IBES1930 Master's Thesis Seminar (3 cr)

The seminar prepares students for scientific work in their Master's Thesis and provides insights into the scientific literature. This includes writing of a theme analysis and a research plan and constructive review of others' work. The students will receive counseling in how to formulate appropriate research questions, build a solid research setting, select suitable theories and develop a research plan for their master thesis.

On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the nature of scientific dialogue
• Indentify a research area of interest
• Form appropriate research questions for a Master’s thesis
• Form a theoretical framework for a Master’s thesis
• Justify the choice of the research methods of their own Master’s thesis
• Identify features related to analyzing acquired empirical data
• Take part in academic discussions as presenters, peer students and commentators
• Produce a theme analysis and a research plan

Academic year II. In the mandatory major subject courses of the IBE programme there is required attendance of 80% of all lecture hours.

The students should have completed the majority of courses of the Master’s Degree Programme in International Business and Entrepreneurship.