Thesis Syllabus I - EDUC 684

This course is intended for Master’s level students to create a Master’s Thesis project and to see it through to the first draft. In this semester, students will work with their thesis committee to make any necessary revisions to the thesis proposal and produce the first draft of the thesis. Students will work one-on-one with their thesis advisor and the thesis coordinator to identify times that they will meet and create a plan for communication throughout the process of completing the Master’s Thesis.   

Course Focus

The Master’s Thesis is the culminating assessment in earning the degree of Master of Arts in Urban Education at Rhodes College. As such, it should be treated as a serious and academically rigorous component of the program. Each project is unique to the student completing it, and thus there is flexibility in scheduling, approach, and style that is up to the discretion of the thesis advisor. The thesis component of the M.A. in Urban Education at Rhodes College is meant to demonstrate advanced study and inquiry into a particular facet of urban education in relation to the experiences of candidates in the program. The thesis is a work of original scholarship, designed with guidance from a thesis advisor and thesis committee. A copy of the final project is uploaded to the ProQuest Dissertation and Theses database and added to the College Archives. 

Thesis Committee

Program faculty will assign a thesis advisor and an additional committee member to each student. Working with their advisor, candidates can elect to add a third advisor from the college faculty or from a member of the community who has demonstrated expertise in the subject matter or who has considerable relevant practitioner experience. All committee appointments are subject to review and approval by the Master's Thesis coordinator and program faculty.

Thesis Proposal

The proposal should explain the purpose of the study or inquiry, including the following sections:

  • Introduction
  • Review of Relevant Research

Thesis proposals should be roughly 2,000 words, excluding references. Guidelines for specific requirements of each section of the proposal will be assigned by the thesis advisor. The thesis committee will review the proposal and submit requests for revisions to the candidate as necessary. 

Thesis Proposal Formatting

Length :  Double-spaced typed pages, size 12 Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins on all sides. Thesis proposals should be approximately 2,000 words, before references.

Citations : All proposals must use APA formatting. If you have any questions, consult the APA manual.

Grammar/Spelling/Punctuation : Be sure to proofread your proposal and strive to avoid any grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors. 

Thesis Draft

The thesis should be organized into something like the following structure (though consult with your advisor for more specific guidance):

  • Findings (Results/Analysis)
  • Discussion (e.g., Interpretation, Connection to Existing Research, Implications, Limitations of the Study)
  • Appendix(es) [only if required by the project; e.g., curriculum project]

Complete theses should be between 6,000-8,000 words, including references and the curriculum appendices of curriculum projects.

Thesis Draft Formatting

See all thesis draft formatting requirements here .

Evaluation of Student Performance

Student performance will be evaluated based on the components listed below. Each element is required in order to receive any credit for the course. (One cannot, for example, skip the thesis proposal and still pass with a 70% in the course. This caveat includes any and all required revisions to the thesis following the thesis proposal.) The final judgment about each of these areas is made by the advisor in consultation with the thesis coordinator and/or other committee members.

Grading Scale :

  • achievement that is outstanding relative to the level necessary to meet course requirements.
  • achievement that is above the level necessary to meet course requirements.
  • achievement that meets the minimum course requirements in every respect.
  • achievement that is worthy of credit even though it fails to meet fully the course requirements.

Course Policies

Participation : Students are required to schedule and attend meetings with their advisor (number of meetings TBD by advisor), respond to inquiries and requests by advisors, committee members, and thesis coordinator (including timely response to all correspondence over email), and attend all core events related to the thesis (e.g., workshops). 

In recognition of the fact that illness and emergencies occur, students are allowed one absence from scheduled meetings/events without it impacting their grade. After the second absence, the participation score will drop to half. After the third absence, a student will receive a zero for the participation score. Four absences will result in an automatic failure of the course . In the event of exceptional circumstances, a student who has had four absences in a single course can request a hearing with the program faculty to consider granting a waiver of this policy. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to notify the instructor as soon as you know and make a plan for a new meeting time. 

Automatic Failing Grade : If a student misses 4 or more meetings, they will automatically receive an F for the semester. See above for examples of excusable absences and requirements for completing missed course work.

Students who do not submit a thesis proposal or first draft will automatically receive an F for the semester.

Tardiness : Please arrive to meetings on time. Tardiness will result in a loss of participation credit.

Late assignments : You are expected to hand in all assignments on time. Failure to do so will affect your grade at your advisor's discretion. 

All submitted components of the thesis must be your own work and completed in accordance with Rhodes’ Honor Code. Students are expected to be familiar with the requirements of the Code and to conduct themselves accordingly in all classroom matters. Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s information or ideas without proper citation. If you have questions about the correct use or citation of materials, please consult with your advisor or the Writing Center. Papers with evidence of plagiarism will be referred to the Honor Council.

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Course Description

This course is designed to help students complete their Thesis. It is expected that research for the thesis project will be relevant to the student’s study and will make an academic contribution to their field.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the  Academic Course Catalog .

The purpose of this course is to allow the student who is completing a thesis to begin researching, outlining, and writing under the supervision and direction of his/her thesis director.

Course Assignment

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations , the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Thesis Topic and Thesis Assignment

Students must submit a sufficiently narrowed topic and a thesis statement for their thesis-proposal-research.

Research Journal Assignment

The student must submit 1 Research Journal. This journal must provide the instructor with a brief update on what progress the student has made on his/her thesis research and how the project has progressed since the previous module. The journal submission must be at least 200 words.

Artist Statement Draft Assignment (2)

The student must submit an 8-10 page (2,500-3,700 word) Artist Statement.

Students will be required to make revisions on this draft prior to the final submission of the Thesis Proposal Assignment , based on the feedback of the student’s thesis director.

Critical Paper Draft Assignment (2)

Students will submit a 15-25 page (3,700-6,250 word) Critical Paper. The student will be required to make revisions on this draft prior to the final submission of the Thesis Proposal Assignment , based on the feedback of the student’s thesis director.

Quiz: Thesis Timeline

The student will create a projected timeline for the completion of the thesis project.

Thesis Proposal Assignment

The student will write a thesis proposal that is approximately 10 to 15 pages (3,000-4,500 words), exclusive of the bibliography (which should contain at least 25 sources), and include a working title, introduction, review of relevant scholarship and primary sources, explanation of the approaches to the topic, a description of thesis chapters, conclusion, and working bibliography.

Thesis Proposal Defense Assignment

The student will defend the thesis proposal in an e-Meeting platform with his/her thesis committee.

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Your thesis will be written in the format of a manuscript submitted to a scientific journal in your field. You and your mentor will select an appropriate journal. You will follow this format exactly, except that the Introduction and Methods sections of your thesis may be expanded to provide more detail than what is found in a typical journal article. The average thesis is about 25 double-spaced text pages, plus 6-8 tables and figures.  At the discretion of the mentor, additional material may be added in an appendix. Link to examples in Library archive.

A helpful checklist you can use to critique your thesis can be found here.

Thesis/BRR403 Meetings:

You will attend BRR403 during the term you are writing your thesis (usually your final term). The usual meeting time for BRR 403 is Mondays at 5 pm. When you come to the first meeting, you will bring a journal article from the journal you have selected to use for format.

Finishing your thesis: timeline:

The BRR advisor will help you schedule your final seminar/thesis defense, to be held no later than Friday before dead week . You should give drafts of each thesis section to your mentor as you complete them .

Submit a complete draft copy of your thesis to your faculty mentor no later than three weeks prior to final seminar/defense date . Your advisor will meet with you to give you back an edited draft two weeks before your final defense. Submit a revised copy of the thesis to the faculty mentor, secondary advisor, and BRR director no later than one week prior to final seminar/defense date .  This copy should contain the Thesis Title Page and Signatures Page , which you and your committee will sign when the final thesis is approved. [note: clicking on the Thesis Title Page link will download an RTF version of the title and signture pages, which you can open in Word or cut and paste into a Word document. You will insert your information in the highlighted sections and remove the highlighting].

Honors College thesis formatting requirements are slightly different: see link . If you are in Honors College, follow their required format. Your committee will give you suggestions and editorial changes to the thesis at your defense. Using these, edit and submit a final copy of the thesis to your faculty mentor and BRR director. Obtain signatures from your committee on the signatures page and give a signed final copy to the advisor by Wednesday of finals week .

NOTE THAT THE UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE HAS DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE THESIS COMMITTEE, TITLE PAGE FORMAT, AND DEADLINES (deadlines are earlier)! YOU WILL HAVE TO HAND IN A BOUND COPY OF YOUR THESIS TO HONORS COLLEGE, WHEREAS BRR RECQUIRES AN ELECTRONIC COPY.

IF YOU ARE IN THE HONORS COLLEGE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND OUT DETAILS OF THESE HONORS COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS.

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Lectures: 1 session / week, 1 hour / session

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22.09 Principles of Nuclear Radiation Measurement and Protection

Introduction to the Course

Welcome to 22.THT! This year, we are trying a rather different, more interactive type of seminar course. Instead of just leaving you to figure out what to do about your thesis prospectus and the thesis itself, we will guide you through various aspects of choosing, proposing, and executing your original thesis work. Therefore, this course will have more intermediate assignments compared to past years, in the hopes of lessening your workload near the end of the semester.

Major topics to be covered include:

  • Choosing a thesis topic
  • Planning out a reasonable amount of work for the spring semester
  • Setting concrete goals and milestones
  • More efficient tools for writing your thesis than Microsoft Word
  • Maintaining good communication with your thesis advisor
  • Finding and citing primary resources from literature

The learning goals for this course include:

  • How to choose a project topic, considering available time and resources
  • How to efficiently find and properly cite scientific resources
  • How to efficiently author a scientific document without doing any busy work
  • How to present your research in 30 seconds or less, in an impactful elevator pitch
  • Outlining a thesis in a detailed manner, to help guide both your research and writing
  • Improving the scientific content, richness, structure, and rhetoric of your writing
  • Developing your own personal, scientific writing style

All assignments are due at 11:59PM on the day listed in the calendar. Please plan to submit your assignments at least 15 minutes early, in case of computer troubles.

10% of the value of a given assignment will be deducted for each calendar day late. Assignments will not be accepted after the last day of classes.

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Course Description

This course is designed to help students complete their master's thesis in Criminal Justice. It is expected that research for the thesis project will be relevant to the student's study in the master's program and will make an academic contribution to the research in criminal justice.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the  Academic Course Catalog .

Under the direction of a thesis chair, the doctoral candidate writes a thesis manuscript in preparation for the thesis defense.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

  • Describe the primary steps of the thesis process.
  • Develop a timeline, semester goals, and write progress reports regarding his or her thesis .
  • Execute research and collect data.
  • Defend research and analysis.

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  • Internet access (broadband recommended)
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  • Microsoft Word

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Course requirements checklist.

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations , the candidate will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

The candidate will participate in three Discussions focused on providing a description of previous tasks, current progress, all communication and guidance from the chair, goals for the semester, and challenges the candidate is currently facing. Each thread should be between 150 - 400 words. Candidates are encouraged to interact with classmates in the Discussion to help build community and encourage one another. 

Quiz: Manuscript Upload (3)

The candidate will complete a quiz that requires the candidate to confirm continually work on the manuscript. Also, the candidate will upload the most recent copy of their manuscript. This upload will not initiate a formal review of the manuscript; however, this manuscript upload will provide a back-up copy of the manuscript, provide evidence of progress within the course, and track progress within the program. 

Quiz: Manuscript Development Progress (12)

The candidate will self-report acknowledgment of weekly progress on this quiz. Also, this quiz serves to show course activity and attendance; therefore, each quiz must be completed within the assigned module and should not be taken early. 

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Master's Thesis in Business Administration II, 15 Credits

Swedish name: Masteruppsats i företagsekonomi II

This syllabus is valid: 2022-10-31 and until further notice

Syllabus for courses starting after 2022-10-31

Syllabus for courses starting between 2022-08-01 and 2022-10-30

Syllabus for courses starting between 2020-08-17 and 2022-07-31

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Syllabus for courses starting between 2019-02-25 and 2019-08-18

Syllabus for courses starting before 2019-02-24

Course code: 2FE402

Credit points: 15

Education level: Second cycle

Main Field of Study and progress level: Business Administration: Second cycle, contains degree project for Master of Arts/Master of Science (120 credits)

Grading scale: Three-grade scale

Responsible department: Business Administration

Revised by: Rector of Umeå School of Business and Economics, 2022-09-29

The objective of the Master's thesis is to further develop the student's ability to carry out and contribute to business research. The student should demonstrate, through his/her thesis and orally, an ability to plan, conduct, and present a scientific investigation of relevance to the subject of Business Administration and the student's chosen Master's program. A further aim is to develop skills for the critical examination of investigations and research reports and to provide the student with the opportunity for a deeper level of theoretical study within a chosen area.   Module 1. Side-opposition, 0 credits Secondly, the student should submit a written critical analyses (side-opposition), of one other 2nd year Master's thesis at the public thesis seminar. This is an individual assignment. The side-opposition must clearly document the student's critical abilities. In addition, the student is required to participate at the thesis seminar relating to the side-opposition.   Module 2. Master's Thesis, 15 credits The thesis work should prove the students' independent abilities to investigate an issue within the field of business administration. The emphasis lies on the critical choice of method, the creation of a relevant theoretical frame of reference, and an in-depth analysis of the theoretical and empirical material. Further, the author must identify a possibility to contribute to the existing literature in a chosen subject or problem area, and make a significant and realistic effort to make this contribution. The methodology discussions must be clearly connected to the problem area and the different parts must be well integrated as a harmonized unity. Thesis work should generally be conducted in groups of two.   Module 3. Main opposition, 0 credits A major critical analysis of another Master's thesis is required. This is carried out through an individual written as well as an oral discussion of another's research in a seminar. Generally, the oral critical analysis is conducted together with one's thesis co-author.

Expected learning outcomes

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

  • demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the chosen reseach question, area of research, and related methodical issues
  • identify a research area and formulate a research problem that furthers knowledge within a specific field
  • develop a theoretical frame of reference that reflects over previous findings and research methods.
  • argue convincingly for the chosen research method with reflection on alternative methodological approaches.
  • apply appropriate data collection methods for the collection of empirical material. 
  • analyze and discuss the empirical material using relevant methods for analyses.
  • draw conclusions and discuss the thesis's theoretical contribution to the selected research area and suggest practical recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
  • present proposals for future studies based on the conducted study. 
  • discuss societal and ethical issues of relevance for the thesis.
  • communicate the main arguments, contents and results of the study in a scholarly manner
  • defend the thesis at a seminar
  • critically examine other student theses both orally and in writing.

Required Knowledge

90 credits with a minimum of 75 credits in Business Administration. 82.5 credits within a two-year Master's Program at Umeå School of Business and Economics of which a minimum of 67.5 credits in Business Administration on advanced level including a Master's thesis 15 credits and 30 credits core courses or equivalent. Previously completed courses must include studies of scientific methodology within business/social sciences corresponding to at least 7.5 credits, including both qualitative and quantitative methodology

Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English B or the equivalent.

Form of instruction

The authors' independence and responsibility is emphasized in this thesis work. Thus the supervisor's influence and control is reduced in order to create the necessary conditions for individual autonomy, creativity, and personal responsibility. The ongoing thesis work is to be presented to the supervisor on at least three occasions during the thesis process. Supervision is only guaranteed for the semester under which the student is firstly registered for the course.

Examination modes

Examinations takes place during set exam periods within the semester.   Module 1. Side-opposition, 0 credits This module consists of written side-opposition on one other 15 credits Master's Thesis. Written side-opposition is always individual.  In addition, the student is required to take part in the seminar for this particular Master's Thesis. Side-opposition is graded as pass or fail.   Module 2. Master's Thesis, 15 credits The Master's Thesis is examined through authoring and defending an independent work. The following grading system is used: Pass with distinction (Väl godkänd, VG), Pass (Godkänd, G) and Fail (Underkänd, U). The Master's Thesis is assessed and graded by a grading teacher and an examiner, whereas the individual effort in the defense is graded at the seminar.   In case the Master's Thesis is not accepted as is, it may be revised with instructions given by the supervisor (or the grader), or subject of a new effort. In cases of revision, the new version should be completed and delivered to the grading teacher within four weeks after the final seminar/or the date the revision was presented.   Module 3. Main opposition, 0 credits A major critical analysis of another 2nd year Master's Thesis (15 credits) is required. This is carried out through an individual written as well as an oral examination of another's research in a constructive and critical manner at a public seminar. Generally, the oral critical analysis is conducted together with one's Master's Thesis co-author. The main opposition is graded as pass or fail.   For the course as a whole, the following grading system is used: Pass with distinction (Väl godkänd, VG), Pass (Godkänd, G) and Fail (Underkänd, U).   Grades on the course are awarded when students have passed all examinations and compulsory course elements.   Rules and regulations concerning the production of academic texts and correct referencing will be applicable to all written assignments.

Disciplinary action may be taken against students who uses unauthorized help aids or in some other way tries to mislead on a test or when another type of task is being evaluated. Rules and regulations concerning the production of academic texts and correct referencing will be applicable to all written assignments. See instructions in the thesis manual, Thesis Writing in Business Administration. Systems for plagiarism detection may be used for control. In addition, Umeå University rules and regulations  for education and research applies.

Other regulations

The thesis and seminar assignments are written in English. 

The thesis is jointly written by two students.

The thesis is jointly written by two students. It is not possible for students who jointly write a thesis, to be registered for different types of theses (e.g. one student writing a bachelor's and the other a master's thesis).   Supervision is only guaranteed for the semester under which the student is firstly registered for the course, regardless of how much supervision that has been utilized.   The thesis course is a campus course, which implies personal presence for supervision, participation in seminars, and collaboration with a thesis partner.   For students following a master's program, the subject for the thesis should be within the scope of the master's program. For further information, see descriptions for awarding degrees (in Marketing, Management etc.)   The length of the Master's thesis should range from 50 to 70 pages.   The empirical material that is utilized in the thesis should on request be available for supervisor, main opponents and the graders in its original form (raw-data).   When the grade has been set, archive copies of the completed thesis shall as soon as possible, and within 4 weeks, be submitted in digital form in the Diva system.

Academic credit transfers are according to the University credit transfer regulations.

Exceptions from examination form as stated in the syllabus can be made for a student who has a decision on pedagogical support for disabilities. Individual adaptations of the examination form should be considered based on the student's needs. The examination form shall be adapted within the framework of the expected learning outcomes stated in the course syllabus. At the request of the student, the course responsible teacher, in consultation with the examiner, must promptly decide on the adapted examination form. The decision must then be notified to the student.

Valid from: 2022 week 44

Course literature.

For instructions, see the Manual for Thesis Writing.

Literature is to be found individually. A list of recommended methods literature could be found in the appendix to the Manual for Thesis Writing.

Instructions are found in the Manual for Thesis Writing.

Course reference literature

Thesis writing in Business Administration. Thesis manual. USBE Företagsekonomi : https://www.umu.se/en/student/usbe/thesis-and-degree-project-work/

Reference literature is literature that broadens, deepends and clearifys the subject. The student is expected to utilize this sources and other sources, primarily during the work with written assignments. Additional individual literature focusing on specific topics may be needed to be able to complete module assignments.

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