ENT 3670 Bachelor Thesis - Entrepreneurship
ENT 3670 Bachelor Thesis - Entrepreneurship
The bachelor's thesis is a major independent piece of work where the students are to show that they are able to work on a research question and take the whole responsibility to solve this in a satisfactory manner. The bachelor's thesis is a mandatory part of the study programme. The thesis can be written in groups of up to three persons.
The students will learn how to practise independent research work within a given time frame. The student will understand the relationship between theory and commercial considerations, the range of solutions and expected consequences. The students will understand the requirements of scientific work in form and content.
The students will be able to deal with specific research questions within the field of entrepreneurship. The students will be able to analyse and reflect upon their selected research question. Furthermore, the student will use acquired knowledge in a critical and analytical way. The students will draw conclusions based on both theoretical and collected empirical data.
During the process writing their bachelor's thesis the students will develop attitudes and skills related to carrying out independent research work.
The dissertation may be written within all academic fields and lines of business related to the degree course. The following requirements must be met with respect to choice of dissertation subject: The dissertation is to be based on a company or organisation and the research question must fall within the field of entrepreneurship. A specific problem must be formulated. Solutions are to be found as part of a comprehensive process ranging from problem understanding, collection of data and analysis to strategy, plan or measures. The use of material from several specialist fields will be required in all cases. Provided the dissertation is not written as a theoretical dissertation, it is to include a set of collected primary data with analysis.
In the bachelor thesis, students will use qualitative methodology, exploratory research design and conduct in-depth interviews.
Students can choose from the following thematic assignments:
- Own company (in-depth interviews with 20 - 25 users, customers or other relevant partners)
- Entrepreneurship (in-depth interviews with 5 - 7 companies in a limited area)
- Intrapreneurship (in-depth interviews with 10 - 12 informants)
It is expected that the students take responsibility for working on the bachelor’s thesis. It is therefore expected that the students come well prepared to supervision and seminars in order to be able to take an active part.
The student must fill in a registration form where the chosen topic is defined. After this a supervisor is appointed. The course is carried out in one semester and includes both seminars and supervision. Students are encouraged to check guidelines for the writing of bachelor theses.
The lectures include 4 seminars. The students are to prepare and present for every seminar, and/or deliver material in advance.
Three hours of supervision are offered during the semester for each thesis group. The seminars are mandatory. The students that do not take part in the seminars and/or have not taken part in the seminars and/or have not submitted documentation can expect to be called in for an oral examination.
The dissertation will be evaluated by means of the following criteria (not listed in order of priority):
- Problem definition and problem understanding
- Integration of academic subjects
- Structure and outline
- Selection and application of theory
- Choice and application of method
- Presentation, interpretation and discussion of results
- Originality, creativity and independence of measures proposed
- Use of sources and references
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Covid-19
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there may be deviations in teaching and learning activities as well as exams, compared with what is described in this course description.
Teaching
Information about what is taught on campus and other digital forms will be presented with the lecture plan before the start of the course each semester.
The dissertation is based on the academic content of the degree course.
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Exam category: Submission Form of assessment: Written submission Weight: 100 Grouping: Group/Individual (1 - 3) Duration: 1 Semester(s) Exam code: ENT 36701 Grading scale: ECTS Resit: Examination when next scheduled course |
| Activity | Duration | Comment |
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Teaching | 2 Hour(s) | Participation in introductory lecture |
Teaching | 2 Hour(s) | Participation in library information |
Seminar groups | 8 Hour(s) | Participation in seminars 4 x 2 hours |
Prepare for teaching | 40 Hour(s) | Preparation for seminars |
Group work / Assignments | 80 Hour(s) | Preparation for hand-ins during the semester |
Student's own work with learning resources | 265 Hour(s) | Thesis work |
Feedback activities and counselling | 3 Hour(s) | Guidance for the Bachelor thesis |
A course of 1 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of 26-30 hours. Therefore a course of 15 ECTS credit corresponds to a workload of at least 400 hours.