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Information meeting about independent work / master

thesis

Kenneth Fjell, Dean

Questions after the meeting:Contact the Information Centre or the Library

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• Practical matters–Inger Marie Milde

• Advice from faculty about the writing process–Kenneth Fjell

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Deadlines• March 15th / October 15 th: Application for supervisor

(All should apply) http://www.nhh.no/en/student-pages/thesis/application-for-supervisor.aspx

• September 1st / Sign up for Exam and ThesisFebruary 1st: xxxTHE

• December 20th/June 20th: Deadline for submission

Electronic publishing

• Your thesis can be made available for all through electronic publishing

• If you do not want to publish it you do not sign the agreement when you submitt your thesis

Information Library – homepage:http://www.nhh.no/en/library.aspx

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Submission of thesis

Three copies – to the Information Centre (hardcover or booklets)

+Electronic submission (by midnight the same day) as PDF file: eksamenskontor@nhh.no

Advice from facultyStudent Pages - Thesis:

http://www.nhh.no/en/student-pages/thesis.aspx

• How to find a topic• Write alone or together with one other student (if different main

profiles, then both profiles must be satisfied by the thesis. Advisor decides.)

• Useful aids in the writing process• Sources and references• Grading

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Online surveys• NHH uses a survey tool named Qualtrics to do online

surveys. NHH students may use the tool for free (limited to 6 months)

• If individuals can be identified directly or indirectly, you must apply to the NSD for permission to collect/store data: http://www.nsd.uib.no/personvern/om/english.html

• Good tool if you need to use online surveys for collecting your data. Interested - contact: hjelp@nhh.no

• http://www.nhh.no/en/student-pages/thesis/useful-aids.aspx

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Working empirically (i.e. with data)1. Research question2. Find exisiting data3. Find literature 4. Make an outline5. Collect your data6. Analyze your data7. Write main body 8. Write conclusion9. Write introduction

• More details on next slide

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Data come in various forms- Quantitative (numbers)- Qualitative, ordered (big, bigger, biggest)- Qualitative, unordered (red, blue, green)- Primary (you gather them)

- Few sources in depth, e.g. interview/ case-study/ observation

- Many sources in brief, e.g. survey- Secondary (someone else gathered them)

Repeat until satisfied

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Literature review and theoretical work

Literature review Should be a synthesis (not a mer recapitulation) or a meta-analysis Must contribute something (involve something new)

Framework

Mathematical modeling (e.g. agency theory, game theory)

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Questions?