EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

� Develop a research proposal
� Identify and select relevant information sources
� Structure, outline and summarise their work
� Apply a sound way of reasoning and explanation
� Utilize proper referencing
� Devise a research report meeting both formal and academic requirements
� Develop a case study
� Apply empirical and hermeneutical approaches when researching
� Report, present and defend their findings
Prerequisites / Level
Human Resource Management (Semester 1+2)
Project and Process Management (Semester 3)
International Management Methods (Semester 3)
Training Intercultural Competence (Semester 5)
Course Description
Based on a list of research topics students have to form a team consisting of two to three
students and sign up for a topic they wish to conduct research on. Allocation will be
based on first come – first served principle.
The first meeting will be spent on introducing students to topics of HRM and Intercultural
Management issues, which are relevant for their bachelor theses. Also during this
meeting topics for the theses will be discussed.
The overall topics will be covering issues of ―Human Resource Management‖ and
―Intercultural Management‖.
Students then have to write up a research proposal (two pages) including background
and justification for selection of the topic, objectives and research question, preliminary
literature review (including key authors), and a chapter outline. The research proposal
will be discussed in the second meeting.
Students then start writing and give reports on their research progress in the following
meeting. Again, the reports/research progress will be discussed in class and coaching will
be provided (that is to say that coaching will take place during the meeting). During the
first and second meeting the scientific guidelines (how to quote, structure, format) will be
shortly reviewed.
The bachelor thesis has to consist of either 25 to 30 pages (two students) or 30 to 35
pages (three students) and has to be done according to scientific work standards (The
―Manual for Academic Research‖ is available for download on the IMC e-desktop).
As of the fourth meeting each group will do a presentation on their thesis, whereas each
individual student has to do a presentation of seven minutes. Though the presentation is
not part of the final evaluation it is an integral part of this course. Any student not
executing the presentation will not be evaluated.
Each presentation will be followed by questions by the lecturer as well as the students
(defence) for approximately three minutes.
Feedback on student‘s performance will be provided during the same meetings.
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