6 ECTS credits
178 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1021608CNR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (C) Bachelor - specialised level.
Students will apply the skills that they developed in Research Methods for Business and Economics to write a research paper. The skills they will apply are: searching, reading and processing of scientific literature; referencing and citing; formulation of the research problem and the research questions by addressing a research gap; writing a literature study; designing a methodology; discussing findings and drawing conclusions.
In case guest lectures are organised, attendance is mandatory, since the materials form part of the course content.
This course entails a final paper that is required for completing a Bachelor' s programme and cannot be taken as part of a credit contract.
Teaching Methods
- Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
- Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
- Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study
This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.
Lectures (20 hrs): 16 hrs of lectures and 4 hrs of interaction and Q&A
Tutorials (25 hrs): Consultation and feedback moments, workshops, Q&A and presentations
SELF: 133 hrs of self-study and independent work
Research problem
Identify a research gap and research problem, and formulate a research question.
Literature review
Consult scientific literature and correctly compile an explorative and critical literature review.
Research method
Demonstrate insight into different methods and select the appropriate research method for answering the research problem.
Research design and research
Compile a research design and execute research.
Report
Do written and oral reporting on the intermediate steps and final result.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Bachelor thesis determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Bachelor thesis category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Evaluation is based on assignments throughout the academic year and on the resulting end product in the form of a Bachelor's Paper.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Business Economics: Business and Technology
Bachelor of Business Economics: International Business