Courses Master Display 2022-2023
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| Course title | Writing a Master's Thesis Proposal: DBE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | EBS4014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 4,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Pass / Fail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Burak Can For more information: b.can@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goals |
Finding a thesis topic
Writing a problem statement Formulating a research design Writing a research proposal |
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| Description |
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. A RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND NEW COUNTERMEASURES BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT MIGHT FORCE COORDINATORS TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.
We prepare students optimally for their thesis by addressing the required steps such that they are able to write their master thesis in the hours scheduled for it. We use a step-by-step method to select a thesis topic, the problem statement, the literature, the research design, the supervisor and finally construct a thesis outline. After the skills students have the research proposal for their thesis plus a (possible) supervisor |
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| Literature |
A course manual and topic dependent key-articles as selected by students.
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| Prerequisites |
none
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Assignment / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Final Paper / Participation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations |
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