Face-to-face , first and second term.

The dissertation can be written in French or in English.

The learning objectives of the dissertation will be explained during a short lecture at the start of the second term. Students will be asked to send in preliminary versions of their dissertation, on which they will receive feedback.

The student has to show he is able to write a paper based on the knowledge and skills acquired during the program, which can take the form of e.g. a literature survey, a case study, an empirical research.
Students need to identify the problem/research question they want to address, and need to answer the problem in the report. They have to find and describe the relevant literature within the scope of the problem. Depending on the chosen form of the dissertation, they need to collect the correct data and analyze them. They will need to find a theory/method to address the problem and will have to argument in favor (and describe the drawbacks) of the method chosen. Moreover they need to discuss the obtained results, draw conclusions and put the results in perspective in relation to the theory (and empirical data). The written report needs to be structured, comprehensive, clear and present a critical evaluation.

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The dissertation is a written paper of around 40 pages (excluding appendixes) analyzing an aspect of financial risk management. The student will be able to choose the subject of the paper in the domain of financial risk management.

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Topic proposals, preliminary projects and the dissertation will be submitted on Moodle.

1) Topic proposal: the title of the project, together with the research question and a preliminary reference list needs to be formulated.

2) Preliminary project:
- the updated topic proposal (taking the feedback into account)
- a preliminary literature review
The empirical studies provide the description of the data together (descriptive statistics) and the methodology that will be used.
For the case studies : a first description of the case / the problem.

3) The deadline for handing in the dissertation will be June 6th 2021 at midnight (for the second session: August 15th 2021, midnight). Make sure you also send an electronic version to the administration at espo-hd@saintlouis.be .

The evaluation will be based on the written manuscript that should not exceed 50 pages (excluding appendices). The student needs to describe the context, the problem and a proposed solution. She/he will need to motivate the choices made, his evaluation, and clearly formulate a conclusion and add (if necessary) appendices.
The oral defense of the thesis consists of a presentation of the work, followed by questions and answers.

Information will be provided on Moodle.

Information about the master thesis will be provided on Moodle.