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MASTER OF SCIENCE THESIS GUIDELINES

2014-2015

Prepared by Helen Bollaert. Last updated November 12 th

2014.

Aim of the MSc thesis

Your master thesis is an original individual piece of work which gives you the opportunity to study in

depth a topic which is of personal interest to you. When you are caught up in the day-to-day routine of

study or work it is difficult to step back and take time to analyze situations deeply. The master thesis

gives you the opportunity to do just that. In addition, it can significantly enhance your CV. In the vast

majority of cases, your work will be directly or indirectly linked to your chosen career. It shows potential

employers that you are skilled this this area. It is also a potential subject of discussion in your interview.

If you can explain your master thesis convincingly to potential employers you can shine during

interviews.

The MSc thesis is a key part of your postgraduate education. Successful completion of the master thesis

shows that you have developed several key skills. First, you acquire the ability to develop an original

project which reflects you own area of interest. Second, you develop critical thinking skills through

benchmarking existing work in your chosen area. Third, you learn to apply specific methods to test your

idea through your empirical work. Fourth, you gain new insights in your chosen topic through analysis

and interpretation. Finally, you learn to critically question your own work as you assess what you have

done and understand its implications and limits.

Practicalities

Link with the Research Methods 1 class

The research methods class in semester 1 gives you the opportunity to develop your research proposal.

Your teacher will be able to help you refine your subject and will be in a position to provide you with

initial feedback on topic relevance and feasibility.

Student responsibility for the project

The project belongs to you and it is up to you to ensure that you meet deadlines. Your supervisor's role is

to provide advice and support throughout the process. It is your responsibility to make sure that you

contact your supervisor regularly and hand in documents before the deadline. You are also responsible

for ensuring that you contact your supervisor in a timely manner without imposing unreasonable

demands (eg. insisting on feedback the night before a deadline; expecting your supervisor to be available

outside regular office hours) because you have not worked regularly.

Supervision

You will be assigned a supervisor by your academic department in consultation with your program

manager. During the course of the first semester, you may come in contact with professors and discuss

possible supervision of your master thesis with them. You may put forward this person (with their prior

agreement) to become your supervisor. If you are not in a position to propose a supervisor at the end of

the first semester, you will receive advice and assistance from your program manager and/or your

academic department. No student will be left without a supervisor.

Assessment

The master thesis assessment comprises two parts, continuous assessment worth 25% of the final grade

and a final complete master thesis document worth 75% of the final grade. The continuous assessment is

made up of four pieces of work to be handed in to a given schedule. The exact schedule for your master

thesis depends on your program and when you started your course. You will find the list of programs and

details of the schedule for each in appendix 3. Details of the grading scale for the final complete master

thesis are provided in appendix 2.

There is no systematic master thesis defense for the MSc programs at SKEMA. However, your supervisor

may request a defense if he/she deems it necessary.

A student who receives 0 for his/her continuous assessment will automatically fail the master thesis (F

grade). Students who receive a final grade of between 5/20 and 10/20 (Fx grade) have to opportunity to

carry out extra work to improve their project (under the guidance of their tutor). The deadline for

submitting a new version of the MSc thesis is October 31 st

2015. Students receiving a grade of less than

5/20 fail the master thesis and are therefore not eligible for graduation from the MSc program during

the academic year. They will have to write a new master thesis the following academic year.

Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Should instances of plagiarism be identified in your work, the

resulting grade will automatically be F, with the resulting impact on graduation and without

possibility of appeal. Cases will be dealt with by a disciplinary committee which has full power to

decide on the appropriate sanction. The latter may go as far as exclusion from the program and

the school. Dissertations will systematically be sent to the URKUND website to track plagiarism.

Subject

The subject of the master thesis should be in direct relation to the MSc in which you are studying. While

SKEMA is flexible and encourages original topics which may take students into other disciplinary fields, a

significant part of the master thesis should be directly related to the content of the MSc program. You

are encouraged to find your own subjects but if you may also choose subjects proposed by professors or

other interested parties. The final validation of the proposed subject rests with the master thesis

supervisor.

Requirements

Literature Review

The literature review should contain at least 20 papers from academic, peer-reviewed journals and one

reference book (not a textbook).

Data sources and analysis

As part of your master thesis, you will be required to provide empirical evidence relevant to your chosen

research question. Your evidence should be meaningful – readers should be convinced of its relevance

and probity. The guidelines below will enable you to develop meaningful empirical analysis according to

your chosen method of analysis.

Data type Number of observations Data analysis

Individual interviews Minimum 8 Recorded and fully transcribed. Analyzed using a recognized method (eg. content analysis using an analysis grid).

Group interviews Minimum 2 Recorded and fully transcribed. Analyzed using a recognized method (eg. content analysis using an analysis grid).

Netnography The equivalent of at least 80 pages transcribed into standard A4 format.

Analyzed using a recognized method (eg. content analysis using an analysis grid).

Case study Secondary data (press, other media, company documents) AND at least 5 interviews.

Analysis using a recognized method (eg. content analysis using an analysis grid). Interviews recorded and fully transcribed.

Surveys (questionnaires) At least 100 usable responses. Analysis should not be limited to descriptive statistics. Provide proper statistical or econometric analyses with significance tests. Include control variables where appropriate.

Experiments At least 25 participants per group.

Analysis should not be limited to descriptive statistics. Provide proper statistical or econometric analyses with significance tests. Include control variables where appropriate.

Secondary databases with additional hand collected data

At least 100 usable observations. Analysis should not be limited to descriptive statistics. Provide proper statistical or econometric analyses with significance tests. Include control variables where appropriate.

Secondary databases without additional hand-collected data

At least 200 usable observations. Analysis should not be limited to descriptive statistics. Provide proper statistical or econometric analyses with significance tests. Include control variables where appropriate.

In some cases, your research question may be atypical so your methodological approach might not fit

the items in the grid above. In that case, you can consult your supervisor who will advise you on finding

an appropriate amount of data, and analysis techniques which are equivalent in quantity and quality to

those listed above.

Some MSc programs require master theses which meet the standards imposed by practitioner

organizations. In that case, your program manager will provide you with suitable data and analysis

requirements.

Final document

The final master thesis should be a minimum of 50 pages in length, excluding appendices. Note that the

document should contain a reasonable amount of text and should not be a mass of tables, graphs and

figures. The master thesis should be formatted in Times New Roman 12 (or equivalent) with 1.5 line

spacing and 2.5cm margins. Text should be justified. In text-references and the bibliography should use

the Harvard system of referencing.

The project includes the following materials and sections, in the sequence indicated (see details in

appendix 1):

 Title page

 Keywords and abstract (150 words) in English (and possibly French)

 Preface and/or dedication and/or acknowledgments

 Table of contents

 Executive summary (2 or 3 pages)

 List of tables

 List of figures

 Body of text

 Reference list

 Appendix or appendices (if any)

The final document should include an introduction and a conclusion of at least 2 pages in length each.

Confidentiality

Generally, the master thesis should not be of a confidential nature and academic supervisors will assume

that the detail of the work is not confidential unless otherwise informed. If required, students and

SKEMA supervisors may sign confidentiality agreements.

Where a dissertation contains material considered to be confidential, it should be marked clearly on the

title page. In that case, the thesis will not be available for consultation at the library for a two-year

period.

Students must not circulate or disseminate the dissertation before official notification of the grades by

SKEMA. Students have the proprietary rights to their dissertation, but SKEMA is free to use these reports

in its library, teaching, and marketing activities. SKEMA cannot be held responsible for the contents and

conclusions of the thesis.

Resources

Master thesis supervisor

Your master thesis supervisor is a key source of advice and support during your master thesis. You will

receive guidance on each stage of the process to help you progress regularly and produce a piece of

work of the highest possible quality. You should, however, remember that you are responsible for your

master thesis. Your supervisor will only be in a position to advise you if you contact them and ask. You

should also ensure that you hand in documents for the deadlines – if you don't, your supervisor will not

be able to give you feedback. Finally, remember to keep your demands reasonable – your supervisor

cannot do the work in your place and should not be expected to drop all their other work and respond to

your urgent requests because you have a deadline.

Documentary databases

SKEMA provides access to the following academic databases which provide access to papers from

journals:

 Emerald

 JStor

 Proquest

These are available through Le Fusée website (http://library.skema.edu/category/bases-de-donnees/). If

you are unable to find a particular paper your supervisor will be able to advise you on alternatives.

In addition to the academic databases, SKEMA subscribes the Factiva database, also available through La

Fusée, which may provide you with additional material. You will also find numerous reference books on

Cyberlibris: http://library.skema.edu/fr/scholarvox/. You can contact La Fusée staff on your home

campus for advice on remote access.

Other databases

SKEMA subscribes a number of other databases providing financial information about firms or markets,

industry analyses, market studies etc. These are available through La Fusée website

(http://library.skema.edu/category/bases-de-donnees/). Examples are: Amadeus, IODS and Xerfi. You

should note that some databases require additional access codes which you can obtain from La Fusée

staff on your home campus.

Students in some MScs may have access to other databases. These should be presented to you during

your Research Methods 1 class. You can contact your program manager or Research Methods 1 teacher

for more details.

http://library.skema.edu/category/bases-de-donnees/

http://library.skema.edu/fr/scholarvox/

http://library.skema.edu/category/bases-de-donnees/

APPENDIX 1 – DETAILS OF MASTER THESIS ORGANISATION

1. Keywords and abstract

Along with the report students should also submit a one-page abstract containing the following

information:

 Year:

 FIRST NAME (Given name)

 FAMILY NAME

 NATIONALITY

 Title:

 Keywords: (Up to ten keywords)

 Supervisor:

 Sponsoring organization and contact person (if applicable)

2. Title page

The title page should conform to the appropriate format as specified the document provided on the

Konwledge platform. The title and subtitle must be exact as previously approved.

3. Preface

The preface is used primarily to mention matters of background necessary for an understanding of the

subject that does not logically fit into the text. It is customary to include a brief expression of the

author's appreciation of help and guidance received in the research. The preface is not the same as an

introduction, which is a part of the main body of the thesis.

4. Table of contents

The table of contents contains the headings and subheadings of the chapters and sections of the thesis

with the numbers of the pages on which these chapters and sections begin.

All headings should correspond exactly in wording, arrangement, punctuation, and capitalization with

the headings as they appear in the body of the dissertation.

The number of the page on which the division begins in the text of the thesis is given in the table of

contents. Double spacing is used except for over-run lines, which are single-spaced. For an example of

the layout see 2b.

5. Executive summary

After writing up the final draft you need to write an executive summary which should be placed up front,

just after the table of contents. In this summary you have to summarize the whole report; problem,

method and findings. This summary should not exceed 3 pages.

6. List of tables, figures

If the report contains charts, figures, maps, tables, photographs, or other types of material, each series

of these should be listed separately in an appropriate list on the page or pages immediately following the

table of contents. Each such list should appear on a separate page. In format, such lists should follow the

general style of the table contents. Tables, figures, etc. should be numbered according to their chapter

and position in the chapter. Thus figure 2.10 is the tenth figure in chapter two.

7. Body of the text

The report properly begins with the first page of the first chapter section. Each chapter or section should

represent an important division of the thesis. Each chapter should have a title identifying the subject

contained therein. Typically, a thesis contains the following chapters:

 Introduction

 Literature Review

 Methodology

 Results

 Discussion and Implications

8. References

The References section should typically contain only the works consulted and found relevant and thus

cited by the author in the report. The inclusion of an irrelevant item is as much a defect as the exclusion

of a relevant one. Each item should be a full reference in the standard order specified in Appendix 2c of

these notes. All references should be listed in alphabetical order (and numerical order for several

references of the same author).

9. Appendices

The main purpose of an appendix is to keep the text of the report from being interrupted or cluttered

with supplementary, minor and illustrative materials. The text of pertinent documents, very lengthy

quotations, excerpts from diaries, transcripts of minutes, forms of documents, copies of sample

questionnaires, and the like, may be included as appendices if they are pertinent to the subject matter of

the dissertation and they cannot appropriately be incorporated into the body of the text. Appendices

should appear immediately following the body of the text. Each appendix should start on a separate

page. Appendices should be designated sequentially as I, Appendix II, etc. and they should appear in the

order that they are referred to in the text. Whenever possible and appropriate, the source of material in

the appendix should be given.

10. References

When referring in the text of the research project to items in the bibliography the author's name and the

date of publication should be cited:

e.g. "Surveys conducted by Smith (1988) showed ...."

or "A recent study (Smith, 1988, p. 17), has shown ..."

For publications by two authors, both are given: e.g ."A recent study (Smith & Jones, 1988) showed ..."

For publications by three and more authors, the first author is given, followed by et al. A recent study

(Smith et al., 1988) showed ..."

See further in the APA style guidebook or any other style agreed with your supervisor.

APPENDIX 2 – MSc THESIS GRADING SCALE

Nom – Prénom

Name – first name

Programme

Promoti on Date

Prés i dent du jury / Chai r

of the panel Si gnature

Supervi s eur / Supervi s or Si gnature

Intitulé de la Thèse /

Thesis title

Ins tructi ons : put a cros s i n the boxes i n front of each i tem then gi ve a grade for each category of i tems Total LO51 (/12)

LO 51 To analyse and apply advanced concepts in a specialized discipline

Be l ow

e xpe cta ti o

Me e ts

e xpe cta ti on

Above

e xpe cta ti o

ns 0

A.1. Définition de la problématique et des objectifs de recherche - Problem statement and research objectives

Be l ow Me e ts Above

A.2. Analyse conceptuelle et revue de littérature - Conceptual analysis and literature review Note sur 3

Grade out of 3

Be l ow Me e ts Above

A.3. Méthodologie de recherche appropriée - Adopting appropriate methodology Note sur 3

Grade out of 3

Be l ow Me e ts Above

A.4. Résultats - Findings Note sur 3

Grade out of 3

Be l ow Me e ts Above

Pe rti ne nce de s donné e s - re pré s e nta ti ve s /s i gni fi ca ti ve s , é cha nti l l on a da pté

Qua l i té d'a na l ys e e t de ra i s onne me nt / Qua l i ty of re a s oni ng a nd cri ti ca l a na l ys i s

Pe rti ne nce de s ré s ul ta ts pa r ra pport à l a probl é ma ti que / El e va nce of re s ul ts i n the conte xt

of the probl e m s ta te me nt

De s cri pti on de s ré s ul ta ts a tte ndus - Pre s e nta ti on of pote nti a l outcome s

A. Ecrit - Written work

Dé ma rche d'i de nti fi ca ti on e t d'a ppl i ca ti on de s thé ori e s e t conce pts a s s oci é s -

I de nti fi ca ti on a nd us e of ke y i s s ue s & conce pts

Qua l i té e t pe rti ne nce de s s ource s uti l i s é e s - Qua l i ty a nd s cope of s ource s

Pe rti ne nce de l a probl é ma ti que e t de s on pé ri mè tre - Re l e va nce & s cope of the s ubje ct

Pe rti ne nce du choi x e t de l 'a ppl i ca ti on de s mé thodol ogi e , mé thode s e t te chni que s /

Re l e va ne of the choi ce a nd a ppl i ca ti on of me thodol ogi e s

LO 52 To assess a business issue and formulate solutions in a specialized discipline

A.5. Argumentation et conclusion - Discussion and conclusion Note sur 5

Grade out of 5

Be l ow Me e ts Above

LO 32 To produce clear, well organized written communication

A.6. Communication à l'écrit - Written communication Note sur 3

Grade out of 3

Be l ow Me e ts Above

Poi nts forts / Strengths

Poi nts à amél i orer/room

for i mprovement

FINAL GRADE Grade out of 20 0

Grade out of 20 (75% of final grade)

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT Grade out of 20 (25% of final grade)

Qua l i té de l 'a na l ys e de s i mpl i ca ti ons s tra té gi que s e t de s l i mi ta ti ons / Stra te gi c

i mpl i ca ti ons a nd l i mi ta ti ons cri ti ca l l y cons i de re d

Concl us i on cl a i re e t e n cohé re nce a ve c l 'a rgume nta ti on / Cl e a r, compre he ns i ve concl us i on

tha t ti e s up the a rgume nt we l l

Structure cl a i re e t cohé re nte de l 'é cri t - Cl e a r a nd cohe re nt s tructure of wri ti ng

TOTAL FINAL DOCUMENT

Pré s e nta ti on e t forma t du te xte - Forma t a nd pre s e nta ti on

Argume nta ti on bi e n orga ni s é e , l ogi que e t s upporté e pa r de s pre uve s / We l l orga ni ze d,

l ogi ca l a nd ful l y s upporte d by e vi de nce

Jus te s s e du l a nga ge - La ngua ge a ccura cy

Commentaires

Comments

APPENDIX 3 – DETAIL OF PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULES

MSc Campus Fall

2014 Spring 2015

Length Program manager Schedules

Auditing, Management Accounting and Information Systems Paris YES NO 18 Raluca Sandu Case 3Bis, case 3 Ter

Auditing, Management Accounting and Information Systems Sophia YES NO 18 Maxime Peltier Case 3Bis, case 3 Ter

Corporate Financial Management Paris YES YES 12 Amaury Goguel Case 1, Case 2

Corporate Financial Management Sophia YES YES 12 Laurence Gialdini Case 1, Case 2

Financial Markets and Investments Paris YES NO 12 Charles Reuter Case 1

Financial Markets and Investments Sophia YES NO 12 Tarek Amyuni Case 1

Financial Markets and Investments Raleigh YES NO 12 TBC Case 1

International Marketing and Business Development Paris YES YES 12 Peter Spier Case 1, Case 2

International Marketing and Business Development Sophia YES YES 12 Peter Spier Case 1, Case 2

International Marketing and Business Development Lille YES YES 12 Anke Middlemann Case 1, Case 2

International Strategy and Influence Paris YES NO 12 Benjamin Lehiany Case 1

Strategic Event Management and Tourism Management Sophia YES YES 12 Mady Keup Case 1, Case 2

Luxury and Fashion Management Sophia YES YES 12 Ivan Coste Case 1, Case 2

Luxury and Fashion Management Suzhou YES YES 12 Ivan Coste Case 1, Case 2

Global Luxury Management Raleigh/Sophia YES NO 12 Ivan Coste Case 1, Case 2

MSc Campus Fall

2014 Spring 2015

Length Program manager Schedules

Digital Marketing Sophia YES YES 12 Muriel Walas Case 1, Case 2

International Business Sophia YES YES 12 Philippe Chereau Case 1, Case 2

International Business Suzhou YES YES 12 Laubie Li Case 1, Case 2

International Business Raleigh YES YES 12 Oussama Amar Case 1, Case 2

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Sophia YES YES 12 Philippe Chereau Case 1, Case 2

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Suzhou YES YES 12 Philippe Chereau Case 1, Case 2

Human Resources Management Sophia YES YES 12 Béatrice Toustou Case 1, Case 2

Business Consulting and Information Systems Management Sophia YES NO 12 Corinne Hirzmann Case 1

Supply Chain Management and Purchasing Sophia YES NO 18 Lapo Mola Case 3

Project and Programme Management and Business Development

Paris YES YES 18 Thierry Verlynde Case 3, Case 4

Project and Programme Management and Business Development

Lille YES NO 18 TBC Case 3

CASE 1: 12-MONTH MSC, FALL 2014 INTAKE

Date Action Comments Assessment

31/01/2015 Student gives proposed subject to director of program (with intended supervisor if relevant)

Student may first consult research methods professor, intended supervisor or any other relevant person. Three academic references should be provided to motivate the subject with a short text of around 5 lines justifying the choice.

N/A

28/02/2015 Department and/or program manager provide name of supervisor

N/A

15/03/2015 Student sends research proposal document to supervisor

The research proposal may be based on work carried out for the research methods 1 class if appropriate. The proposal should be underpinned by at least 5 academic papers.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/05/2015 Student sends literature review to supervisor

The literature review should be comprehensive and in a form which could be included in the final master thesis. It should be between 15 and 20 pages long Hypothesis development should be included here (if appropriate).

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/06/2015 Student sends proposed methods to supervisor and details of data collection.

Data and methods should be understood in its widest sense – quantitative data, survey data, interviews, case studies etc. The aim is to show that there is original work.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/07*/2015 Student sends results and analysis to supervisor

Student should send tables of results with comment and analysis in a readable form. Student should be able to provide evidence of analysis if required.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/08*/2015 Draft version of master thesis to supervisor

Not assessed – if all the other stages have been completed, producing the final document should just be a matter of organizing layout, adding an introduction and conclusion and making sure that different parts of the document flow properly.

N/A

31/08/2015 Student hands in final document.

A defense may be requested by the supervisor . All MSc master theses will be sent for Urkund analysis.

Grade out of 20 for the complete written document (and defense if applicable)

CASE 2: 12-MONTH MSC, SPRING 2015 INTAKE

Date Action Comments Assessment

20/06/2015 Student gives proposed subject to director of program (with intended supervisor if relevant)

N/A

18/07/2015 Department and/or program manager provide name of supervisor

N/A

1/08/2015 Student sends research proposal document to supervisor

The research proposal may be based on work carried out for the research methods 1 class if appropriate. The proposal should be underpinned by at least 5 academic papers.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

26/09/2015 Student sends literature review to supervisor

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

31/10/2015 Student sends proposed methods to supervisor and details of data collection.

Data and methods should be understood in its widest sense – quantitative data, survey data, interviews, case studies etc. The aim is to show that there is original work.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

28/11/2015 Student sends results and analysis to supervisor

Student should send tables of results with comment and analysis in a readable form. Student should be able to provide evidence of analysis if required.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

30/12/2015 Draft version of master thesis to supervisor

N/A

15/03/2016

Student hands in final document.

A defense may be requested by the supervisor. All MSc master theses will be sent for Urkund analysis.

Grade out of 20 for the complete written document (and defense if applicable)

CASE 3: 18-MONTH MSC, FALL 2014 INTAKE

Date Action Comments Assessment

20/06/2015 Student gives proposed subject to director of program (with intended supervisor if relevant)

N/A

18/07/2015 Department and/or program manager provide name of supervisor

N/A

1/08/2015 Student sends research proposal document to supervisor

The research proposal may be based on work carried out for the research methods 1 class if appropriate. The proposal should be underpinned by at least 5 academic papers.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

26/09/2015 Student sends literature review to supervisor

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

31/10/2015 Student sends proposed methods to supervisor and details of data collection.

Data and methods should be understood in its widest sense – quantitative data, survey data, interviews, case studies etc. The aim is to show that there is original work.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

28/11/2015 Student sends results and analysis to supervisor

Student should send tables of results with comment and analysis in a readable form. Student should be able to provide evidence of analysis if required.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

30/12/2015 Draft version of master thesis to supervisor

N/A

15/01/2016 Student hands in final document.

A defense is requested by February 15. MSc master theses will be sent for Urkund analysis.

Grade out of 20

CASE 4: 18-MONTH MSC, SPRING 2015 INTAKE

Date Action Comments Assessment

31/01/2016 Student gives proposed subject to director of program (with intended supervisor if relevant)

N/A

28/02/2016 Department and/or program manager provide name of supervisor

N/A

15/03/2016 Student sends research proposal document to supervisor

The research proposal may be based on work carried out for the research methods 1 class if appropriate. The proposal should be underpinned by at least 5 academic papers.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/05/2016 Student sends literature review to supervisor

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/06/2016 Student sends proposed methods to supervisor and details of data collection.

Data and methods should be understood in its widest sense – quantitative data, survey data, interviews, case studies etc. The aim is to show that there is original work.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/07*/2016 Student sends results and analysis to supervisor

Student should send tables of results with comment and analysis in a readable form. Student should be able to provide evidence of analysis if required.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

15/08*/2016 Draft version of master thesis to supervisor

N/A

31/08/2016 Student hands in final document.

A defense is requested by September 30th. All MSc master theses will be sent for Urkund analysis.

Grade out of 20

CASE 3 Bis : MSC Audit (18-MONTH) , FALL 2014 INTAKE, internship from January 2015 to April 2015

Date Action Comments Assessment

31/01/2015 Student gives proposed subject to director of program (with intended supervisor if relevant)

N/A

15/02/2015 Department and/or program manager provide name of supervisor

N/A

28/02/2015 Student sends research proposal document to supervisor

The research proposal may be based on work carried out for the research methods 1 class if appropriate. The proposal should be underpinned by at least 5 academic papers.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

31/03/2015 Student sends literature review to supervisor

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

30/04/2015 Student sends proposed methods to supervisor and details of data collection.

Data and methods should be understood in its widest sense – quantitative data, survey data, interviews, case studies etc. The aim is to show that there is original work.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

30/06/2015 Student sends results and analysis to supervisor

Student should send tables of results with comment and analysis in a readable form. Student should be able to provide evidence of analysis if required.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

31/07/2015 Draft version of master thesis to supervisor

N/A

31/08/2015 Student hands in final A defense is requested by Grade out of 20

document. September 30th. All MSc master theses will be sent for Urkund analysis.

CASE 3 Ter : MSC Audit (18-MONTH) , FALL 2014 INTAKE, internship from July 2015

Date Action Comments Assessment

31/07/2015 Student gives proposed subject to director of program (with intended supervisor if relevant)

N/A

15/08/2015 Department and/or program manager provide name of supervisor

N/A

31/08/2015 Student sends research proposal document to supervisor

The research proposal may be based on work carried out for the research methods 1 class if appropriate. The proposal should be underpinned by at least 5 academic papers.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

30/09/2015 Student sends literature review to supervisor

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

31/10/2015 Student sends proposed methods to supervisor and details of data collection.

Data and methods should be understood in its widest sense – quantitative data, survey data, interviews, case studies etc. The aim is to show that there is original work.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

28/11/2015 Student sends results and analysis to supervisor

Student should send tables of results with comment and analysis in a readable form. Student should be able to provide evidence of analysis if required.

Grade out of 20 contributing towards continuous assessment grade

30/12/2015 Draft version of master thesis to supervisor

N/A

15/01/2016 Student hands in final document.

A defense is requested by February 15th. All MSc master theses will be sent for Urkund analysis.

Grade out of 20

We wish you every success in your master

thesis project:

Good luck!