ENT5900 Master's thesis Course description

Kombinert vurdering:

Del 1) Vurderte praksisstudier.

Del 2) Individuell prosjekteksamen, i form av et gitt tema som utarbeides i løpet av emneperioden. Omfang: inntil 2500 ord.

Del 1 og del 2 gjennomføres uavhengig av hverandre.

Ny eksamen: Del 2 Dersom oppgaven vurderes til F (ikke bestått) har studenten anledning til å levere omarbeidet versjon én (1) gang.

The course is organized as a series of intensive seminars consisting of a;combination of lectures,;workshops and;group;discussions;underpinned by;analysis of their own entrepreneurial ventures/projects.;The students are expected to actively;participate in discussions and other class activities, where learning by doing is strongly emphasized.;The students are;introduced;to theories,;concepts;and tools which they can utilize in their;own newly started venture or project.;

Del 1) Bestått/ikke bestått

Del 2) Gradert skala A-F

Gradert skala kommer til uttrykk på vitnemålet, basert på del 2.

The exam comprises two parts:

• Individual essay (40 per cent of final grade)

The individual essay consits of a written essay discussing student's reflection regarding the group's strategic management issuses with a scope of four to six pages. Each student is free to decide which topic to focus on, among the range of subjects studied during this course. The essay should include:

• individual reflections regarding the dynamics of collaboration and relationships in the group related to the development process to discuss and define management issus
• individual reflections regarding the student's role in the group
• individual reflections about the chosen strategic management definitions for the firm

Font and font size: Arial or Calibri, 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

• Term paper (60 per cent of final grade)

The term paper is written in groups and must have a scope of 10–14 pages. The term paper assignment entails submission of a complete business plan for the project identified in the previous course, ‘Søking etter verdiskapende ideer’. The term papers are group assignments involving the groups that have collectively worked on developing the value creation project throughout the semester. Font and font size: Arial or Calibri, 12 points. Line spacing: 1.5.

Both exam must be passed in order to pass in the course.

If a student has to resit the exam, the student can retake each part separately. It is not necessary to take both parts.

Students awarded a fail grade are given one opportunity to submit an improved version of the term paper and the portfolio for assessment.

All aids are permitted if the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A–F.;

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with. 

Grade scale A - F

All thesis are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.