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/MSc in Business Administration and
Philosophy, MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Morten Sørensen Thaning - Department of Management, Politics
and Philosophy (MPP)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
21-05-2019
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| Learning objectives |
The student must by him/herself formulate the
topic of the masters thesis.
The topic should be chosen to cover relevant subjects of the
courses in the programme.
The topic must evolve from a theme or relevant problem which
involves both philosophical as well as business economic elements.
Methodological outcome /contribution from methodology
After completing the course students should be able to:
* Handle an iterative process, where processing knowledge and
formulating the research question is mutually influential
* Fomulate a research question which can steers and structures the
research process and content of the thesis
* Explain the relevance of the formulation of the research
questions
* Explain and evaluate the choice of methodology used to answer the
research question
* Select and process the theories used for formulating the research
question, analysis and conclusion
* Explain and evaluate the choice of theory used to answer the
research question
* Select and process primary and secondary sources used as
documentation in the analysis
* Explain and evaluate the overall correlations 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 findings of the thesis in the overall perspective of
the philosophies of the human and social sciences
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following
learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
- The thesis integrates and takes advantage of relevant
philosophical and business economical elements in answering the
research question
- The thesis is organized to enable the analysis and discussions
to be relevant and necessary in order to be able to uncover the
research problem
- The correlation between the research question, the definition,
the outline, the analysis and the conclusion is such that the paper
seems to be logically answering the research question
- There is an explanation and evaluation of the overall
correlations between: the research question, the selection and use
of theory, the collection and character of empirical data (if such
exists)
- The thesis must discuss and evaluate the use of the selected
theories, methodology and empirical data (if such exists)
- There must be consistency in the choice and use of theories and
empirical data such that these interacts and complements the
production of knowledge (valid for empirical theses only)
- All claims in the analysis and conclusion is documented and/or
discussed
- The analysis is contextualized within the field of study
- The analysis is focused, i.e. in depth and forming a synthesis
on the grounds of theories and possible empirical data
- The thesis shows an understanding of the correlations within
the context of the topic and discuss and generalize conclusions to
other contexts
- The thesis is based on relevant academic research
- The thesis discusses the background for the chosen theories,
and how this influences the creation of knowledge (valid
particularly or exclusively for theoretical theses) The thesis
contributes a new perpective, e.g. by applying known theories to
new empirical data, or applying new theory to an old
topic
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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 |
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If you wish to write the thesis individually you
must seek a permission from the study board. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
English, Danish or another Scandinavian language. The summary
counts towards the overall assessment.
The Master’s thesis can be written individually or by two students
together.
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| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
In the event a student has not
passed the regular examination in his or her master’s thesis, he or
she should hand in a renewal of the contract with a reformulation
of the research question. If a student does not hand in the
master's thesis within the deadline, he or she also will have
to hand in a renewal of the contract. In both cases, the student
will use an exam attempt.
In the case of a failed exam attempt additional supervision will be
granted, this is not the case, when a student fails to hand in the
thesis within the deadline.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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TBA
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| * |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| The students receive feedback from the supervisor
at the supervisor meetings. The frequency of meetings and their
content are agreed upon between the students and the
supervisor. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation |
820 hours |
| Exam |
8 hours |
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Last updated on
21-05-2019
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