Entry requirements

The course is part of the double degree programme in International Financial Management given by University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business and Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies. Qualified to be registered is any student taking part in this programme. A prerequisite for the programme is a Bachelor's degree.

Aims

The aim of the course is for students to develop the ability to carry out and report scientific investigations by carrying out integrated and advanced independent work.

Content

Within the framework of an independent project, the participant will test and choose different ways of finding, limiting, and studying problems, as well as ways to transmit findings to the customer/commissioner. The ability to carry out scientific investigations includes the ability to discover possibilities, identify problems, collect relevant information, formulate problems,and solve them with the aid of scientific methods. To do this, many skills are required, such as methodological knowledge, the ability to think in terms of models - making conscious and explicit simplifications - and the ability to recognise and treat problems from different perspectivies and starting points. The ability to report scientific works means being able to write lucid and interesting reports, as well as being able to report and discuss the material orally. Both the work itself and the resulting information about the findings should be adapted to the problem and the user. The independent project is normally carried out in teams of two. The final work should be a completed whole.

Instruction

The course is given in English. The largest share of the course consists of independent work in teams. Teaching takes place in form of seminars, lectures and guidance.

Assessment

Evaluation is made primarily through judgment of the final version of the Master's thesis, but judgment is also made of other activities, such as presentation and defence of course reports, criticism of and comments on the work of other participants, and contribution to discussion.