From project to enterprise, from training to practice - analyzing and solving research problems 2400-EN3SL287B
Bachelor's thesis topics may refer to project or enterprise management (or transition from one to another), to training, continuing education, economic education or effects of these activities in practice.
The course coordinator is a practitioner, for many years has been engaged in obtaining funding, conducting and implementing projects (research, training, promotion, investment), for several years ran her own business, also managed several companies, is currently Head of the Research and Publications Section at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the University of Warsaw.
The first meetings will be devoted to familiarizing students with the requirements for preparing an undergraduate thesis at WNE UW, assessment criteria, the construction of an undergraduate thesis, the workshop of writing thesis (research problem, hypothesis, data search). Then, the seminar participants will choose issues and thesis topics of their interest, perform a literature review, search for data, perform research (statistical or econometric, quantitative or qualitative, from ready databases or taken by themselves e.g. through surveys or interviews). Students will gradually create a plan of work, consult emerging pieces of work, and finally prepare a thesis.
In order to prepare the bachelor's thesis it is possible to conduct research or use data from projects carried out at WNE UW under the guidance of the lecturer.
The bachelor's thesis may be a work of several dozen pages or may be a scientific article.
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: The student knows how to correctly formulate a research problem, has knowledge about the importance of correct definition of the aim, scope and method of the thesis. He knows how to search for necessary information, conduct economic research, knows the structure and rules of writing undergraduate theses at WNE UW.
Skills: The student is able to formulate research questions, research hypotheses, conduct research, draw conclusions from research, interpret results, The student has the ability to prepare a formally correct thesis, independent literature analysis, data collection and selection.
Competences: After completing the seminar, the student is able to independently and critically expand his/her knowledge and skills, determine priorities, make a critical analysis of sources and different positions, draw conclusions. The student's conduct is characterized by openness, respect for intellectual property rights and ethical standards.
Assessment criteria
Prerequisites for seminar credit include:
- semester I - presentation and acceptance of the plan and theses, presentation of at least one presentation on the thesis problem and presentation of at least a draft of the thesis chapter including literature review,
- semester II – presentation of own research results and submitting the final version of the thesis.
Additional information
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