Comprises compulsory contact tuition with lectures and task debriefings in ad-hoc groups as well as independent virtual study on course assignments. Additionally, students with commissioned thesis project negotiate with companies/organizations. Students can get extra support by making a personal appointment to the GLOBBA Thesis Clinic (by appointment) through the https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/globba-thesis-instructions site.
Compulsory course materials.
1) Moodle materials, including, course theory handouts available in Moodle.
2) Thesis Coordinators 2022. Guidelines for Long Reports and Theses available at https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/thesis-bachelors-degree
3) Additionally, theoretical literature in the student’s specialisation field
4) Methods literature, for example:
Eriksson, P. & Kovalainen, A. 2008 or later. Qualitative Methods in Business Research. Sage. London.
Ghauri, P. & Grønhaug, K. 2010 or later. Research Methods in Business Studies. PrenticeHall. Harlow.
Malhotra, N.K., Birks, D.F. & Wills, P. 2013. Essentials of Marketing Research. Pearson. Harlow.
Saunders, M. & Lewis, P. 2012 or later. Doing Research in Business and Management. An Essential Guide to Planning Your Project. Pearson. Harlow.
Students are strongly encouraged to find an internationally operating commissioning organization that has a need for an RDI project as part of their organizational process or service development. Commissioning organizations can be for-profits or non-profits.
Pasila Campus
- The student must complete THE7LF100 Introduction to Thesis non-stop virtual home examination before the THE7LF101 course available at . The examination is available in https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/globba-thesis-instructions.
- The course THE7LF101 does not have examinations.
English
Students are strongly encouraged to find an internationally operating commissioning organization that has a need for an RDI project as part of their organizational process or service development. Commissioning organizations can be for-profits or non-profits.
21.08.2023 - 13.10.2023
Seven written assignments that focus on the student process-writing his/her own actual real thesis plan during the course.Attendance is required in the small-group assignment debriefings in class. Assignment settings are available in the Moodle environment.
12.06.2023 - 18.08.2023
Period 1, Autumn term 2022. Contact tuition is on Fridays 8:00-11:00. Weekly schedule is available in the course Moodle environment from 1.6.2022 onwards (changes in schedule possible).
- Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is available for the course THE7LF101 for students who have previously completed a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD thesis in higher education, or conducted and reported larger scale RDI projects at work or in hobbies. The RPL application should contain: student's full name, student number transcript of record, thesis evaluation statement, thesis publication, and a complete thesis plan for the project to be undertaken as GloBBA Thesis. Completed applications should be sent via email to Elizabeth San Miguel. Those needing assistance to prepare the thesis plan to qualify for GLOBBA requirements for thesis plans can reserve a Thesis Clinic appointment through the GLOBBA Student SharePoint --> Thesis site.
- The student may apply for transfer crediting of a previously completed bachelor’s or master’s thesis if it was written in the student’s field of professional specialization in GloBBA. Completed applications should be sent via email to Elizabeth San Miguel.
- Reports completed previously in working life, studies or leisure activities can be incorporated as part of a portfolio thesis. For more information, ask your THE7LF101 lecturer.
Anna Kimberley, Päivö Laine
15 - 30
- Self-assessment: Process writing the tasks and the thesis plan based on continuous self-assessment
- Peer-assessment: Self-assessment is supported through feedback from peers and the teacher throughout the course.
- Assessment by the teacher of course tasks and final thesis plan
GLOBBA Degree Programme in International Business
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