2300.18 - Undergraduate Dissertation in Economics and Management


Course number
2300.18
Title
Undergraduate Dissertation in Economics and Management
ECTS
15
Prerequisites
Before submitting the undergraduate dissertation the student must have successfully completed all second year courses.
Purpose
Before submitting the undergraduate dissertation the student must have successfully completed all second year courses.
Content
Scientific tratment of a subject from economics and/or management under teacher supervision
Learning and teaching approaches
Supervision
Learning outcomes
From writing the dissertation the students will learn to • identify, formulate and define (in writing) an economics and/or management issue at an appropriate theoretical level (the students must be able to make their own presentation of the problem definition, method and empirical research) • identify and describe relevant economics and/or management literature for the analysis based on the definition of the approved problem • retrieve relevant information and data and perform organized analyses based on relevant theories and methods, including theories and methods acquired in working on the project • write a well organized dissertation combining empirical work and theoretical knowledge in economics and/or management discuss and conclude based on the analyses and to suggest extensions for further analyses of the subject
Assessment method
Synopsis, dissertation and oral exam. The synopsis accounts for 15 percent of the grade and the dissertation plus oral exam account for the remaining 85 percent.
Examination
External
Marking scale
7-
Bibliography
According to dissertation bibliography
Contact
Hermann Oskarsson