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| Detailed information |
| Pre-requisites |
Please refer to § 8 (3) of the curriculum
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| Original study plan |
Bachelor's programme International Business Administration 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
This course aims to:
- Enable students to develop a robust line of argumentation
- Enhance and strengthen students' skills to craft a literature review
- Direct students to identify and discuss appropriate theories related to the phenomenon under study
- Qualify students to derive a conceptual framework based on theories and literature
- Empower students to develop and justify a methodology applicable to investigate the phenomenon
- Capacitate students to distil key implications of the key findings for theory and practice
- Enable students to critically reflect on the limitations of the research process and develop an agenda for further research
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
On successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
- LO1: Critically analyse, evaluate and conduct clear and concise international business administration related research.
- LO2 Identify and define business-related problems and develop evidence-based solutions at an appropriate level.
- LO3: Deliver clear and engaging presentations to convey their message
- LO4: Conduct advanced critical analysis, identify underlying assumptions, and develop sophisticated, well-supported arguments.
- LO5: Identify and demonstrate limitations of their undertaken research work
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The graduates will write their first research at the end of their Bachelor's program – as part of their Bachelor-thesis. This requires not only subject knowledge, but also self-mastery skills. The students are able to independently undertake and solve a research question / goal using scientific methods, and describe it in a comprehensive independent work (thesis). A chosen research question within one of the core subjects is thoroughly investigated, analysed and described.
Therefore, this course is designed to provide theoretical and methodological support to students developing and writing their Bachelor thesis. As such, it aims to provide a sustained period of independent study and research with mandatory interim presentations and supervision support. The course equips students with key research and writing skills and supports them in developing their Bachelor thesis based on detailed feedback from the course leaders. The Bachelor thesis follows the standard academic pattern of identifying a topic arising from a gap in the literature and developing a methodology to explore this area in depth. This course can be understood as a keystone course that draws together theory and research.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
The assessment focuses on oral presentations and the related documents (slides, commentary) reflecting different stages of the writing and research process, i.e. from crafting the focus of the thesis to the discussion of the main findings.
Units of assessments or combinations of those can include the following:
Presentation on
- The research topic and questions, including their practical relevance, research gap, literature review
- Theoretical underpinning, research model/hypotheses/propositions, proposed methodology
- (Empirical) results, discussion, theoretical and practical implications, outlook and limitations
To account for differences in research approaches across the three Competence Areas the number of presentations on the above-listed content can vary but all together count against 100% of the course mark.
Detailed information regarding the assessment strategy will be announced in the Seminar.
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| Methods |
The course follows an application-based pedagogical approach by including:
- Interaction
- Individual presentations
- Group discussions
- Feedback.
The course leaders use the latest technology and tools that enhance self-reflection and critical thinking:
- The module is designed to develop routines of critical reflection and reflexivity by creating an environment that supports such skills.
- The teaching and learning strategy is designed to develop the students’ ability to conduct and report independent research.
It builds on the other modules in the programme, allowing students to gain experience of applying some of the principles and methods learned by following a strong ethical conduct.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
TBA at the beginning of each semester
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
For quality assurance and improvement purposes, please participate in all JKU course evaluations and surveys!
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