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APPROVED BY The first rector Education establishment «Belarus State Economic University» _________V.V. Sadovskiy «___»________2014
MASTER'S THESIS METHODICAL GUIDE Regulations on procedures for preparation, presentation and defense
Minsk 2014 Key words: educational standards, master’s thesis, individual plan of master student, procedures for preparation, presentation and defense of master’s thesis
1. PREPARED BY Belarus State Economic University Author: Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Assistant of World Economy Department I.A. SHAMARDZINA Reviewer: Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Associate Professor, Director of Institute of Masters Programs M.V. SAMOILOV INTRODUCED BY Institute of Magistracy in Belarus State Economic University 2. APPROVED AND BROUGHT INTO ACTION BY decision of Belarus State Economic University scientific and methodical council, minutes #4 of April 9th, 2014
The actual methodical regulations on master’s thesis can not be either reproduced or disseminate without permission of Belarus State Economic University
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General Issues
The Regulations specify procedures for the granting of a master’s degree in economics. Each graduate student completes a final thesis as the culmination of their work followed by its open oral defenses and presentations toward a master of Economics degree. The final stage of study at the master's level is thesis defense. Students who fully complete curriculum for all disciplines and receive relevant marks may defend a master’s thesis. Those students who successfully defended their master's thesis are granted a state standard diploma of Master in Economics. Moreover, graduates of master’s program are granted an Appendix, i.e. an extract from the student's record book reflecting the topic of their master’s Thesis. The thesis takes the form of a research thesis. It represents a synthesis of the student’s accumulated knowledge and skill and an opportunity to display the ideas, practices and skills learned throughout the program. The master’s thesis displays the student’s ability to go beyond the mere collection of information into synthesis, analysis, judgment and interpretation. Moreover, it should demonstrate the student’s familiarity with a substantial body of thought and literature and illustrate mastery of a self-chosen field of study. The master's thesis should reveal that the candidate is able to work in a scholarly manner and is acquainted with the principal works published on the subject of the thesis. Insofar as it is possible, the thesis should be an original contribution. The research thesis is essentially an extended research paper consisting of a systematic inquiry into a phenomenon, question, or problem that the student attempt to address or resolve. The thesis must have a substantial research component and a focus that falls within economics, and it must be written under the guidance of a supervisor. Thus, as the key element in the master’s degree program, the thesis gives the student an opportunity to demonstrate expertise in the chosen research area. The master’s thesis is an independent scientific research of theoretical and practical problems in the field of economics. The purpose of the master’s thesis is to conduct a research of chosen economic phenomenon with substantiated necessity and scientific innovation of learning problem; find a creative solution of any task important for the relevant scientific direction; make scientifically and practically grounded conclusions, as well as comparatively assessed by existing facts and shall reflect recommendations for their use. While realizing this aim student must chose a valid and actual problem in economics; analyze existing scientific and practical approaches solving this problem in other countries and the world in general; reveal some tendencies, mechanisms, dynamics of processes; study international experience; make solid conclusions; work out concrete and sound recommendations. Thus, with a master’s thesis, the student improves his (her) acquired habits and skill in use of contemporary methodology and scientific methods, development of effective means of solving economic problems, demonstrate personal ability to take decisions in professional field quite efficiently, integrate scientific knowledge in argumentation of individual point of view. Pre-defense Procedures
The pre-defense is a kind of evaluation procedure prior to defense held by a group of examiners from the Department in the presence of master student. This procedure consists of 2 stages: inspection and preliminary evaluation, during which the student can be asked complementary questions. The thesis must meet all technical standards. During inspection, the conformity to all those standards (including these Regulations) is defined. In case of unconformity inspector makes note and remarks in the Pre-defense Report. The signature of the inspector on the cover means passing to the next stage - preliminary evaluation. If some flagrant unconformities are defined, the student is given 2 or 3 days to revise the thesis. During the next stage of pre-defense the examiners evaluate: - thesis logic and structure, conformity of thesis to chosen major; - conformity of thesis to IPMSW, Department’s and University’s standards; - preparedness of thesis for defense, typographic and substantial completeness; - standards conformity according to the inspector’s note in the Pre-defense Report. In light of the standards required for the degree, each examiner will communicate, on the appropriate form, one of the following verdicts: - the thesis is accepted for defense; - the thesis requires substantial revision to meet the standards required for the degree; a revised version of the thesis must be submitted to the examiners; - the thesis fails to meet the standards required for the degree. The student is allowed a few days in which to submit the final copy of the thesis, including all revisions or corrections specified at pre-defense, to the Department. A thesis may not be defended if examiners are opposed. A candidate whose thesis, following a second reading, is not recommended by Department for the defense and must withdraw from the program. If the reports are all positive, the examiner marks the relevant note on Pre-defense Report and a signature on the back of the last page of the master’s thesis. The Department will proceed to arrange the defense.
Defense of Master’s Thesis The master’s thesis defense is held in open at the last semester of the Magistracy on the appointed date in discussion with examiners. The defense is conducted at the meetings of Examining Board. A master’s degree is granted by the decision of the relevant Examining Board (the jury) created by the higher education establishment – BSEU. A master's thesis is read by and subsequently defended before the Examining Board of no fewer than two and no more than four examiners. A meeting of the Examining Board shall be validly constituted when absolute 2/3 of its members are present at the meeting. The supervisor and official reviewers may not take part in the defense if they will give a positive view on the thesis. Prior to the defense, the Chair of the jury receives a file containing the examiners' reports and other documents pertaining to the defense. The defense of each Master’s Thesis lasts 30 to 45 minutes. The Chair of Board begins the oral defense by inviting the student to present the subject of the thesis. The time allotted for this purpose is specified by the Chair. (10 to 15 minutes is usually sufficient.) An open defense of the Master’s Thesis should be held in a scientific debate, in a high exacting standards and principled manner. During the defense, the correctness and substantiation of all results, scientific and practical proposals of the thesis should be comprehensively analyzed. While reporting on thesis matter, try to be short, concrete and not to read but to narrate. The Chair then invites the examiners to question the student on the thesis. A second round of questions may be appropriate. Finally, the thesis supervisor is given the opportunity to comment or ask questions. After completing the defense of the thesis the members of the Council hold a vote in a prescribed manner. The members of the Board exchange their views to arrive at a decision. The Chair indicates the decision on the form Thesis Defense Report under the appropriate category and, if appropriate, notes whether the examiners are prepared to recommend the thesis for a prize. The members of the Examining board will render one of the following three verdicts: - the thesis is accepted for the degree. The thesis supervisor will ensure that all corrections are made, as required by the Examining board; - the thesis must be revised and undergo the evaluation and defense process again; - the thesis is unacceptable and the candidate must withdraw from the program. The assessment of student knowledge during the thesis defense is taken by a simple majority vote. The defense of master’s thesis is assessed according to 10-points scale: 9-10 as “excellent”, 6-8 as “good”, 4-5 as “satisfactory”, 3 and below as “unsatisfactory”. The Chair immediately informs the candidate of the verdict. A candidate who is not recommended for the degree must withdraw from the program. If the thesis is approved at the defense, the committee will sign the final approval document. Students who have passed the defense and have met all other degree requirements will be eligible for graduation. In the case of re-enactment of the negative decision, resubmission of the thesis is permitted within the period of the work schedule of the Examining Board, but not earlier than 10 months after the student’s withdrawal. In the case of the thesis will not be submitted for the defense, the student of Master’s level will be granted a certificate of attendance of the relevant programs. Abstract The abstract should be the last part to be written. It should show the reader both the context and content of the work and must include the purpose of the work, embracing any hypothesis to be tested or major question asked; the approach used; the main findings; and the conclusions. The abstract must not include internal headings or author citations. Mathematical formulas, diagrams, and other illustrative materials must be avoided at all costs. An abstract has a typical form and must include the following elements: - total thesis volume (number of pages including bibliography and appendices), number of figures (diagrams, schemes, graphs), tables, sources, appendices; - key words (5-10 words, not phrases in upper-case characters); - object, subject, purpose, methodology of master research; - enumeration of elements of scientific innovation made during research; - characteristics of obtained results from the point of view of scientific newness (originality of topic, idea, problem formulation etc.); - area of the possible practical applications (spheres of economics where obtained results are applicable what kind of results they are, the quantity and quality of results and prospective receiver of it); - approbation (information about conferences where student reported his (her) research results; recommendations or developments adopted in practice; show the perspective or achieved economic effects); - implementation’s results are indicated if there is a certificate of adoption (noticing the economic effect resulted from student’s research); - economic and social significance of implemented developments must be demonstrated separately; - at the end, the master student should confirm the correct use of all cited sources by signature. See the sample of abstract in appendix J. Contents The Table of Contents contains chapter titles, headings within chapters, and appendices. The wording of each entry in the Table of Contents must exactly and completely match that in the text, including heading numbers. Page numbers must be specified for all entries. Symbols and abbreviations This item is optional and can be included in thesis is case of terms, symbols, units of limited occurrence repeated more than 3 times in text. The heading SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS is centered by upper-case characters in bold 14-point font. The text starts after 2 spaces by the words “The present thesis includes following symbols, interpretations, abbreviations and acronyms: …”. All terms are listed in alphabetic order (appendix L). Generally accepted shortenings can be freely used in the text. Example — etc. – etcetera, e.g. – for example, yrs – years, etc. If an abbreviation is rarely used in the text (3 times or less) firstly it’s fully noted with the acronym in parentheses afterwards. Example — International Migration Organization (IMO). Later only an abbreviation is used. Introduction This section is should contain a brief statement of the scope or purpose in writing the paper. It may also explain the author's choice of subject and his/her belief in its importance. Topicality, thesis statement, purpose, object, subject. Following an optional introduction, the basic function of this section is to articulate a phenomenon that the student proposes to investigate (whether a socio-economic event, process, an intellectual idea or something else), and the question(s), issue(s) or problem(s) related to that phenomenon that the student plans to address in the thesis. The core of the statement may take the form of a hypothesis that the student will test, of a proposition or argument that the student intends to support, or of a general problem or question the student will explore. The section puts that basic problem statement in a larger context by explaining e.g. its historical origins (and its intellectual, economic, social, and/or other context. It also describes the sub-questions or themes that constitute the general problem. Students will cite appropriate scholarly, professional and other sources for the ideas, questions and background information contained in the section. Research methods. In this section, the student will identify (a) the kinds of information needed to answer the question(s) raised in the thesis statement, (b) the methods the student will use to gather that information, and (c) the strategies by which the student will organize and analyze the information in such a way as to reach and support a conclusion, to construct a sound argument. If the central problem has several facets, the student may need an array of different methods for collecting and analyzing information. Students should be as precise as possible in each stage of the methods statement. Students should reflect on the broad methodological approaches that they propose to use, and cite sources from which they derive their methods and tools. A student's central goal is to demonstrate that he or she knows how to go about answering the question(s) that have been raised. Justification and limitations should explain the rationale for the thesis and the importance of the topic. Indicate the reasons why this study is important to conduct and whom it will benefit. Identify the limits beyond which the inquiry will not go. For instance, if a student is writing on a historical subject, explain the relevance of the time period he or she will be exploring. Finally, describe the contribution the work will make to the field. The literature review should be a comprehensive discussion. It should provide a unique and valuable reference resource for other scholars in economic field including overview of the problem or subject as it is known from the literature, and a broad statement summarizing the findings. In this section an overview of learned sources is needed. An approximate volume of introduction is 3 to 5 pages. The heading INTRODUCTION is centered by upper-case characters in bold 14-point font. Body text
Before starting the thesis, the student is required to conduct an independent study in which he (she) finds, reads and critiques a substantial body of previous scholarship related to his (her) thesis topic. The required work for review of the literature is a critical essay and a bibliography. The aim of the essay is to identify the categories of pertinent studies, report on major concepts, theories, debates, trends, and gaps in the field, and place the thesis topic in relation to earlier work. The research may entail the collection and analysis of original (primary) information through some form of empirical data-gathering; it will certainly involve the use, analysis, and critique of already published (secondary) sources. Both primary and secondary research will demand appropriate scholarly methods. The master’s thesis may take any number of methodological approaches, depending on the question and on the student’s studies: historiography, criticism of the literature, an integrative review of previous research, international analysis, policy studies, program evaluation and many other possibilities. The student should be able to justify his or her approach according to the particular research problem or issue. Generally speaking, a master’s thesis will report a piece of original research. It’ll begin with a question or hypothesis and involve reading of sources to show that the question or hypothesis has not already been satisfactorily answered or proved. It also require a definition of variables or factors that must be considered in answering the questions or proving the hypothesis, and here again, reading will supply definitions of these variables and reasons to suppose that they are indeed the ones to be considered. Each type of project or thesis concludes with a statement and discussion of results or conclusions. Clearly the relation of the evidence or analysis to the conclusions must withstand rigorous scrutiny based on principles of correct argument, appropriate statistical methods, or the like. It should present an original argument that is carefully documented from primary and/or secondary sources. The responsible use of sources will be evident in the notes acknowledging quotations and references throughout the thesis, and in a proper bibliography of works consulted. A thesis adheres to a standard format, generally including three basic chapters or divisions: an introduction and statement of the problem, a review of the literature pertinent to the problem, an explanation of the materials and methods used to solve the problem, a discussion of results, and a conclusion. To avoid overloading of work by division of text on numerous sections and subsections it’s highly recommended to make 3-4 chapters with 2-4 sections in each chapter. Doubling the caption of chapters and sections and to making a caption from two and more sentences is not allowed. The final structure of thesis must be submitted by supervisor. Each chapter must be ended by short conclusions starting by words « Conclusions. ….», «Thus, ….», «Therefore, ….», «Hereby, ….».
Visual Content in Text
The body text must include visual content presented in tables and figures. They are very useful for making the text more obvious, intelligible and easy to understand, reducing the physical volume of text itself. Tables and figures must be incorporated within the text. Insert each table and/or figure as close as possible after it has been referenced in the text. All illustrating content (color or grayscale) included in thesis document must be clearly readable. All diagrams, drawings, and figures must be clear, sharp, and large enough to be read. Color figures, illustrations, or charts may be submitted. Numeration is made with Arabic numbers. Figures, tables, etc. may be numbered consecutively throughout (1, 2, 3, etc.) or may be numbered by chapter (1.2, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, etc.). All tables and figures, including the caption, must meet margin, font, and format requirements (appendix G). While formatting tables and figures use smaller font size than in main text – 12-13 pt. Single space before and after all tables and figures within the text. No hyphenation in captions allowed. Dots are put at the end of notes, but not in captions. Master's student may place tables and/or figures in the body of the text or in a separate appendix unless several tables and/or figures are listed together and interrupt the flow of the text, then they must be placed in a separate appendix. If tables and/or figures are placed in a separate appendix, please be sure to reference this information in the text. Tables and/or figures one half page or less in length must appear on the same page with text either above or below. If a table and/or figure is larger than one half page, it should be inserted on a single page in appendix. Extra-wide tables or figures can be placed in landscape orientation (broadside) in appendix as well as page number. The caption of a table and its corresponding number must be typed above the table in bold 13 pt font without indent separated from each other by a dash (no dots after number) aligned with the left-hand margin (appendix M). Show full grid lines within the actual table. Note with references on source where table was taken is placed after the table edgewise in 12 pt with indent. If a table is continued onto another page, repeat the table number, title, and table header row with a comment on the left above the table in bold 13 pt: « Table 2.3 continued » (if this table will still continue on the next page) or « Table 5 ended » (if this table will end on the current page). Example — Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text.…. ¶ Table B.1 — Geographical structure of international trade of New Zealand, %
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Note — Source: personal design based on [3, p. 25], [8, p. 35], [12, p. 67, table 8]. ¶ Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text.…. Comments about the table’s text must be put at the foot of the page and numerated by Arabic numbers. Example — Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text.…. ¶ Table B.1 — Geographical structure of international trade of New Zealand, %
Note — Source: personal design based on [3, p. 25], [8, p. 35], [12, p. 67, table 8]. ¶ Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text. Body text.…. ____________________ 1) Preliminary data.
If some data is missing put a dash in a table. The caption of a figure and its corresponding number must be typed below the figure in bold 13 pt separated from each other by a dash (no dots after number) aligned with the centered margin (appendix M). The figure caption must appear on the same page as the figure; the figure may be reduced to accommodate the caption but still must be readable. Example —
Example — 1) tariff methods; 2) non-tariff methods; а) quantitative; б) hidden; в) financial; 3) internal economic policy methods. If there are no references on enumerated positions, they can be listed without any numerations. Example — - raw materials – 0—5%; - intermediate products and components – 5—15%; - finished products – 15—25%. Examples in the body needed to supplement the text are printed in 12—13 pt starting by following words with a dash: Note(s) — or Example(s)—. If they are many, enumerate notes. Examples— Note — Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer payment system and digital currency introduced as open source software in 2009 by pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto. It is a cryptocurrency, so-called because it uses cryptography to control the creation and transfer of money. Example — The enterprise prefers DAF as a term of importing metal products delivery (the frontier between Ukraine-Belarus st. Khorobichy) (contract № LU/BEL-190107 signed 19.01.2007, Donetsk). Notes 1 Fully convertible – When there are no restrictions or limitations on the amount of currency that can be traded on the international market. 2 Nonconvertible – Neither participate in the international FOREX market nor allow conversion of these currencies by individuals or companies. Examples — 1 EXW – Ex Works (named place of delivery). 2 CPT – Carriage Paid To (named place of destination). 3 CIP – Carriage and Insurance Paid to (named place of destination). Notes can be footnoted. Example— The enterprise Ltd Belmetall prefers DAF as a term of importing metal products delivery (the frontier between Ukraine-Belarus st. Khorobichy)1). ____________________ 1) Contract № LU/BEL-190107 signed 19.01.2007, Donetsk Language and narration style must be scientific. Don’t use personal pronouns like “I”, “We”, use impersonal constructions. Example — “in research the following findings were made”, “first the analysis was done”, “then the modeling of economic relations is needed”, etc. All sections of work must be connected to each other logically united by one main idea within thesis. You may use the following expressions: “first”, “in the first place”, “than”, “in the one hand”, “therefore”, “thus”, “however”, “moreover”, “consequently”, “nevertheless”, “that is why”, “hereupon”, “in conclusion”, etc.
Summary
The summary is an overall conclusion of the thesis in 3 to5 pages. This section should summarize the nature and intention of the student's work, and include a brief restatement of conclusions presented in the body of the text. The heading SUMMARY is centered in bold upper-case 14-point font. In double space the conclusion are presented in a short but valid and comprehensive manner. All conclusions are to be made and numerated consecutively by sections. Example — The analyses of investment climate of Belarus showed: 1) …. 2) …. 3) ….. etc. The last point must consist of identified problems and practical recommendations to solve them.
Bibliography A master’s thesis is written in academic language and the student shall refer to materials, results of different sources and authors in the prescribed manner. All sources for quotations and paraphrases must be documented. Student should use the standard citation styles (appendix N). The bibliography or reference section should appear in one location at the end of the thesis before any appendices and should include all cited references. Use of other materials without referring to the author or literature will result in the dissertation being returned at any stage of examination – this is plagiarism. The term plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the use, by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of another person without full or clear acknowledgment. It also includes the unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials. Published or unpublished work might include art, graphics, computer programs, raw data, web sites, music and any other type of creative expression. The most obvious form of plagiarism is copying word-for-word without enclosing the copied work in quotation marks and without citing the original source in the text. Some advices to avoid plagiarism: - Use own words and ideas. Practice is essential to learning. Each time you choose your words, order your thoughts, and convey your ideas, you can improve your writing. - Give credit for copied, adapted, or paraphrased material. If you repeat another's exact words, you must use quotation marks and cite the source. If you adapt a chart or paraphrase a sentence, you must still cite the source. Paraphrase means that you restate the author's ideas, meaning, and information in your own words. - Avoid using others' work with minor cosmetic changes. Examples: using “less” for “fewer”, reversing the order of a sentence, changing terms in a computer code, or altering a spreadsheet layout. If the work is essentially the same, you must give credit. - There are no freebies. Always cite words, information, and ideas you use if they are new to you (learned in your research). No matter where you find it - even in an encyclopedia or on the Internet - you must cite it. - Beware of common knowledge. You don't have to cite “common knowledge”, but the fact must be commonly known. Bibliography of cited sources is listed in alphabetic order. The reference on source is put after the use of citation or quote in square brackets. Example — [11, p. 23], [2, p. 21, table 3]. The following information is usually included in citations of electronic sources: the author's name (if known) or screen name/alias; the full title of the document cited as a journal article; the title of the complete work (if applicable); version or file numbers (if applicable or known); the date of the document's publication or last revision (if applicable or known); the full http address (URL); the date you visited the web site. Example — Suranovic, S.M. Measuring Protectionism: Average Tariff Rates around the World // Suranovic, S.M. International Trade Theory and Policy [Electronic source] / S.M. Suranovic. — 2007. — Chapter 20-1. — Mode of access: http: //internationalecon.com/Trade/T-toc.php. — Date of access: 14.05.2011. References made after tables, figures and formulas can be formatted in different manners. Example — 1 Note — Source: [7, p. 8, figure 1]. 2 Note — Source: [10, p. 45, table 8]. 3 Note — Source: personally designed. 4 Note — Source: personally designed basing on [9, p. 30]. 5 Note — Source: designed by author. Usually bibliography consist of not less than 70 sources with majority of then issued in 2-3 last years including monographs, books, scientific articles, official reports, methodological recommendations, regulatory acts as well as publications of student on the matter of thesis etc. (appendix P). Appendices
Supplementary data and materials on thesis matter (instructions; methodological recommendations; interim calculations; documents and data on which the research was made; specimen, other illustrations important for the results) are put in appendices according to their first appearance in the text. The format may include individual tables and/or figures with legends, text alone. References included in the appendices must be included in the comprehensive bibliography or reference section. The same format rules that apply to the text of the thesis must also apply to all appendices. References on appendices in the text are made in lower-case letters. Example — according to appendix А, … (appendix B), … (appendix D, figure D.1). All appendices must have references in the text. Each appendix starts at the new page with the heading – APPENDIX – and its numeration by alphabetic letters (A, B, C, D, E etc. except I, O). The appendices have obligatory headings denoting the general idea presented in it. Those headings are then listed in table of contents. Thus, several tables and figures can be united in one appendix under one heading. Tables, figures and formulas are numerated within the limits of uniting appendix. Example — Figure А.2 (second figure of first appendix), Table G.3 (third table of seventh appendix). If there is one table or one figure in appendix, there are given the number of the appendix. Example — Figure D (a figure of forth appendix), Table B (a table of second appendix). Each table, figure or formula must have an own title. If some recommendations or findings made during research are fundamental and substantial, a relevant certificate can be made (see certificate form in appendix Р). Afterwards it must be enclosed to the thesis with other required documents. APPENDIX A APPENDIX B Sample of Individual Plan of Master Student Work MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS BELARUS STATE ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY
Approved by
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_ _._ _.20_ _ INDIVIDUAL PLAN Of master student work
Name, Surname Dmitry Petrov Major International Economics and Trade Policy
Department World Economy Form of training Full-time
Date of admission 01.11.2012 Date of graduation 31.03.2014 MINSK 2012 MASTER TRAINING PLAN
Master program student _ _._ _.20_ _ Supervisor _ _._ _.20_ _ Head of the Department _ _._ _.20_ _ Master’s thesis title The Strategic Trade Policies: Commercial Disputes on the World Information Market
Recommended for approval at the meeting of the Department of World Economy __________________________________
Minutes of _ _._ _.20_ _ №_______
Supervisor ___Serova Kseniya Valentinovna_________________________ (full name, academic degree, academic title)
Head of Department _________________ _______________ (signature ) (full name) _ _._ _.20_ _ Master’s thesis title and supervisor approved by order of _ _._ _.20_ _№
Methodologist _____________ (signature ) (full name) _ _._ _.20_ _
MASTER’S THESIS PLAN A detailed plan of the master thesis stating the goal of the research section title and terms of their performance The goal of the research: The paper aims to illustrate how strategic trade policy is used by analyzing the concrete situations in the world information market and focusing on the case of the international commercial disputes. The are considered: the dimensions in the definition of strategic trade policy and its types; the features of strategic trade policy and the presence of commercial disputes in strategic trade policy; the position of the WTO regarding the strategic trade policy; the key points in the development of the world information market and major players in it; the factors that made it possible to use strategic trade policy in the world information market; the implementation of the strategic trade policy by the market actors; the disputes that have arisen from the use of strategic trade policy, and the ways they are resolved; the settlement of commercial disputes in legal framework with economic consequents. Keywords: strategic trade policy, world information market, disputes, commercial disputes, oligopoly, monopoly, subsidies, multilateral system, countervailing measures, WTO, law, legal aspects, dispute settlement, dispute settlement system, economic effects, strategy. Detailed plan: Dispute Settlement Process The legal aspects of dispute settlement The economic effects from dispute settlement Dispute settlement system in the WTO Deadline: 12.2013 CERTIFICATION OF THE MASTER PROGRAM STUDENT BY THE SUPERVISOR (1 semester for full-time studies, 1 years for part-time studies) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Supervisor _ _._ _.20_ _ Master’s student and Supervisor were presented at the department meeting ________________________________________________________________ DECISION: ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Head of Department__________________________________________ Minutes of _ _._ _.20_ _№ _____
CERTIFICATION OF THE MASTER PROGRAM STUDENT BY THE SUPERVISOR (2 semesters for full-time studies, 2 years for part-time studies) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Supervisor _ _._ _.20_ _
Master’s student and Supervisor were presented at the department meeting ________________________________________________________________ DECISION: _________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Head of the department Minutes of _ _._ _.20_ _ №____ FINAL CERTIFICATION Master thesis submitted to the department «__»______20__ The conclusion of the Department for admission to the defense of the master thesis _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Master program student ____________________ Supervisor ____________________ Head of the Department______________________
_ _._ _.20_ _ APPENDIX C APPENDIX D On master’s thesis of _____________________________________ (name of master’s student) major ___________________________________________ (e.g. 1-25 81 01 «International Economics and Trade Policy») Thesis’s topic: ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Definition of research targets and research area: Research area of the thesis, targets, research questions and hypotheses Familiarity with the research area: Familiarity with the research area, proper understanding of the research task, comprehension of the theoretical framework, appropriate use of written and other sources, significance of the work in comparison with the set research target and the thesis as a logical entity. Methods and conclusions: The choice of appropriate methods and their implementation, conclusions drawn and answering the research questions set. Contribution and overall management of the work: The author’s contribution to the work and independence in completing the thesis; to what extent do the results answer the research questions; how interesting is the thesis from the point of view of science and/or industry. Scholarly presentation and use of language: Clarity, structure, tidiness, scholarly style, sentence structure, grammar, spelling. Conclusion of the above areas of assessment: The strengths and weaknesses of the thesis, grounds for the grade awarded. The grounds for the grade should be presented clearly and in detail, as they are of crucial importance in case of an appeal. Grade (0-10). Note if student merit to be granted a Master Degree.
Master’s Thesis Supervisor _____________________________ (academic degree, academic title) ______________________________ (job position) Department of World Economy BSEU _____________ (signature) _ _._ _. 20_ _ APPENDIX E Review sample REVIEW On master’s thesis of _____________________________________ (name of master’s student) major ___________________________________________ (e.g. 1-25 81 01 «International Economics and Trade Policy») Thesis’s topic: ________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ Command of the literature – student familiar with key literature in the field (including older work), level of referencing appropriate Own initiative – shows own interest under supervision; sought guidance when needed Finishing and language – language clear, general format compatible with instructions given APPENDIX F PRESENTATION OF MASTER’S THESIS The Strategic Trade Policies: Commercial Disputes
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Note — Source: personally designed. APPENDIX H Sample of Thesis Title MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS BELARUS STATE ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY
World Economy Department Major 1-25 81 01 « World Economy»
Submitted to defense by Head of Department ________А.A. Pranevich _ _._ _.20_ _ MASTER’S THESIS The Strategic Trade Policies: Commercial Disputes
MINSK 20_ _ APPENDIX J Abstract sample Thesis topic: “ Belarusian Enterprises’ International Scientific and Technical Co-Operation Development (example of State Enterprise “ Scientific and Technological Park of the BNTU «Polytechnic» ”) ABSTRACT Master’s thesis: 114 pages, 5 fig., 7 tabl., 79 sources, 6 append.
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION, ENREPRISES, GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION, CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION
Object of research - the international scientific technical cooperation (ISTC) of the enterprises. Subject of research - the development of ISTC within the Belarusian-Chinese partnership, participation in the cooperation by enterprises of the Republic of Belarus. Purpose of work: to reveal the theoretical foundations of international scientific and technical cooperation and to develop practical recommendations for its activation (or the direction of its improvement, development) between the enterprises of the Republic of Belarus and China for example Science and Technological Park of National Technical University " Polytechnic". Methods of research: dialectic (scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, the unity of quantitative and qualitative analysis of the historical and logical), comparative analysis, method groups, economics and mathematics, expert assessments. Elements of scientific innovation: the ways of intensification of international scientific and technical cooperation and foreign trade enterprises are developed, organizational structure of the company is improved. Area of the possible practical applications: the activities of companies in the field of scientific and technical cooperation. Approbation: international conferences, adoption deed of " Polytechnic". Implementation’s results: committing the least number of steps to find the information sought, partners and products. Economic significance: the introduction of practical recommendations will contribute to the growth of the quantity and quality of the international scientific and technical agreements, increased profits from joint work. S ocial significance: implementation of recommendations of the international scientific and technological cooperation will increase the wages of workers employed in the implementation of the international science and technological agreements that ensure the improvement of their living standards. The author acknowledges the work that resulted in his settlement and analytical material correctly and objectively reflects the state of the process, and all borrowed sources from the literature and other theoretical and methodological terms and concepts accompanied by references to their authors. (master student’s signature) APPENDIX К Table of Contents sample Thesis topic: “The Strategic Trade Policies: Commercial Disputes on the World Information Market” TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS The present thesis includes the following symbols, interpretations, abbreviations and acronyms: 1 least developed country; LDC: is a country that, according to the United Nations, exhibits the lowest indicators of socio-economic development, with the lowest Human Development Index ratings of all countries in the world. The concept of LDCs originated in the late 1960s. A country is classified as a Least Developed Country if it meets three criteria: Poverty (3-year average GNI per capita of less than US $992), Human resource weakness and Economic vulnerability. 2 official international reserves (reserve assets): assets held by central banks and monetary authorities; include foreign currency deposits and bonds, also gold reserves, special drawing rights, and International Monetary Fund reserve positions. 3 real exchange rate; RER: is the purchasing power of a currency relative to another at current exchange rates and prices. It is the ratio of the number of units of a given country's currency necessary to buy a market basket of goods in the other country, after acquiring the other country's currency in the foreign exchange market, to the number of units of the given country's currency that would be necessary to buy that market basket directly in the given country. 4 United Nations World Tourism Organization; UNWTO: is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. APPENDIX М
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Note — Source: personally designed. APPENDIX P Bibliography sample BIBLIOGRAPHY 1 Australian National Accounts: Tourism Satellite Account [Electronic resource] / Australian Bureau of Statistics. – Canberra, 2009. – Mode of access: http: //www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/[email protected]/DetailsPage/5249.02007–08? OpenDocument. – Date of access: 26.09.2009. 2 Hall, M.C. Understanding and managing tourism impacts: an integrated approach / M.C. Hall, A.A. Lew. – Taylor& Francis: 2009. – 365 p. 3 International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008 [Electronic resource] / United Nations, UNWTO. – New York, Madrid, 2008. – Mode of access: http: //unstats.un.org/unsd/statcom/doc08/BG–TourismStats.pdf. – Date of access: 16.07.2012. 4 Lecler, S. A la rechè rches des civilisations / S. Lecler // Alternatives é conomiques. – 2008. – № 271. – Р. 46–71 5 Leiper, N. Tourism Management / N. Leiper. – 3rd ed. – [Sydney]: Arnold, 2004. – 326 p. 6 Sandler, P.G. The Economic Impact of Tourism in Developing Countries / P.G. Sandler, B.H. Archer // Tourism in Developing Countries / Twan Huybers. – UK: Cheltenham; USA, MA: Northampton, 2007 – 667 p. 7 Smith, S.L.J. Conceptualizing the supply–side of tourism / S.L.J. Smith // The Economic Geography of the Tourism Industry / D. Ioannides, Keith G. Debbage. – Routledge. – p. 31–52. 8 Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community: Rev. 2: METADATA [Electronic resource] / Eurostat, 2008. – Mode of access: http: //ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm? TargetUrl=LST_ 9 Tourism Impact Data and Forecast Tool on–line [Electronic resource] / World Travel & Tourism Council, 2009. – Mode of access: http: //www.wttc.org/eng/Home/. – Date of access: 18.10.2009. 10 Tourism, tourist // Grand dictionnaire universel par Larousse en 15 vol. – Paris, 1865–1870. – T. 15. – 1528 p. 11 Karacaovati, B. The clash of liberalization: preferential versus multilateral trade liberalization in European Union // B. Karacaovati, N. Limao / CEPR Discussion Papers №4973. — Maryland: University of Maryland, 2007. — 54 p. 12 World Tariff Profiles, 2012 / World Trade Organization and International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO. — Geneva: WTO Secretariat. — 221 p. APPENDIX Q APPROVED BY The first rector Education establishment «Belarus State Economic University» _________V.V. Sadovskiy «___»________2014
MASTER'S THESIS METHODICAL GUIDE Regulations on procedures for preparation, presentation and defense
Minsk 2014 Key words: educational standards, master’s thesis, individual plan of master student, procedures for preparation, presentation and defense of master’s thesis
1. PREPARED BY Belarus State Economic University Author: Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Assistant of World Economy Department I.A. SHAMARDZINA Reviewer: Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Associate Professor, Director of Institute of Masters Programs M.V. SAMOILOV INTRODUCED BY Institute of Magistracy in Belarus State Economic University 2. APPROVED AND BROUGHT INTO ACTION BY decision of Belarus State Economic University scientific and methodical council, minutes #4 of April 9th, 2014
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