Master Thesis
Schedule Winter Term 2017/2018
Date | To do |
Until August 1, 2017, 12:00 pm (noon) |
Application at the chair with your complete application files
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Until August 15, 2017 |
Final confirmation by chair about the acceptance |
October 18, 2017 |
12:30 - 13:15, tba. 13:30 - 15:00, tba. |
November 1, 2017 | Consultation on thesis title, research question, and thesis structure within individual appointments |
Until November 3, 2017 |
Thesis registration |
December 2017 - February 2018 |
Individual appointments (for discussion of research question, thesis structure and work in progress, formatting issues etc.) |
February 28, 2018 |
11:00 - 15:00, G22E-109 |
Until March 2, 2017 | Submission deadline for Master thesis |
Note: Please note that the Chair of International Management is only supervising empirical Master theses which require participants to conduct a study and analyze the data gathered with the help of statistical data analysis methods.
Checklist: How to apply for Master thesis supervision
1. Hand in complete application files
Submit your application to Angela Rother (G22E-113).
Any prior meeting to discuss thesis topics is not necessary.
2. Application files: Recent transcript of records and application form including a motivation letter
The motivation letter should not exceed half a page and should address:
- Courses attended at the chair of IM and the grades achieved
- Existing knowledge about statistical data analysis methods (software expertise or statistics courses attended)
- Reasons for choosing the chair of IM
- Topic interests. You are free to develop your own thesis topics within the rage of the chair’s topics in research and teaching.
Kick-off meeting
For the kick-off meeting of the master thesis colloquium, the course participants are asked to prepare a brief presentation on the most preferred thesis topic proposing a potential thesis title, research question, and structure. Each student has about 5 minutes to convince the audience of his or her idea. After listening to all presentations and a short break, the supervisors will assign the thesis topics.