UPF - BSM: Mastering your Thesis
This course accompanies students in the conduct of their Master Thesis at the Barcelona School of Management.
Taught by Gert Cornelissen and Marc Le Menestrel, the objective of the course is that students end up their Master with a Thesis that meet high standards and that they are proud of. In this manner, the Thesis experience becomes a journey for students to:
- clarify their genuine intellectual interest,
- learn how to produce a high-quality writing piece that demonstrates this interest,
- learn a methodology that can be later useful for the development and sharing of other interests,
- connect with UPF and BSM faculty beyond class attendance,
- reach a sentiment of intellectual accomplishment.
The course takes place over the whole academic year with the following structure:
1st Trimester: Students choose their type of thesis, look for an appropriate subject and write a Subject Proposal.
2nd Trimester: Students collect all elements for their thesis and write a Thesis Proposal.
3rd Trimester: Students finish their writing, improve it using external comments and submit their final version.
The course mixes classes, tutoring and seminars.
This section's pages
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Trim 2 - Class 8 & 9: A Method to Learn
Even improvisation requires a lot of previous work. To write a thesis, learning a rigorous method is the most important step to move (...)
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Trim 1 - Class 1: Starting the Search- Nov 22, 2012
In this class, we present the organization of the Master Thesis at the BSM and discuss the different types of thesis. Students are (...)
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Trim 1 - Class 2: Starting the Search (2)- Dec 5, 2012
In this class, we use a "blinded feedback" process to discuss subjects in groups. Slides for this class Next Class Back to the (...)
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Trim 2 - Class 3 & 4: An Inspiring and Convincing Subject (1) - January 7 & 11 2013
On Monday January 7, we shared our progress on subject definition and gather feedback from the other students present. On Friday (...)
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Trim 2 - Class 9, 10, 11 & 12: A Relevant Research Question & Some method January 28, February 1st, 4, 8
Claude Lévi-Strauss is quoted to have said “The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers, he’s one who asks the right (...)
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Trim 2 - Class 5, 6, 7 & 8: An Inspiring and Convincing Subject (2) - January 14, 18, 21st, 25th 2013
Students have 5’ to present their Subject Proposal to other students. Presentations are invited to address the following questions: Why (...)
