Business Administration Ma, Master Thesis, 15 ECTS

Aim

The aim of the course is to provide practicing to
- independently identify, analyze and present a business administrational problem,
- reflect about theory-, model- and methodological issues in business
administration and to
- independently plan, work out, and in writing and orally present an inquiry – a
master thesis – on a scientific basis.

Course objectives

After having gone through the course the student should be able to
- independently identify and argue for central issues in the chosen topic
- with a high degree of independency delineate, design and work out a
minor research task with relevance for theory and problem formulation,
- independently work out an opposition, and put other students´ works
into a broader perspective.

Content

The course implies that the student in cooperation with a tutor, independently or in pairs of two, works out a minor research task. The scope should be approximately 40 pages. The course ends with seminars when the students actively contribute in opposition and evaluating the theses. There are different evaluation criteria for master theses compared to bachelor theses, for example when it comes to analytical stringency, critical approach and clarity.

Selection rules and procedures

The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.

Teaching form

The course consists mainly of tutorial meetings, when the student is guided by a tutoring professor in issues regarding problem formulation, literature, design, work out and presentation. The tutor´s influence and control is however reduced in order to create space for the students´ autonomy, creativity and personal responsibility. Nevertheless, the student should present her or his work to the tutor on three occasions during the process. The thesis coordinator decides to which extent there should be introductory and mid seminars in a thesis course.

Examination form

The examination has the shape of
- an end seminar when the authors independently defend their thesis in the presence of tutor, opponents and other participants in the seminar
- approval by examiner
- opposition on another student´s thesis

The thesis/the course will be graded on the basis of the seminar version of the thesis. The grade will be registered when the revised thesis is delivered in two copies.

Grading system www.miun.se/betygskriterier

Grading system

Seven-grade scale, A, B, C, D, E, Fx and F. Fx and F represent fail levels.