6 ECTS credits
178 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 1021608CNR voor alle studenten in het 1e en 2e semester met een gespecialiseerd bachelor niveau.
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.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Bachelorproef bepaalt 100% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Bachelorproef dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Evaluation is based on assignments throughout the academic year and on the resulting end product in the form of a Bachelor's Paper.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Bachelor of Business Economics: Business and Technology (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)
Bachelor of Business Economics: International Business (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)