18 ECTS credits
490 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4013953ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st and 2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om in te schrijven voor de 'Masterproef Handelsingenieur' moet je kunnen afstuderen. Met andere woorden, voor dit opleidingsonderdeel kan je slechts als laatste van de gehele master inschrijven
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Educational team
Filip Van Droogenbroeck
Dirk de Slegte
Promotor . (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
8 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
482 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The Master Thesis Business Engineering is the work by which you complete the master’s programme. With the Master Thesis the student demonstrates analytical and synthetic skills or an independent problem-solving capacity on an academic level. The work reflects the general critical-reflective mindset or the research mentality of the student.

The Master Thesis treats a topic that is related to one of the subareas that are addressed within the master’s programme Business Engineering.

Additional info

The administrative and substantive procedures for the Master Thesis go digitally though the ‘Master Thesis Information System’ (MaThIS). The student takes the initiative in this.

The Master Thesis is written in the language of instruction of the programme. In Dutch programmes the Master Thesis can be written in English or French with the consent of the supervisor.

A manual with additional information (on deadlines, manner of submitting, evaluation,…) can be found on the course space in Canvas and is regarded as an integral part of the course description.

The faculty regulations concerning the Master Thesis are also included in the supplementary faculty regulations, chapter V, of the Teaching and Examination Regulations: https://student.vub.be/en/ES#regulations-and-forms

This course is a final paper completing a Master’s programme and cannot be taken as part of a credit contract.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The Master’s thesis is the final paper completing a Master’s course which forms proof of the student’s capacity for analytical and synthetic work, independent problem solving at an academic level, or artistic creation. This document reflects the student’s general capacity for critical reflection or research.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Master Thesis determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Master Thesis category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Master Thesis with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The following applies to both examination sessions:

  • The student is obligated to upload his/her Master Thesis electronically on the antiplagiarism server indicated by the faculty and to provide the printed proof hereof when submitting the paper versions.

The student who submits a Master Thesis agrees with the rules regarding plagiarism: https://student.vub.be/en/ES#regulations-and-forms (scroll down).

  • The evaluation of the Master Thesis is done in accordance with the evaluation form that can be found on the digital learning platform Canvas.
  • It is mandatory to defend the Master Thesis in Business Engineering orally.

Every student defends him- or herself regarding the content and design of the Master Thesis.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Business Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)