Master
2021/2022
Research Seminar "Master Thesis Preparation Skills"
Type:
Compulsory course (Master in International Management)
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
Department of Strategic and International Management
Where:
Graduate School of Business
When:
2 year, 3 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Liudmila Kokoulina
Master’s programme:
Международный менеджмент
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the core techniques of scientific work in business studies. This includes developing a research idea, evaluating its contribution, obtaining data and quantitative vs. qualitative techniques as well as reporting results in article and presentation format. Overall, the course prepares students for writing a master thesis.
Learning Objectives
- The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the core techniques of scientific work in business studies. This includes developing a research idea, evaluating its contribution, obtaining data and quantitative vs. qualitative techniques as well as reporting results in article and presentation format. Overall, the course prepares students for writing a master thesis.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- The goal of the course is to familiarize students with the core techniques of scientific work in business studies.
Assessment Elements
- Final assignment (Research proposal)
- Research thesis pitchThe pitch is a 3-minute presentation of the student's thesis that includes a summary of the research problem for general audience. It should include the description of relevance, approach to solving the problem, as well as novelty or practical value. 1-3 ppt slides are allowed.
- Written taskWritten task: one of three options (30%) • Writing about your potential article concept: The appropriate length varies with the amount of relevant prior research. Focus on the gap, statement of the purpose and potential contribution. Discuss the background and conceptual framework (e.g., theoretical perspectives, sources of hypotheses). It should provide a well-documented summary and critique of relevant prior research, and discuss implications of prior research for your work. • Literature Review. The second option is to write a structured literature review paper based on extant literature. Existing findings should be summarized and compiled into a structured format. This requires a careful screening of the relevant publications (primarily peer-reviewed journal articles but also of conference papers and book chapters) in the databases available (e.g. Ebsco Host/Academic Source Premier, JSTOR, Web of Science) in addition to Google Scholar, based on concrete combinations of search terms. The challenge here is not only to gather and summarize the most relevant articles but to synthesize findings into a compressed form. • Industrial analysis – please get an approval from me in case you would like to choose this option