Part 2 of Research Project

The process described on this page follows the process in Research Project Part 1.

Follow these steps to complete Research Project Part 2.

After a positive assessment of Research Project part 1, you will continue with Research Project part 2. In part 2 the Research Project will be continued, finalized and written down in a thesis. Finally the findings will be presented during your final presentation.

The second part comprises 25 EC and its minimum duration is 17-18 weeks full-time.

What do you need to do? 

  • Perform and complete your research according to your project proposal from Part 1. 
  • Write your thesis that presents your research and its results. 
  • Present and defend your results and conclusion. You are asked to prepare a presentation about your research that is understandable by fellow students. The defence will be 45 minutes long; 30 minutes for your presentation, and 15 minutes for questions. 

Requirements content thesis

In addition to the main text describing the research, the thesis should at least contain:  

  • a front page, containing the: name of the student, name of the supervisors, student number, date, name of the programme (master Business Informatics, Utrecht University); 
  • an abstract; 
  • an introduction and a conclusion;  
  • a brief discussion of the relevance of the thesis topic to the field of Business Informatics; 
  • a list of references. 

Please discuss the exact requirements for your thesis with your project supervisor/first examiner at the beginning of your project.   

Your final grade is made up of the following components:

  • Project process (30%)
  • Project report (30%)
  • Project results (30%)
  • Project presentation (10%)

In the GSNS Assessment Form for Part 2, you can find the rubrics, i.e. all criteria on which your Research Project will be assessed. Please use this form only as a discussion piece and do not send in paper or scanned forms.

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