Dissertation Manual

Dissertation – The final exam project

1. The purpose of the final exam project 1

2. The topic of the exam project 1

3. Formal requirements and essay structure 1

3.1 Cover page 2

3.2 Table of contents 2

3.3 Formulating the question 2 3.4 Method 3

3.5 Short description of the business 3

3.6 Analysis 3

3.7 Proposed solution 3

3.8 Conclusion 3

3.9 Appendix 3

4. Supervision 4

5. Assessment criteria 4

6. Submission 6

7. Oral exam 6

8. Confidentiality 7

9. Grading 7

10. Retakes 8

11. Storage of exam projects 8

* 12. Important dates for the period 8

* 1. The purpose of the exam project/dissertation

As a conclusion to the course you must prepare an exam project. The purpose of the exam project is for you as a student to document your ability to methodically work on a complex question in relation to a tangible project within the course’s academic disciplines.

An affiliation to a company and an internship connected to the project should be aimed at – the project is prepared individually.

The purpose of the exam project is to further both your academic and personal development – for example ability to spell and formulate will also be included in the overall assessment. You must in other words develop your skills in:

0 solving a practical problem preferably focusing on a private or public company/organisation

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1 applying theory and methods from the degree’s academic subjects to a practical problem

2 combining knowledge from many academic disciplines

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3 preparing the necessary documentation for the method and validity of the problem’s...