Course content

To receive a Bachelor's degree in logistics management, the students must choose a topic for their project based on the logistics course portfolio in the study program. Still, students with a Bachelor's in Business Administration can be part of the group of students, as long as they have the competence to contribute to the project. Preferably, students should choose their project from a portfolio of project ideas presented by local businesses and academic staff. Additionally, students may present their own project ideas in cooperation with external partners for acceptance.

Learning outcome

The Bachelor Thesis completes the student's study program and integrates important components from the course portfolio in logistics management. At the end of the course period, the student has achieved the following competencies:

Knowledge

• about theory on a chosen area from the course portfolio
• about scientific methods
• about the state of the art in their chosen field.

Skills

• Develop and plan how to carry out the work related to a significant research & development problem
• Analytically reflect on your own empirical data, consider possible solutions, and bring forward a chosen solution to the problem.
• Identify and evaluate relevant literature that is needed to solve the case
• Ability to carry out, document, and communicate the results from the project work according to an academic standard

General competence

• Have insight into academic standards and understand ethical challenges that are relevant to the chosen problem
• Have an awareness of how the research question and the project work may have an impact on the businesses and their surroundings from a sustainability perspective.

Learning methods and activities

This course does not have ordinary lectures, but there will be seminars to support the students' project process. These seminars are mandatory for all students and may require students' presentations and discussions on the ongoing projects.

Students will cooperate in groups of 3 participants. Each group is offered up to 7 hours of tutoring during the project period and feedback on one draft. Tutoring will be in Norwegian or English.

Compulsory works :

• Application for project idea and group members
• Project plan and project contract
• Log
• Individual reflection paper

Additionally:

An oral presentation is a part of the assessment in the course. As compulsory work, campus students have to be present during all oral presentations for students in Logistics Management and Business Administration.

All compulsory works have to be passed.

Compulsory assignments

• Approved exercises

Specific conditions

Required previous knowledge

The students must have earned 105 ECTS before Sept.01.in the fall semester when the bachelor work starts. The ECTS must be earned during semesters 1-4, and include passed exams in REA1153 Mathematics for economists (7,5 ECTS), REA1154 Statistics for economists (7,5 ECTS), and SMF2292 Quantitative and Qualitative Methods (7,5 ECTS).

Course materials

The literature will mainly depend on the chosen topic for the project.

In addition to the literature from the program courses in REA1154/FStatistics for Business and SMF2292/F Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, the following literature may give useful guidance:

• Dalland, O & Dalland, C.P. (2024) Metode for oppgaveskriving, utgave 8. Oslo: Gyldendal , ISBN 9788205604575
• Johnstad, Tom (2022) Innføring i akademisk skriving, ISBN: 9788215060446