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Information meeting about independent work / master thesis

Information meeting about independent work / master thesis. Kenneth Fjell, Dean Questions after the meeting : Contact the Information Centre or the Library. Practical matters Inger Marie Milde Advice from faculty about the writing process Kenneth Fjell. Deadlines.

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Information meeting about independent work / master thesis

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  1. Informationmeetingabout independent work / master thesis Kenneth Fjell, Dean Questionsafterthemeeting:ContacttheInformation Centre or theLibrary

  2. Practical matters • Inger Marie Milde • Advice from faculty about the writing process • Kenneth Fjell

  3. Deadlines • March 15th / October 15 th: Application for supervisor (All should apply) http://www.nhh.no/en/student-pages/thesis/application-for-supervisor.aspx • September 1st / Sign up for Exam and ThesisFebruary 1st:xxxTHE • December 20th/June 20th: Deadline for submission

  4. Electronic publishing • Your thesis can be made available for all through electronic publishing • If you do not want to publish it you do not sign the agreement when you submitt your thesis Information Library – homepage:http://www.nhh.no/en/library.aspx

  5. Submission of thesis Three copies – to the Information Centre (hardcover or booklets) + Electronic submission (by midnight the same day) as PDF file: eksamenskontor@nhh.no

  6. Advice from faculty Student Pages - Thesis: http://www.nhh.no/en/student-pages/thesis.aspx • How to find a topic • Write alone or together with one other student (if different main profiles, then both profiles must be satisfied by the thesis. Advisor decides.) • Useful aids in the writing process • Sources and references • Grading

  7. Online surveys • NHH uses a survey tool named Qualtrics to do online surveys. NHH students may use the tool for free (limited to 6 months) • If individuals can be identified directly or indirectly, you must apply to the NSD for permission to collect/store data: http://www.nsd.uib.no/personvern/om/english.html • Good tool if you need to use online surveys for collecting your data. Interested - contact: hjelp@nhh.no • http://www.nhh.no/en/student-pages/thesis/useful-aids.aspx

  8. Working empirically (i.e. with data) • Research question • Findexisiting data • Findliterature • Make an outline • Collectyour data • Analyzeyour data • Writemain body • Writeconclusion • Writeintroduction • More detailsonnext slide Repeat until satisfied • Data come in various forms • Quantitative (numbers) • Qualitative, ordered (big, bigger, biggest) • Qualitative, unordered (red, blue, green) • Primary (you gather them) • Few sources in depth, e.g. interview/ case-study/ observation • Many sources in brief, e.g. survey • Secondary (someone else gathered them)

  9. Literature review and theoretical work • Literature review • Should be a synthesis (not a mer recapitulation) or a meta-analysis • Must contribute something (involve something new) • Framework • Mathematical modeling (e.g. agency theory, game theory)

  10. Questions?

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