Business Administration Ba (C), Bachelor thesis, 15 Higher Education Credits

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 bachelor thesis – on a scientific basis.

Course objectives

After having gone through the course the student should be able to
- independently discuss and consider business administrational issues,
- independently delineate, design and work out a minor research task with
relevance for theory and problem formulation and applying business
administrational methods,
- independently work out an opposition, actively and independently c
ontribute in seminar discussions and to present articles and own work.

Content

A bachelor thesis requires ten weeks studies. The course implies that the student in cooperation with a tutor, normally in pairs of two, is supposed to independently work out a minor research task. The scope should be approximately 30 pages. The course ends with seminars when the students actively contribute in opposition and evaluating the theses.

Entry requirements

Business Administration GR (A) 30 HE Credits, BA (B) 30 HE Credits and BA (C) at least 7,5 HE Credits.

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.