Master’s Programme in [xxx]
[Title]
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Abstract (The Abstract is a short summary of what your thesis is about. It
accurately reflects the content of the thesis providing information about the research
problem, research aims, methods and procedures, results and implications. It is
a short section. Abstracts give readers the opportunity to quickly see the main
contents of the paper and enable them to decide whether the paper is of particular
interest to their needs. This section will be one of the last sections that you write.
No subheadings are used in an abstract.)
EKHM51
Master’s Thesis (15 credits ECTS)
(Month) (Year)
Supervisor: [Full name]
Examiner: [Full name]
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Acknowledgements
It is usual, but not compulsory, to thank those who have been of particular help to
you in completing the thesis.
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Contents
1 Introduction 6
1.1 Research Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1.1 Chapter Subheading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Aim and Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3 Outline of the Thesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Theory 8
2.1 Previous Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Theoretical Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3 Data 9
3.1 Source Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4 Methods 10
4.1 The Approach [or Model] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5 Empirical Analysis 11
5.1 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6 Conclusion 13
6.1 Research Aims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2 Research Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.3 Practical Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.4 Future Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.5 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
References 13
A (Appendix A title) 15
B (Appendix B title) 16
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List of Figures
5.1 Dunning–Kruger effect (Weinersmith, 2011) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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List of Tables
5.1 The economic argument (XKDC, 2015) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Introduction
(The Introduction chapter should contain background information as appropriate,
plus definitions of all special and general terms. Your topic should be: clearly stated
and defined; have a clear overall purpose; and have clear, relevant and coherent aims
and objectives. It is also informative to give a brief description of the contents of
the remaining chapters of the thesis. This alerts the reader and prepares them for
the rest of the thesis.)
1.1 Research Problem
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1.1.1 Chapter Subheading
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1.2 Aim and Scope
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1.3 Outline of the Thesis
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Theory
This chapter should outline, compare and discuss key ideas, explanations, concepts,
models and theories. You should present these ideas in a systematic, well-structured
and logical sequence. It is expected that you use prominent and up-to-date books
and articles. All literature should be referenced, not just for quotations, but also
for ideas and information/knowledge drawn from the works of others.
Refer to the Teaching and Learning platform for guidance on how to incorporate
references into your text
2.1 Previous Research
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2.2 Theoretical Approach
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Data
This Chapter should demonstrate that you have conducted a thorough and critical
investigation of relevant sources. Apart from a presentation of the sources of your
data, this chapter allows you to critically discuss the data (whatever these data are,
‘quantitative’ or ‘qualitative’, primary or secondary), which is proof of good research.
You can even do good research with poor data but you must demonstrate that you
are aware of the data quality and accordingly are careful in your interpretations.
Essentially, there are three aspects to consider:
1. Reliability, which, for example, could depend on whether they are estimates
or more direct evidence;
2. Representativity, which is about how typical the data are; for example, you
may have arguments why the very few cases are typical or you may carry out
statistical tests;
3. Validity, which is about the relevance of the data for your case. Strictly speak-
ing, sometimes no valid data are available but one may argue that there are
other data which could be used as ‘proxies’.)
3.1 Source Material
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Methods
In this Chapter, you present in more concrete terms the method(s) you are going
to apply. And as always in research, it is good to demonstrate awareness of the
weaknesses or limitations of the method you use. It makes no difference if you
work with interviews, econometric models, or a comprehensive analysis of data from
various sources. Transparency should be the guideline: make it possible for your
readers to follow, or even repeat, your analysis!
4.1 The Approach [or Model]
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Empirical Analysis
This chapter covers three areas: analysis of the data; discussion of the results of the
analysis; and how your findings relate to the literature. The analysis of the data
can be discussed here but the details of any analysis, such as statistical calculations,
should be shown in the appendices. You should present any discussion clearly and
logically and it should be relevant to your research questions/hypotheses or aims and
objectives. Insert any tables or figures that you decide are important in a relevant
part of the text not in the appendices, and discuss them fully. Make sure that you
relate the findings of your primary research to your literature review. You can do
this by comparison: discussing similarities and particularly differences. If you think
your findings have confirmed some literature findings, say so and say why. If you
think your findings are at variance with the literature, say so and say why.
5.1 Results
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When placing tables (table 5.1) within the body of the text, the citation is placed
above the table.
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Table 5.1: The economic argument (XKDC, 2015)
5.2 Discussion
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When placing figures (illustrations, pictures, graphs, diagrams, charts, maps etc.)
within the body of the text, the citation is placed below the figure (figure 5.1)
Figure 5.1: Dunning–Kruger effect (Weinersmith, 2011)
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Conclusion
State the main conclusions of your study. State explicitly how and to what extent
you have fulfilled your aims and objectives/answered your research questions/proved
your hypotheses (whichever is appropriate). Your conclusions should follow logically
from your findings and not contain any new material.
6.1 Research Aims
6.2 Research Objectives
6.3 Practical Implications
6.4 Future Research
6.5 Chapter Summary
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Bibliography
Z. Weinersmith. Dunnin kruger effect. Web page, 2011. URL http://www.
smbc-comics.com/?id=2475. Accessed 2017/01/25.
XKDC. The economic argument. Web page, 2015. URL https://xkcd.com/808.
Accessed 2017/01/25.
Refer to LUSEM’s Harvard referencing guidelines in the Teaching and Learning
platform. Lusem.lu.se/asks
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Appendix A
(Appendix A title)
The final sections of your thesis are the appendices. Each appendix should be
lettered (A, B, etc.,) and should consist of detailed information that is interesting
but not essential to the main thrust of your findings section.
The appendices should be in the order that they are referred to in the main text.
For instance, if Appendix A refers to something on page 25 and Appendix B refers
to something on page 15, the appendices need to be re-lettered. This inconsistency
occurs when text is moved around or inserted.)
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Appendix B
(Appendix B title)
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