Master´s Thesis

Course	V-898-THES
Semester	20241
ETCS	30
Core	Yes

Year	1. year
Semester	Spring 2024
Level of course	N/A
Type of course	Core
Prerequisites	No prerequisites.
Schedule	No schedule found.
Lecturer	Freyr Halldórsson
Content
Learning outcome - Objectives
Knowledge: Collection of facts, concepts, theories and techniques acquired by students. The student should - be able to account for the basic building blocks of a good research project, - understand and account for the empirical conditions in the studied field (e.g. a market and industry), - have a solid understanding of the fundaments of the methodology applied in the thesis (e.g. concepts and techniques), - be able to account for relevant theories concerning the research field, - know what constitutes a good research question. Skills: The ability to apply knowledge to the different tasks of the research process. The student should be able to - demonstrate independence and effectiveness in conducting the thesis research, - develop an effective research question and setting a clear focus of the thesis, - adopt, adapt and argue for a relevant methodology, - critically analyse empirical data, - discuss independently implications of results/analysis on relevant theory, - provide answer(s) to stated research question(s), - discuss possible implications of results, for example, for managers in a relevant industry. Competences: The ability to apply knowledge and skills. At the end of the thesis-process, students should be able to - design basic research projects, - conduct basic independent research, - systematically evaluate research in their field of expertise, - communicate and apply expert knowledge gained from the thesis process.
Course assessment
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Teaching and learning activities
Language of instruction	English