Course detail
Proposal Presentation
FSI-SPP-AAcad. year: 2024/2025
The seminar gives a framework for a research project within areas such as survey-based, interview-based, and quantitative research.
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Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Examination information:
- Continuous work on the development of the proposal as part of the homework and the final oral presentation of the thesis proposal, including the supervising debate, are evaluated. Each student will have 15 minutes for an oral presentation and up to 30 minutes to answer questions from the supervisor and assessor.
- Grading scale: pass/fail.
All lectures are mandatory.
Aims
The aim of the subject is to teach student how to wtrite thesis and conduct a systematic literature search and proper referencing.
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge:
- Learning about research and data collection methods
- Learning how to formulate and structure a problem for a research project
Skills:
- Ensuring that a study is relevant to the research problem
- Ensuring that a study uses relevant methods and procedures
- Providing a systematic literature search
- Using proper referencing techniques
General competence:
- Ability to plan a research project.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
DIONNE, Jean-Philippe, 2021. Presentation Skills for Scientists and Engineers. Springer Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-66068-0. (EN)
PUNCH, Keith F. Developing Effective Research Proposals. 3rd Revised edition. UK: SAGE Publications, 2016. ISBN 9781473916371. (EN)
Recommended reading
THOMAS, C. George, 2022. Research Methodology and Scientific Writing. 2nd edition. Springer Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-64867-1. (EN)
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Syllabus
The content includes a general introduction to proposal and thesis writing. The format is lectures before noon and exercises/group work after noon, with a final report with due date on Friday. The cours is taught by Berit Irene Helgheim, who is a Director of Master of Science in Logistics.