Master Thesis in Business Administration

Aim

After completion of the course the student is expected to, by means of an independently written thesis

• demonstrate the knowledge and skills required for qualified and independent work in the area of Business Administration

Knowledge and understanding

After completion of the course the student is expected to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of scientific basis and proven experience of the field of Business Administration
• Demonstrate an understanding of current research and development work in the chosen sub-area of Business Administration
• Demonstrate substantial knowledge in the selected sub-area in Business Administration
• Demonstrate knowledge of theory and method

Skills and abilities

After completion of the course the student is expected to:

• Demonstrate the ability to integrate knowledge and to analyze, assess and deal with complex phenomena, problems and situations
• Demonstrate the ability to identify and formulate research questions
• Demonstrate the ability to plan and carry out advanced tasks within a specified time frame
• Demonstrate the ability to present and discuss, both orally and in writing, research results in dialogue with different groups
• Demonstrate the skills required to participate in research and development work

Judgment and approach

After completion of the course the student is expected to:

• Demonstrate the skills of making sound judgments with respect to relevant scientific and societal issues in the field of Business Administration
• Demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues in research and development
• Demonstrate the ability to identify the need of further knowledge
• Demonstrate the ability to continuously develop one’s skills

Content

The course aims to develop the student’s critical and problem solving skills. This is accomplished by the student working with identifying and dealing with a relevant problem in the chosen sub-field of Business Administration. The course also aims to create knowledge and skills to independently plan, implement and present a scientific report. In addition, the course aims to develop the student’s ability to critically review and assess texts. The thesis must include some empirical work. The topic of the thesis shall proceed from knowledge acquired in the orientation courses (advanced courses) during semester 7. The thesis work is largely dependent on methodology and writing skills acquired during the education in Business Administration.