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Course information

Title: Undergraduate Dissertation in Economics and Business Administration
Course number: 2300.23
Academic year: 2024-2025
ECTS: 15.00
Level: Bachelor
Faculties: History and Social Sciences
Educations: BSc in Economics and Management
Prerequisites: Before submitting the undergraduate dissertation, the student must have successfully completed all second-year courses. Exceptions to the provision may be made in special cases.
Language of instruction: Faroese
Registration: Students in a program are automatically enrolled. Students of a single subject, apply through the student affairs office lss@setur.fo
Beginning date: Thursday, January 30, 2025
End date: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Academic content

Purpose: Dissertation to conclude the undergraduate study
Learning outcomes: From writing the dissertation the students will learn to • identify, formulate, and define (in writing) an economics and/or business administration issue at an appropriate theoretical level (the students must be able to make their own presentation of the problem definition, method, and empirical research) • identify and describe relevant economics and/or business administration literature for the analysis based on the definition of the approved problem • retrieve relevant information and data and perform organized analyses based on relevant theories and methods, including theories and methods acquired in working on the project • write a well-organized dissertation, combining empirical work and theoretical knowledge in economics and/or business administration, discuss and conclude based on the analyses and to suggest extensions for further analyses of the subject
Content: Scientific treatment of a subject from economics and/or business administration under teacher supervision
Learning and teaching approaches: Supervision and seminars

Assessment

Assessment method: The student first writes a synopsis. Then the dissertation itself - which subsequently constitutes the basis for the oral exam - is written. The grade will be based on a combined assessment of the dissertation and the oral exam. The student must participate in at least 3 out of 4 seminars to be eligible for examination. In special cases, exemptions from this rule may be given by the program director.
Examination (internal/external): External
Grading scale: 7-scale
Exam date/dates: The submission date for the assignment is set at the 2nd of June. The oral defense will be held in week 24.
Deadline for withdrawal from exam: Thursday, January 30, 2025

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