GRA 6439 Research Proposal Course

GRA 6439 Research Proposal Course

Course code: 
GRA 6439
Department: 
Marketing
Credits: 
10
Course coordinator: 
Peter Jarnebrant
Course name in Norwegian: 
Research Proposal Course
Product category: 
Master
Portfolio: 
MSc in Strategic Marketing Management
Semester: 
2020 Spring
Active status: 
Active
Level of study: 
Master
Teaching language: 
English
Course type: 
One semester
Introduction

The purpose of this course is to allow BI Double Degree students at Groningen, prior to arriving there, to have performed 10 credits on the thesis, which in Groningen is 20 credits. Students from Groningen will write this research paper after a completion of a 20 ECTS credits thesis from Groningen. In order to obtain an MSc degree from BI, students need to have completed at least 30 ECTS thesis.

Learning outcomes - Knowledge

Have a solid conceptual understanding of the theories and methodologies involved in the chosen topic.

Learning outcomes - Skills

Ability to initiate, plan and/or carry out empirical research in the marketing domain.

General Competence

Comprehend and resolve dilemmas and tradeoffs involved in empirical research.

Course content

BI Double Degree students will in this course, together with a research faculty at Department of Marketing, pick a topic and develop a research proposal in the format of the front end of a scientific paper published in for example Journal of Marketing. A set of guidelines for the research proposal will be provided. This work amounts to about 50 percent of a paper, i.e. 50 percent of the Groningen thesis. A good alternative may be to pick a topic for the research proposal that will allow them to connect the contents of this proposal with the thesis (to be) written at Groningen.

Teaching and learning activities

There are no scheduled classes in this course. Supervision of term paper will be provided by Associate Dean of the programme and/or other relevant faculty members. 

Students initiate contact with Associate Dean with whom they will agree on a topic and a supervision schedule.

Software tools
No specified computer-based tools are required.
Qualifications

All courses in the Masters programme will assume that students have fulfilled the admission requirements for the programme. In addition, courses in second, third and/or fourth semester can have specific prerequisites and will assume that students have followed normal study progression. For double degree and exchange students, please note that equivalent courses are accepted.

Assessments
Assessments
Exam category: 
Submission
Form of assessment: 
Written submission
Weight: 
100
Grouping: 
Group/Individual (1 - 2)
Duration: 
1 Semester(s)
Comment: 
Term paper
Exam code: 
GRA 64391
Grading scale: 
ECTS
Resit: 
Examination when next scheduled course
Type of Assessment: 
Ordinary examination
Total weight: 
100
Sum workload: 
0

A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 10 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 270 hours.