2024-2025 / GEST7004-1

Master Thesis Methodology

Duration

12h Th

Number of credits

 Master in management, teaching focus2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in Banking and Asset Management2 crédits 
 Master in management engineering, professional focus in digital business2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in law3 crédits 
 Master in business engineering, professional focus in Financial Engineering2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in Financial Analysis and Audit2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in global supply chain management2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in Intrapreneurship and Management of Innovation Projects2 crédits 
 Master in business engineering, professional focus in Intrapreneurship and Management of Innovation Projects2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in international strategic marketing2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in social and sustainable enterprise management2 crédits 
 Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management des organisations et dynamiques sociales2 crédits 
 Master in management, professional focus in strategy and human resource management2 crédits 
 Master in management engineering, professional focus in sustainable performance management2 crédits 
 Master in business engineering, professional focus in Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics2 crédits 
 Master en sciences de gestion, à finalité spécialisée en management des entreprises sociales et Transition2 crédits 
 Master in business engineering, professional focus in science and technology2 crédits 

Lecturer

Frédéric Dufays

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course aims to equip students with the fundamentals in defining, designing, and planning a research project in order to develop their final thesis. It also offers guidelines for the various stages of the research process to help the student in writing their thesis.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • structure and plan your master thesis project
  • formulate a clear research question
  • draft a convincing literature review
  • make informed theoretical and methodological choices
  • develop your critical thinking
  • make explicit and justify your choices
  • strengthen your writing and presentation capacity

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Interactive sessions combining contents supplied by the teacher with practical implementation exercises based on the participants' Master thesis projects.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Additional information:

Hybrid: 2 face-to-face classes (unless the sanitary situation doesn't allow it, in which case these classes will be organized online) and 4 online classes

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )

Continuous assessment


Additional information:

- 20% active participation in the course (submission of assignments prior to some classes)

- 80% written exam with multiple choice questions and open questions

 

For the re-sit, the whole grade is based on the exam.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Prof. Frédéric Dufays (frederic.dufays@uliege.be)

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