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Course title World of Research (Business Research)
Course code EBS4031
ECTS credits 4,0
Assessment Pass / Fail
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Year 1-9-2025 3-7-2026 C
Level Advanced
Coordinator Steffen Kuenn
For more information: s.kuenn@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
The aim of the World of Research skill is two-fold.
1. Students improve their academic writing skills.
2. Students get deeper insight into the research frontier in different disciplines.
Description
For the first goal, students will participate in a course organized by the Language Centre (June – skills period). In this course, students will write their own text, review literature, improve texts, practice advanced grammar and learn to identify typical features in published articles.
For the second goal, students are required to participate in several research seminars of their choice. A wide range of seminars is offered.
Literature
Prerequisites
TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS
  • Master Business Research
  • In 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 education and exam/resit opportunities are offered.
  • In 2026-2027 exam/resit opportunities are offered.
  • From 2027-2028 onwards, the course is cancelled.
Academic YearEducationExam/ResitReplacement(s)
2024-2025 - 2025-2026XX 
2026-2027 X 
2027-2028 onwards   
TRANSITIONAL REGULATIONS
  • Master Business Research - Operations Research [2021-2022 and earlier]
  • From 2022-2023 onwards, the course is cancelled and can be replaced by EBS4032 World of Research EFR.
Academic YearEducationExam/ResitReplacement(s)
2022-2023 onwards  EBS4032 World of Research EFR
Keywords
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Lecture
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Participation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Business Research - No specialisation Transitional Regulation
Master Business Research - Operations Research Cancelled - Year 1 Compulsory Skills