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After finishing the thesis, the students are able to:
• identify a coherent set of research questions and hypotheses, embedded in theory and current literature;
• understand ethical norms in conducting research, analyzing and storing the data and reporting;
• design a method to examine research questions;
• analyze the data by using appropriate statistical tools;
• draw conclusions based on the results, link own findings to the broader literature, and identify limitations of own work;
• write a scientific report in the form of a journal article
• give a short informative presentation on their research project
Relation between Tests and Learning Goals
In the final product (MA thesis) all the above aims should be realized.
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Writing a master's thesis is a major objective of the second year of the DaSCA program. The Master’s thesis is the critical and final test of this program. It is written in the form of a research article for an international scholarly journal, and is supervised by staff members who are senior fellows in the various research programs participating in the DaSCA. The thesis is defended during the Thesis Defence at the end of the second year.
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