2026/2027
KAN-CIHCO4000U 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 Markets & Innovation
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| Programme |
MSc in Business Administration and Innovation in
Health Care |
| Course
coordinator |
- Claus Bøttcher Jørgensen - Department of Strategy and
Innovation (SI)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Entrepreneurship
- Innovation
- Strategy
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| Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
16/06/2026
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| Learning objectives |
- Develop a research problem by which an actual challenge in
Health Care is productively connected to extant literature and to
available data
- Analyze qualitative and/or quantitative data using relevant
methodologies, and demonstrating an understanding of the potentials
and limitations of those methodologies
- Identify the limitations of your study and possible ways of
addressing those limitations
- Provide consistency and coherence in the relationships between
problem statement, analysis and conclusion
- Explain and discuss the implications of research results for
practices and problems in Health Care relevant 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, see also the rules about
examination forms in the programme regulations. |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual oral exam based on written group
product |
| Number of people in the group |
2-3 |
| Size of written product |
Please see text below |
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max. 80 pages, if one student
max.120 pages, if two students are writing together
max. 160 pages, if three students are writing together |
| Assignment type |
Master's thesis |
| Release of assignment |
Subject chosen by students themselves, see
guidelines if any |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
45 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 |
An abstract (max. one page) written in English must be part of
the Master’s thesis. The abstract is included in the overall
assessment of the thesis. |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
If the student has submitted their
thesis, but is ill at the oral defense, a new defense will be
arranged as soon as possible based on the thesis already submitted.
If the student receives a non-passing grade at the regular exam,
they have used an exam attempt. It is then a requirement that the
Master’s Thesis contract is renewed, i.e. the student must further
clarify their original topic delimitation, which must then be
approved by the thesis
coordinator.
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| Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
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The thesis project addresses one or more interrelated
problems in the development and/or delivery of a specific
healthcare innovation. It presents data and analysis of these
problems, proposes and justifies a prioritization of potential
solutions, and evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of the
preferred solution.
The data collection and analysis of this problem solving are
informed by relevant academic literature on methods, theories,
frameworks, and concepts. The thesis demonstrates how this
literature supports the handling of the identified innovation
challenges and discusses the chosen methods and theoretical
approaches in relation to relevant alternatives.
Whenever possible, the thesis project is conducted in
collaboration with innovation practitioners, typically within a
relevant organization in the healthcare system.
The main objectives of the thesis project are to enable students
to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired during the
previous 90 ECTS credits of the programme; to develop their ability
to define and address well-defined problems; and to strengthen
their capacity to engage with and collaborate effectively with
relevant problem owners.
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| Research-based teaching |
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CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following
types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are
included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
- Classic and basic theory
- New theory
- Teacher’s own research
- Methodology
- Models
Research-like activities
- Development of research questions
- Data collection
- Analysis
- Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
- Activities that contribute to new or existing research
projects
- Students conduct independent research-like activities under
supervision
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| Description of the teaching methods |
| Supervision |
| Feedback during the teaching period |
| Feedback will be given during
supervision. |
| Student workload |
| Supervision |
24 hours |
| Thesis writing |
800 hours |
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Last updated on
16/06/2026
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