Master's Thesis in Public Adminstration

Undervisningsspråk

English

Krav til forkunnskapar

Fulfilment of general admission requirements for the Master of Philosophy in Public Administration Programme.

AORG320, AORG321, AORG322 and AORG323

Læringsutbyte

The master enables the student to conduct independent research based on empirical data collected by the student self. Further it enables the student to make decisions regarding choice of research theme and issue, theoretical and methodological approaches and tools, formulation and development of hypotheses and analysis and investigation of data. Through the process of writing master dissertation, the student develops insights into the research issue and critically examine various sources of data and information. A master thesis is an arena where the student learns to ask questions about social events and realities. This enables students to develop skills for independent and critical analysis and interpretation. Students further develop skills about writing scientific dissertation, developing relevant and logical arguments, and using various reference sources.

Undervisningssemester

Spring/fall

Undervisningsspråk

English

Mål og innhald

In writing the thesis you are required to pursue independent scientific work and presentation.

The Master's Thesis shall explore a topic/issue which is relevant to Administration and Organizational Science. It is required that the topic and research problem of the Master's Thesis takes its point of departure from the research agenda of the research groups which structures the research activities of the institute. It is also required that you follow the research seminar organized by your research group as an integral part of your work with your master´s thesis.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

The master enables the student to conduct independent research based on empirical data collected by the student self. Further it enables the student to make decisions regarding choice of research theme and issue, theoretical and methodological approaches and tools, formulation and development of hypotheses and analysis and investigation of data. Through the process of writing master dissertation, the student develops insights into the research issue and critically examine various sources of data and information. A master thesis is an arena where the student learns to ask questions about social events and realities. This enables students to develop skills for independent and critical analysis and interpretation. Students further develop skills about writing scientific dissertation, developing relevant and logical arguments, and using various reference sources.

Krav til forkunnskapar

Fulfilment of general admission requirements for the Master of Philosophy in Public Administration Programme.

AORG320, AORG321, AORG322 and AORG323

Undervisning og omfang

Individual and collective supervision and dissertation seminars

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

None

Vurderingsformer

The Master's Thesis shall be submitted in the fourth semester and the fixed date is June 1. in the spring semester. Submitting on a different date may be granted based on individual application.

The thesis must be submitted electronically in My Space, via AORG351 home page.

Karakterskala

Grading A-F