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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?