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2023/2024  BA-BSOCO1005U  Bachelor project

English Title
Bachelor project

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 15 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Bachelor
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 in Business Administration and Sociology
Course coordinator
  • Alfred Reckendrees - Department of Business Humanities and Law (BHL)
Main academic disciplines
  • Organisation
  • Sociology
  • Economics
Teaching methods
  • Blended learning
Last updated on 01-12-2023

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Learning objectives
The student should be able to:
  • conduct inquiries at the intersection of Sociology and Business Administration as represented by the topics and approaches covered in the BSc SOC program
  • independently identify a relevant problem and formulate a relevant research question, provide a comprehensive analysis and give an answer to the chosen research question
  • identify, select, and use theories and methods relevant to the project
  • provide comprehensive knowledge and make use of research literature
  • develop a research strategy that allows for giving an answer to the research question including relevant quantitative and/or qualitative methods
  • identify, collect, and analyze relevant empirical material
  • demonstrate awareness of implications of the chosen theories and methods, assess the quality of data, and critically reflect upon the research strategy used as well as the results produced
  • provide a clearly formulated Bachelor thesis that meets the standards of academic writing and is accessible in terms language and content.
Examination
Bachelor project:
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, see also the rules about examination forms in the programme regulations.
Individual or group exam Oral group exam based on written group product
Number of people in the group 2-3
Size of written product Max. 40 pages
groups of 1 person: max 40 pages
groups of 2 persons: max 60 pages
groups of 3 persons: max 80 pages

For more detailed rules on what is included in these pages and how the pages are counted, see My.CBS.dk
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 Each project must contain an abstract written in English. It is included in the overall assessment.
Examiner(s) Internal examiner and external examiner
Exam period Summer, The group exam takes 60 min. for two students and 90 min. for three students.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
The re-take takes place according to the same rules as the ordinary examination. However, the following supplementary rules apply:

1) If some of the group members have been awarded the grade 00 or below in the oral examination, the failed students receive a request from the internal examiner to which they have to submit individually a response of 2-3 pages before a set deadline.

2) For projects where all members receive the grade 00 or below in the oral examination, the entire project is will be considered unacceptable. The project must be revised and improved before it is resubmitted. In order to improve the project, the internal examiner will provide a brief written critique of the project within eight working days after the ordinary oral examination.

3) If the group has not submitted a thesis, a new thesis must be submitted with a substantially changed problem formulation. The supervisor must confirm that it is different from the previous one. There will be two additional hours of supervision to discuss the new problem formulation, the research question and the structure of the thesis. In exceptional cases, a small number of additional supervision hours may be granted. Please contact the Bachelor coordinator.
Description of the exam procedure
  • Although the thesis is the focus point for the examination, the examiners may ask questions relating to other parts of the curriculum, if relevant for the project. 
  • Groups will be allotted additional collective feedback on the written project.
  • Each student will be awarded one grade, reflecting an overall assessment of the project, the oral presentation and the defense. The student’s proficiency in spelling and fluency in writing will also be taken into account in the assessment. However, most emphasis will be put on the academic content.
  • For additional information about the examination procedure, please see the bachelor project manual on CANVAS.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

The bachelor project is the final and major independent piece of work on the BSc Soc programme, in which students demonstrate the capabilities they have developed over three years of undergraduate study, based on cross-disciplinary teaching in business economics, sociology, and social theory, as well as recurring interdisciplinary projects.


The objectives and requirements of the bachelor project extend those of the first and second year projects. The requirements are more rigorous than for the earlier projects particularly with regard to the definition of the research question, the use of academic literature, theory, methods and empirical data. Students are expected to engage with relevant issues in business and society, to improve the understanding of organisational or societal challenges and to reflect on solutions to the defined problems.

 

The project work is culminates in a thesis that demonstrates the student’s ability to formulate a relevant problem, to conduct a systematic and valid analysis supported by a theoretical and methodological framework related to the broad field of Business Administration and Sociology, and critically reflect on the empirical data, theories and methods used, and the results of the thesis.

 

The overarching theme of the bachelor project is Business Administration and Sociology.

 

The project should be designed as a research project based on empirical data (which may also be literature). The problem formulation and research question should be relevant to central themes of the BSc Soc programme.

 

For more information see the Bachelor Project Manual

 

Guided by the research question, the project can draw on knowledge from all three years of study.
Description of the teaching methods
Online tutorial
Lectures and workshops.
Feedback during the teaching period
Feed-back is given throughout the semester in different ways:

- The supervisor provides ongoing supervision on the project work including feedback particularly on written drafts and ideas developed by the students.
- The voluntary Bachelor project workshops aim at peer-to-peer feedback.
- The Conference seminar (approx. 1 month before hand-in of the thesis) provides both peer-to-peer feedback and faculty-student feedback.
- After the oral exam, the students are invited for feedback on the written BA project from their supervisor.
Student workload
Intro lecture and workshops 6 hours
Conference seminar 5 hours
Preparation of workshops and conference day 11 hours
Project work 380 hours
Oral exam 10 hours
Further Information

Although it is possible to write an individual project, it is strongly recommended that students organize in groups of 2-3 students.
Expected literature

See the bachelor project manual on CANVAS.
Last updated on 01-12-2023