From project to enterprise, from training to practice - analyzing and solving research problems 2400-ENSM102A
Master's thesis topics may relate to project or enterprise management (or the transition from one to the other), to training, lifelong learning, economic education or the effects of these activities in practice.
The lecturer is a practitioner, she has been involved in obtaining funding, managing and implementing projects (research, training, promotion, investment) for many years, she ran her own business for more than a dozen years, she also managed several companies, and she is currently the Head of the Research and Publications Section at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw.
The first meetings will be devoted to acquainting students with the requirements for preparing theses at WNE UW, assessment criteria, thesis construction, thesis writing workshop (research problem, hypothesis, data search). Then, the seminar participants will make a selection of issues and thesis topics of interest to them, perform a literature review, search for data, perform research (statistical or econometric, quantitative or qualitative, from ready-made databases or taken independently, e.g. through surveys or interviews). Students will gradually create a thesis plan, consult emerging pieces of work, and finally prepare a thesis.
For the preparation of the thesis, it is possible to carry out research or to use data from projects carried out at WNE UW under the guidance of the instructor.
The master's thesis may be a work of several dozen pages or may take the form of a scientific article.
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge: The student knows how to correctly formulate the research problem, has knowledge of the importance of correctly defining the aim, scope and method of the thesis. He/she knows how to search for the necessary information, conduct economic research, knows the structure and rules of writing master 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, analyse literature independently, collect and select data.
Competences: Upon completion of the seminar, the student is able to independently and critically expand his/her knowledge and skills, determine priorities, critically analyse sources and different positions, draw conclusions. The student's behaviour is characterised by openness, respect for intellectual property rights and ethical norms.
Assessment criteria
The prerequisites for passing the seminar are:
- semester I - presentation and acceptance of: research problem, thesis plan, hypothesis setting, choice of research method,
- semester II - presentation of at least one presentation on the thesis problem and presentation of at least a draft version of the thesis chapter including a literature review,
- semester II - presentation of the plan of own research and preparation of at least one chapter of the thesis,
- semester III - presentation of own research results and submission of the final version of the dissertation (accepted by the supervisor).
Bibliography
Literature will be selected individually depending on the thesis topic.
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