Research Seminar in Management Science

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Research Seminar in Management Science

• Introductory presentation
• Professor Ariane Chapelle
• Assistant Jérôme De Henau

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1. Objectives

• Writing a 20/40-page research paper on an
  original topic, in the perspective of a
  scientific publication.
• The objective is to assess the students ability
  to conduct on his own a scientific research and
  to produce an academic contribution.
• Only sole author contributions will be accepted.
• Topics related to any field of Management
  Finance Marketing Strategy Human Resources
  Accounting, namely.
• Supervision of the research by a member of the
  SBS Faculty (chosen by the student). Acceptance
  by a director necessary to start the seminar.

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2. Roles and Rules

• To have completed - or being completing - the
  doctoral courses (part A)
• To have a research director, member of the SBS
  faculty
• To attend RSAEM, phD sessions, introductory
  lessons, and research methodology workshop (Nov.
  21st)
• To fulfill each intermediary report requirements
  (see below)
• The research director is invited to comment on
  the work carried out during intermediate and
  final steps
• The professor in charge of the seminar and her
  assistant, in collaboration with the research
  director will decide on the acceptability of the
  piece of work at each stage.

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3. Calendar

• Research project Dec 15, 2006
• 1-2 pages abstract (motivation and objectives,
  methodology, data, research question)
• Work plan
• Short bibliography
• Workshop draft March 15, 2007
• First preliminary version sections 1-3,
  preliminary results
• Final version 1st session May 15, 2007
• Final text (or first final)
• Presentation in front of the class (June 2007) IF
  paper is approved
• Discussion of another paper
• Final version 2nd session August 16, 2007
• Final text (last)
• Presentation in front of the class (September
  2007) IF passed
• Discussion of another paper

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4. Assessment

• Marking criteria
• participation to the PhD sessions and lunch
  meetings 10 (fail if not attended)
• quality of preliminary versions 10 (fail if not
  handed in)
• quality of the final presentation 10
• quality of the final version of the paper 70
• Marking levels
• 12/20 satisfactory for graduation, but
  insufficient to carry out a Ph.D dissertation
• 14/20 satisfactory for graduation, and to start
  a doctoral research programme, provided a
  directors agreement
• 16/20 very good
• 18/20 excellent