4508220: Thesis Project

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Semester:SS 18
Type:Thesis
Scheduled in semester:4
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:0.0 L / 0.0 h
Self-directed study time:780.0 h

Module coordination/Lecturers

Curricula

Master's degree programme in Finance (01.09.2015)

Description

  • Identification of a research problem and development of a research question
  • Thematic formulation of a problem and development of a solution through application of scientific methods.
  • Independence in handling the research problem throughout the assessment and discussions with the advisor on methodological and content issues in solving a research question.
  • Completion of a comprehensive assignment where the students deal with a theoretical and practice-oriented problem in their area of specialisation by drawing on scientific work methods.

Learning Outcomes

The students have gained a broad and well-grounded knowledge in their specialised area and are able to independently increase that knowledge to the current level of research. They are able to collect, evaluate data and make judgments relating to relevant information even when the decisively relevant information is only partially available. In doing so, they independently apply the relevant research and investigative methods of the discipline. With their master thesis, they prove that they have developed an understanding of the findings and research processes relating to the discipline.

The students apply methods and procedures to generate data, to process and to illustrate it in
order to gain information and to produce new insights.

The students apply professional skills, insights, abilities and techniques to solve exacting
research problems. By doing so, they exhibit originality and creativity in the application of knowledge.

Within the framework of the master's thesis they illustrate the methodological procedure and the findings in such a manner that they can be comprehended and evaluated by experts.

Qualifications

Admission Requirements

Each candidate has to have successfully completed the module "Research Greenhouse" before starting writing the Master's Thesis.

Literature

The literature depends on the chosen topic of specialisation. An individual literature review is necessary to complete the module. For specific questions regarding the literature please contact your first or second advisor.

Recommended reading:

Gill, J. /Johnson, P. (2002). Research Methods for Managers (Third edition). London: Sage
Publications
Saunders, M. /Lewis, P. /Thornhill, A. (2003). Research Methods for Business Students (Third
Edition). Prentice Hall, Harlow
White, B. (2003). Dissertation Skills. For Business and Management Students. Mason, OH:
Thomson
Wilmot, P. (2001). Quantitative Methods for Finance. New York: Wiley
Wyrick, T.L. (1994). The Economist's Handbook: A Research and Writing Guide. Mason, OH:
West Publishing

Exam Modalities

The complete master thesis has to be handed in at the Central Services Desk before or at the agreed submission deadline.

The first and second advisors propose the grade of the master thesis work and create a detailed grading sheet.

Please refer to our Guidelines for Academic Work at University of Liechtenstein. Please see unter: Regulations and Forms.

Comments

Presentation and defence date is: 22./23./24.08.2018
==> Submission deadline of the Master thesis is on Fr, 29.06.2018 at the Central Services Desk. Please check the the website for opening hours: https://www.uni.li/de/universitaet/services/zentraleservicestelle
Each candidate has to bring along 3 copies of their final presentation for commitee members to take notes during the presentation.
==> The digital version of your Master thesis is to be submitted via moodle using the course "Thesis Project". Please use the required naming as providedin the Guidelines for academic papers in Economics!
==> Submission Thesis: Please check Guidelines for academic papers in Economics (under Regulations and Forms)