Universität Wien

040323 SE Conversatorium for Master Candidates (2025W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Th 11.12. 09:45-14:45 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 14 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course has “prüfungsimmanenten Charakter”. Attendance is compulsory throughout the semester. Absence from two course units is possible. A course unit is a 90-minute session. Further absences will automatically result in a “fail” grade. Attendance is compulsory during assessment (e.g. presentations etc.).
Both the course and the assessment are held in English. During the course, active participation is required during all lessons.
Students wishing to take this course must register via u:find/u:space (without points) during the registration period. The maximum number of participants is 14.
Registered students who, for whatever reason, are unable to take the course must deregister electronically by October 10th, 2025. Students who decide to drop the course after this deadline will be graded with 5 (failed).

All registered students are required to attend the first session on 9th October 2025 (Introduction). Failure to do so will result in their exclusion from the course.

  • Thursday 09.10. 09:45 - 14:45 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Thursday 06.11. 09:45 - 14:45 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Tuesday 09.12. 09:45 - 14:45 Seminarraum 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course will be conducted in English, and all assessments are to be presented in English.

This course offers students the opportunity to explore key topics in business administration and is specifically designed to support the development of their master’s thesis. It aims to promote independent working skills and strengthen academic competence.

Building on the content of previous courses in the curriculum, students are guided in independently developing and structuring their master’s thesis. The course accompanies the entire academic writing process, starting with the generation of ideas and concluding with the written elaboration of the thesis.

Students are expected to carry out in-depth literature research and analysis, identify relevant research gaps, and select appropriate theoretical frameworks and research methods. The course addresses all essential phases of an academic research project:
• Structure of the thesis
• Literature review
• Specification of research gap
• Research question definition
• Development of conceptual framework
• Methodology
• Presentation of the results
• Discussion
• Writing up the project

Assessment and permitted materials

The evaluation is structured as follows:
• Class presentation(s) (100% of total grade) will be held.
A minimum of 50 per cent of the points needs to be attained overall to pass the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

A minimum of 50 percent of the points needs to be attained overall to pass the course. The grading system is as follows:
88% - 100% | 1
75% - 87% | 2
63% - 74% | 3
50% - 62% | 4

Examination topics

Reading list

General Readings:
• Biggam, J. (2012): “Succeeding with your Master’s Dissertation. A step-by-step handbook”, Open University Press.
• Creswell, J. W. (2009): “Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Ap-proaches”, 3rd Edition, Sage
• Denscombe, M. (2012): “Research proposals: a practical guide”, Open University Press
• Easterby – Smith et al. (2018): “Management and Business Research”, Sage Publications, 6th Edition.
• Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R. and Jackson, P.R. (2008): “Management Research” 3rd edition, London: Sage
• Robson, C (2002): “Real World Research”, 2nd Edition, Blackwell
• Wallwork A. (2011): “English for writing research papers”, Springer.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Fr 12.09.2025 10:25