Empirical Msc Master Thesis

What follows is an example of how an Empirical MSc Master Thesis may be structured.

In this template you will find the sections and subsections that expert readers (those who will assess your work) expect to find in this kind of dissertation, that is, one that presents the conclusions that can be derived from the analysis and interpretation of the data obtained in an empirical study. An example would be a study focusing on the perceptions of a sample of consumers (e.g. adolescents living in the city of Barcelona) regarding a specific brand or product (e.g. Apple/iPad) with the objective of knowing whether the messages the brand was sending have been adequately integrated by the target customers.

Following this template closely will ensure your work will meet the minimum quality requirements.  

In each of the sections, you will find indications designed to serve as guidelines (you will find them marked in grey) and examples of the text that an imaginary student may have written to explain his/her work (these have been marked in italics and blue font). The example has taken the field of Operations as the focus of the example but you may apply this to any field (CSR, OB…).

Please note that, despite the highly conventional^[1] nature of the Conceptual or Literature Review MSc Master Thesis, there may be room for changes depending on each paper. So please take the following as a model for you to start thinking about how your paper should look like if you choose this kind of dissertation.

Any doubts you may have, please check them with your tutor and/or the coordinator of this dissertation modality.

In the following table you will find an orientation regarding the ‘weight’ that each of the sections should have in the paper:

Proposed Template for the Empirical MSc Master Thesis

1. Acknowledgements (optional)

If you want to thank someone or a/several company/ies for their contribution to your paper, this is where you need to do it