General provisions

Specialised track course within the track Strategic marketing management/Management controlling/ Management of international business/Management in a global society. The course syllabus was approved by the board of the Department of Business Studies on delegation from the Faculty of Social Sciences and takes effects as of 2010-08-30.

Entry requirements

The course is only available to students admitted to the Master Programme in Business and Management who have achieved at least 30 credits within the programme.

Learning outcomes

The overall goal of the course is to give the student deepened insights into a special research issue within the field of Strategic marketing management/Management controlling/ Management of international business/Management in a global society.

Content

The course will prepare the student for approaching the special research issue within a Master's thesis the following semester. The literature will be selected in consultation with faculty researchers and teachers

Instruction

The course is accomplished mainly as self-tuition and will be examined by a written report containing a literature review related to the research issue.

Assessment

Course examination includes a written report and a presentation of the findings. Grades will be given in accordance with the Swedish grading system. The following grades will be used: VG (pass with distinction), G (pass), and U (fail).

Uppsala University does not accept cheating and plagiarism. Suspicions of cheating or plagiarism are reported to the Disciplinary Committee of the University, which may issue a formal warning to the student or expel the student from the university for six months.

Only completed courses can be recognised in your degree.