International Management

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 Motivation letter Recent transcript of records
Until August 15, 2017	Final confirmation by chair about the acceptance
October 18, 2017	12:30 - 13:15, tba. Assignment of topics through pitch of research question, beginning of reading period 13:30 - 15:00, tba. Introduction to academic paper writing and presenting
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 Final presentation of master thesis by thesis candidates (15 min + 10 min discussion)
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.