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FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS BUDAPEST BUSINESS SCHOOL – UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

GUIDELINES ON COMPLETION PROCEDURE for degree thesis and final examinations ESTABLISHED IN CURRICULA

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Regulations on Completion of a Degree Thesis and Final Examination Final examinations are regulated by Budapest Business School in Chapter 4 entitled Completion of Studies in its Academic and Examination Regulations. Current Regulations have been prepared on the basis of AER and are applicable to student participating in Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes in the College of International Management and Business. Application for final examination (see Application Form in Annexe No. 2), writing and submitting degree thesis, participation in final examination and administrative tasks subsequent to a final examination are regulated in Current Regulations. The procedure prior to submission of a degree thesis and its formal requirements are included in Annexe No. 1 entitled “Guidelines on thesis writing and preparation for final examination”. A significant principle – which shall be strictly observed – is that the student pursuing studies in a programme in a foreign language shall write his or her thesis in the language of his or her training programme and the whole final examination (defence of thesis, presentation, and comprehensive exam) is conducted in that language. The student pursuing studies in a foreign language specialisation within the framework of a training programme offered in Hungarian language may have an option to choose whether he or she writes his or her thesis in the foreign language of the given training programme and the whole final examination (defence of thesis, presentation, and comprehensive exam) is conducted in that language or completes both thesis writing, its defence and final examination in Hungarian. 1. Conditions for Submission of Degree Theses That student may submit a thesis who has completed his or her studies in the given programme, i.e. has obtained a pre-degree certificate or who will obtain it in the semester of the submission of the thesis before the deadline set in the Academic Calendar. Prior to its submission, the thesis shall also be uploaded via the electronic system ‘Repository’, which is checked by a member of SSC staff upon submission. 2. Conditions for Application for Final Examination Under Paragraph 8 of Section 58: ‘Final examination may be taken in the exam period following the acquisition of pre-degree certificate within the framework of student status or, after the termination of student status, with no deadlines involved in case of students who established student status prior to 1 September, 2012, while in any exam period within two years in case of student status established subsequent to 1 September, 2012 in accordance with current programme and degree requirements, against payment of charges prescribed by FEGRARS. The head of programme may stipulate certain conditions for taking final

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examination two years after pre-degree certificate has been issued. Final examination may not be taken five years after termination of student status.’ In compliance with provisions of the Faculty -

those who commenced their studies under the Act LXXX of 1993 on National Higher Education and continuously pursued their studies may initiate the taking of final examination with no time limit subsequent to the date of pre-degree certificate, with the stipulation that there is no further condition for taking final examination before 31 August 2015; from 1 September 2015 they, in compliance with their programme, shall compulsorily participate in preparatory courses for final examination in International Business, Commerce and Marketing, as well as Communication and Media Studies;

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those who commenced their studies under the Act CXXXIX of 2005 on National Higher Education and continuously pursued their studies may initiate the taking of final examination with no time limit subsequent to the date of pre-degree certificate, with the stipulation that seven years after the date of pre-degree certificate they, in compliance with their programme, shall compulsorily participate in preparatory courses for final examination in International Business, Commerce and Marketing, as well as Communication and Media Studies depending on their programme;

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those who commenced their studies under the Act CCIV of 2011 on National Higher Education or continued their studies commenced and suspended earlier under the effect of this Act may take final examination within five years from the date of the pre-degree certificate, with the stipulation that two years after the date of pre-degree certificate they, in compliance with their programme, shall compulsorily participate in preparatory courses for final examination in International Business, Commerce and Marketing, as well as Communication and Media Studies depending on their programme;

The pre-degree certificate is issued by the SSC not later than on the 10th working day prior to the exam period. Conditions for this are: all results and grades of the student are recorded in the NEPTUN system not later than 5 January in the Autumn Semester and 10 June in the Spring Semester, or with regard to incomplete course units, the student shall have valid permission for dropping them, and submits the Student Card to the SSC by the above date. In case of students participating in postgraduate specialist training programmes the above deadlines are longer by five days, i.e. all results and grades of the student are recorded in the NEPTUN system not later than 10 January in the Autumn Semester and 15 June in the Spring Semester.

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Length of examination period is published by the institution in the Academic Calendar in the file entitled ‘Documents’ on the Faculty homepage prior to the commencement of every Academic year. The Faculty organizes final examinations at the end of both semesters, both at the end of the Spring and Autumn Semesters. If, for any reason, defence of thesis (final examination) does not take place, students may defend the submitted and accepted thesis not later than in the second semester subsequent to the semester of submission, but in this case a new application for final examination shall be submitted. 3. The Following Documents and Annexes are required upon Submission of Thesis: Documents Thesis Thesis Supervisory Meeting Record Form Thesis Assessment Form (from external and internal advisers)

Synopsis (Summary)

Application Form for Final Examination (See Annexe No.6) Permission for ‘Confidential Document’ classification (optional)

Hard cover copy Spiral-bound copy Uploaded to ’Repository’ Published form

Number of Copies 1 1 1 1

Published form

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Word-processed (1 to 2 pages) In case of a thesis written in a foreign language, (1 to 2 pages summary both in foreign and Hungarian languages1) (Indication of name, programme, and specialisation, not bound, only placed into thesis

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Electronically into the NEPTUN system

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Faculty decision printed out from the NEPTUN system

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Form

Form can be accessed under ‘Documents of SSC on homepage of Faculty.

4. Location and Date of Submission of Theses and Other Accompanying Documents Theses are submitted to the SSC (Central Part of the Building, ground floor, Room 19) under the direction of administrator responsible for final examinations at dates announced in the Academic Calendar. Theses in undergraduate and graduate training programmes are submitted not later than 12.00 on the first Monday of December in the Autumn Semester, and not later than 12.00 on the first Monday of May in the Spring Semester. If a national holiday falls on the given Monday, theses may be submitted before 12.00 on the next working day.

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In case of a student who is not a native speaker of Hungarian, a synopsis in Hungarian language should not be submitted.

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5. Late Submission of Theses In case of a late submission of a thesis, the student shall be liable for a special procedure fee set in the FEGRARS, the delay, however, may not be longer than five working days (in higher educational vocational training, undergraduate and graduate training programmes before 12.00 on the second Monday in December, and May. A late submission not longer than five working days shall not be separately applied for, and a special procedure fee is also automatically charged by the SSC. Only those students may submit theses beyond the five working days defined previously who have received permission from the Dean upon principles of equity. Those students who do not submit their theses either with a delay of five working days mentioned before or within the time limit set by the Dean on principles of equity, may only take their exam in the next final exam period for which they shall register again. 6. “Confidential” Thesis The classification of a thesis as ‘confidential’ may only be granted on the basis of a written request of the business organization or institution concerned. Reasons for requesting ‘confidential’ classification are to be revealed. Request shall be submitted upon commencement of thesis, or not later than one month prior to submission of thesis. The Deputy Dean for Education shall make a decision about the request within 15 days. Failure to meet the deadline leads to loss of right, exemption from this may only be received from the Dean upon principles of equity, detailing reasons to be appreciated. In case of permission for classification as ‘confidential’, the term ‘Confidential’ shall be necessarily indicated both on front-page and inside cover-page. Third persons may only have access to theses of this classification to the extent necessary to assessment and conducting final examination, naturally including person(s) examining plagiarism of theses. 7. External and Internal Advisers The SSC sends a copy of the thesis together with an invitation letter from the Dean to internal adviser’s department where assessment is carried out by deadline, and assessment and thesis are returned to the SSC. The student forwards the thesis to the external adviser, who, either himself or herself or with the help of the student, returns it to the SSC together with assessment. The student recovers the copy returned by external adviser at the end of final examination. 8. Lists of Topics for Final Examinations Final examination in undergraduate and graduate training programmes consists of two parts: one of them is defence of thesis; the other is a comprehensive exam. The comprehensive

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examination consists of a list of questions compiled from compulsory course units with a minimum credit value of 20 relating to the programme. The so-called comprehensive questions (final examination list of topics) shall be published on the webpage of the organizational unit of the training programme director not later than 30 November in Autumn Semester, and 30 April in Spring Semester. The student who takes two final examinations shall have two exam questions from both lists of topics belonging to both specializations. 9. Acceptance of and Check on Theses Acceptance of thesis is a condition for allowing the student to take final examination. The thesis is evaluated by two assessors (external and internal advisers) by awarding a grade and a written assessment. If external assessment is not received before the deadline set, or if one of the two assessors qualifies it as a ’fail’, or if between the two assessments there is a difference of more than two grades, a third individual shall also be involved in the assessment process. A third assessor is invited for assessment by the training programme director or head of specialization. The check on all theses submitted for final examinations by plagiarism-finder shall be implemented 10 days prior to the commencement of the final examination period by librarian(s) appointed by the head of library. If a given thesis falls under suspicion of plagiarism, the assessor shall notify the Deputy Dean for Education of this without delay, who shall investigate the matter before the commencement of the final examination period. If the Deputy Dean for Education considers plagiarism proved, the thesis is qualified as ‘fail’, and the student may not take final examination in the given semester, and shall be obliged to write a new thesis. In such a case the Deputy Dean for Education shall be ex officio obliged to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the student. The student may inspect accepted thesis assessments at least 5 days prior to the commencement of final examination in NEPTUN – recorded either in pdf or jpg formats – in order to get prepared for defence. Questions related to the thesis may not be made public for students before the final examination. 10. Conditions for Taking Final Examinations and Final Examination Schedules Administrative staff members working in the departments of the training programme directors forward final appointments of final examination boards agreed in advance by the chairperson of the board to the SSC before 12.00 on the day one week prior to the commencement of the final examination period. The student may take final examination - if he or she is in possession of a pre-degree certificate in the given training programme, - if he or she has registered for final examination,

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if his or her thesis (in higher educational vocational training program: final internship report) has been accepted, - if he or she does not have an outstanding balance (The student can prove this with a certificate accessible under ‘Documents’, and can have it signed by the authorized person between the days 7 and 10 subsequent to the last day of the exam period set for students taking final examination and can submit it to the SSC). The student shall be present in front of the room designated as location of examination 30 minutes before the commencement of the exam at the latest. 11. Final Examination Procedures The chairperson of the final examination board greets students taking the final examination and opens the final examination. The minute-taker of the final examination board shall orally inform members on the board and students of the procedure for the final examinations. The chairperson of the examination board with the help of the minute-taker shall select 3 to 4 persons (from the list or volunteering students) who shall stay in the room and prepare for the exam. Candidates shall receive the question(s) related to the thesis and asked by the assessor(s) and pick a comprehensive question. Students shall be ensured 25-30 minutes to prepare. If the student gives back his or her question indicating that he or she is not able to answer it, he or she may not be allowed to defend his or her thesis. In front of the Final Examination Board, the student shall present, introduce and defend his or her thesis within a timeframe of 10-12 minutes. He or she shall include his or her responses to the questions asked by the assessor(s) and the board in relation to his or her thesis or final internship report. The students shall answer the comprehensive question and the ones asked by the board. (Assistance to the preparation of presentation is provided in Annexe No.5 entitled “Guidelines on thesis writing and preparation for final examination”. The last but one examinee shall monitor the defence of the thesis or final internship report and comprehensive exam of the last student taking the final examination. For any reason the last but one examinee does not stay in the room, the minute-taker shall see to it that at least one student taking final examination in front of the same final examination board shall monitor the defence of thesis or final internship report and comprehensive exam of the last student taking final examination. On finishing the final examination, the chair shall inform the students of their results. Students have the right to request that their result is not publicly (i.e. in front of other students

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taking final examination) announced, therefore, the chairperson, before the announcement, shall ask for the approval of students for the public announcement of results. 12. Results of Final Examination In undergraduate and graduate training programmes the result of the final examination - in the light of the opinions of two advisers – shall be a simple average grade composed of one grade for thesis and defence of the thesis plus one grade obtained in comprehensive examination. The candidate’s competence shall be marked by individual members on the board, and in a closed session a final grade shall be determined by agreement or, if it is necessary, after a vote. If there is equality of votes, to decide the matter the chairperson has a casting vote. The result of the final examination shall be the simple arithmetical average grade composed of the two above-mentioned grades, calculated to two decimal places. If in the final examination the board gives a ‘fail’ grade for defence of thesis or final internship report, the student shall prepare a new thesis. (See Section 57 (10) AER) If in the final examination the board gives a ‘fail’ for answers to comprehensive question, the student may repeat it in the next final examination period. (See Section 61 (3) AER) If the candidate fails the final examination, he or she may only repeat it on not more than two occasions. A failed candidate may have two retakes. The first repeat exam may be taken in the next final examination period at the earliest. A repeat resit may be taken no sooner than the next final examination period. A repeat final examination may be taken within 3 calendar years in case of students who established student status prior to 1 September 2012, while within 1 calendar year in case of student status established subsequent to 1 September 2012. After the second semester subsequent to the first failed final examination, the student may only retake the final examination if he or she has written a new thesis and it has been accepted, against payment of final examination charges applicable in the given academic year.

13. Qualification of Diploma Qualification of Diploma consists of two parts. One of them is the result of the abovementioned final examination (see point 12.) and the other one is simple arithmetical average grade of course units counting towards the average of diploma (in case of old training programmes: final examinations at the end of second or third semester).

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If a student takes final examinations in several specialisations at the same time, on calculation of diploma average, results of given course units in the second specialisation shall also be taken into consideration. The simple arithmetical average grade of the results of the course units to be counted towards grade average of diploma shall be calculated. In case of a two-semester subject, the results of two semesters shall be averaged to two decimal places. Example for the calculation of the average: Results of course units: 5 4,50 4,50 5 the average of course units: 19/4=4,75 (calculated to two decimal places) Subsequently, the simple arithmetical average grade of the above final examination average and course units to be counted towards the average of diploma: Example: (4,50+4,75)/2=4, 63 On the basis of calculated average, diploma shall be qualified as follows: 5.00 4.51-4.99 3.51-4.50 2.51-3.50 2.00-2.50

excellent very good good satisfactory pass

On the basis of average 4.63 qualification of diploma is very good. Both figures shall be indicated in final examination minutes and in the electronic report book. 14. Qualification of Certificate and Course Units to be Counted towards its Grade Average in Higher Educational Vocational Training Programmes The qualification of a certificate consists of two parts. One of them is the result of the final examination and the other one is the simple arithmetical average grade of course units to be counted towards the average grade of the certificate. Current regulations – with their amendments in a unified structure – take effect on 17 November 2014; their provisions shall be applicable from that day. Budapest, 17. November 2014. Dr. Tamás Szemlér Dean

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Annexe No.1

GUIDELINES ON THESIS WRITING AND PREPARATION FOR FINAL EXAMINATION 1. Degree Thesis /Diploma work Students finishing their studies shall prepare a degree thesis/diploma work with the aim of proving the acquisition of both skills and competences required in the qualification requirements of the training programme that they have attended as well as familiarity with specialized literature. The student shall write the thesis single-handedly and shall defend it in front of the Final Examination Board. Preparation of a thesis shall be performed under the guidance and supervision of internal and, in a justified case, external thesis advisers. Regulations on degree thesis are set out in Section 57 of the Academic and Exam Regulations. 2. Selection of a Topic Students’ thesis topics shall bear close relation to the material acquired in the given training programme, therefore individual departments regularly announce a range of topics related to subjects taught and course material from among which students may choose. A semester-long internship or work experience may contribute to the successful completion of a thesis, it may be, however, built on a National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference (OTDK) paper, a scientific project, or a pre-thesis if substantially upgraded. Assigned topics of degree theses shall be displayed both on the notice boards of individual institutions/departments and under ’Documents’ of each organizational unit on the Faculty home page. The student shall consult his or her internal adviser about his or her topic selection. 3. Preparation of Research Concept or Thesis Statement The student shall prepare a research concept which contains the main points of the degree thesis. The document comprising the concept shall be 2 to 4 pages long, and shall be submitted to the internal adviser in the first supervisory meeting. Research Concept shall include the following items:  Name of student (training programme, mode of study, specialization (if any)).  Name and position of internal thesis adviser.

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Thesis and research objectives: this part should include reasons behind the selection of the given topic (topicality, relevance, significance, and practical utility), and aims of research (drawn up in the form of questions), hypotheses (if any), and the scope of research. Bibliography, familiarity with literature on the subject– a short overview of literature on the subject and a list of relevant sources pertaining to the research topic. Connection with previous studies or activities of the thesis writer (i.e. the subject or course unit that raised awareness about or aroused interest in the research topic, whether the student wrote an assignment or National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference (OTDK) paper on the given topic). A short overview of data collection and of primary and/or secondary research techniques to be applied. An introduction of a research plan and a schedule. An introduction of resources to be intensively studied (research in libraries, specific needs for IT-based research, etc.).

Upon Formulation of a Research Concept the Following shall be Borne in Mind:  The part of paper in which the concept itself is outlined shall be proportionate with the research conducted. In case of a degree thesis, a 2-4 page document on the concept shall be normally required, which calls for a concise and relevant summary.  Priority should be given to the introduction of key issues, tasks and facts. Upon framing the concept itself, focus shall be on logical connections as well as research objectives and the methods of accomplishing them.  The concept shall be introduced in a proportionate manner (e. g. in listing references). It is not the aim to include it in the thesis text without any change. Instead, it should deal with individual issues corresponding to their significance.  The research concept is for both students themselves and thesis advisers as well. It is important for a thesis adviser to clearly understand what the student would exactly like to do research into and what reasons and purposes there are behind. Generalities should be avoided; rather specific, exact, explicit and factual issues should be focused on. 4. Thesis Advisers and Rules Pertaining to Supervisory Meetings The concept submitted shall be scrutinized by the management of the department and an internal thesis adviser. The internal thesis adviser should be a member of teaching staff in an institutional department. However, heads of departments may, if they feel appropriate, invite external experts or specialists participating in instruction to function as internal advisers. An external thesis adviser shall be selected by students themselves from among experts knowledgeable about the subject of the thesis. Students may ask heads of specializations for help in selection processes. Internal and external thesis advisers shall evaluate the research concept and may recommend the inclusion of additional ideas or even that the topic be changed.

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Departments shall provide students with an opportunity to attend supervisory meetings. Dates for supervisory meetings of internal thesis advisers shall be set by individual departments. Similarly, additional terms and regulations (e.g. the frequency of supervisory meetings) shall be specified by those departments. Failure by a student to participate in supervisory meetings may lead to the thesis adviser’s refusal to assess the degree thesis. Attendance at supervisory meetings (a mandatory minimum of three meetings must be attended) shall be certified in a form. (The form should be downloaded from the College of International Management and Business home page under “Student Services Centre (SSC) Documents”. 5. Formal Requirements for a Thesis 5.1 Thesis Structure The Title Page is followed by a Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures. The body of the text is from the first page of Introduction to the last page of Conclusion. The body is followed by a List of References and Appendices: - Inside Cover - Table of Contents - List of Tables - List of Figures - Introduction - Chapters - Conclusion - List of References - Appendices Headings of chapters and subchapters in the Table of Contents and in the paper shall be identical, and exact page numbers shall be included in the Table of Contents. 5.2 Requirements for a Thesis Format The thesis shall be written on a computer using a word processor, and shall be printed out on one side of paper of A/4 size. It shall be prepared in two bound copies. Spiral binding is allowed to be used as the student’s copy.

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5.2.1 Requirements for Preliminaries of a Thesis Front cover : is black with designation in the middle that reads: THESIS student’s name in the bottom right-hand corner with the year of submission under student’s name. Inside Cover: BUDAPEST BUSINESS SCHOOL FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ………TRAINING PROGRAMME mode of study …………. ……….specialization (if any) TITLE (All text is justified, typed in capital letters; font-size is 14-point) Text in the bottom right-hand corner that reads: by (followed by student’s name) Text in the bottom centre that reads: Budapest, date (year) If a thesis contains confidential information, the word “CONFIDENTIAL” shall be typed in the top right-hand corner of the front and inside covers. The Table of Contents should follow immediately Inside Cover on page 3. The thesis shall be written with one and a half spacing used between the lines, text font-size shall be 12-point, and recommended font is Times New Roman. A page should include a total of 32 to 36 lines. Expected full length of the body of the thesis text should be between 55 to 70 pages (exclusive of a Table of Contents, List of Tables, List of Figures, List of References, and Annexes /Appendices). Margins must be 25 mm (2,5 cm) on every side and margins at the binding left-hand edge must be bigger by 6,3 mm (0,63 cm). The paper should be divided in decimal system in accordance with the Table of Contents. Individual chapter titles shall be written in CAPITAL LETTERS in bold, while section titles shall be written in emboldened small letters. Appendices may be attached to the paper, which will follow the list of references. Appendices may consist of tables, figures and other illustrative documents that support the main idea of the thesis, but do not form an integral part of it.

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5.2.2 Rules Pertaining to References, Note Numbering and Footnotes In order to prove and support the key notes of the thesis and to present activities and achievements of former experts, the author of a thesis will inevitably need to use citations. The author should, therefore, make a decision right at the outset on reference format. Basically, there can be two kinds of referencing: 

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If a text is quoted verbatim from a book, journal, daily paper, manuscript or company documentation, quotation marks should be used. After upper quotation marks the author, year of publication in brackets and page number of citations are referred to, e.g. (Kozma-Tari [1998] p.18). If more than one piece of work by the same author published in the same year is referred to, those pieces of work should be listed by using the year of publication and small letters of alphabet, starting from a . e.g. (Kozma [1998a] p.18) or (Kozma [1998b] p.71). If a piece of work of three or several authors is cited, the reference should be the following: (Benet et al [2003] p.35). If citations are not verbatim, the usual and expedient form of reference in text is: the name of the author is in brackets, and the year of publication is in square brackets, e.g. (Kozma [1998a]

Only one system of references shall be consistently used in thesis. The importance of identifications of references should be borne in mind. 5.2.3 Tables, Figures and Graphs Tables should be prepared in accordance with statistical requirements, i.e. tables should have a name (title), with a number as well as measurement units used being displayed in the top right-hand corner (e.g. Table 3). Similarly, figures and graphs should also be numbered. If tables or figures are not compiled by the student, accurate reference to the source and page number is required to be displayed under tables or figures. Graphs should be displayed with precision in a coordinate system. Costs of harmful effects of smoking on health, incomes forgone and incomes from tobacco industry in Hungary between 1995 and 2010 Table 1 measurement unit: Ft billion Expenditure/Revenue Total indirect and direct expenses Incomes in budget from tobacco industry Source: http://color.oefi.hu/adat.htm

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Table 2 Estimated effects of Cohesion Fund between 2007-2013 in Hungary (% surplus) A comprehensive table of larger size should be included in Annexes. 5.2.4 List of References The list of references should be placed at the end of the thesis. Individual publications should be included in the list, irrespective of references in the body. The list of sources applied during the preparation process of the thesis should include all data – authors should be arranged in alphabetical order. In case of several pieces of work by an author, the order should be established according to the years of publication, starting with the earlier publication. If more than one piece of work by the same author published in the same year is referred to, those pieces of work should be listed by using the year of publication and small letters of alphabet, starting from a , e.g. Howarth [1999a] and Howarth [1999b] In case of Hungarian or foreign authors, and of reference to a piece of work by several authors, references should be made in line with the following examples: Benet I. – Petrik P. – Zoltán A. – Vass T. [2003]: Agrárgazdasági feladataink az EU-csatlakozás fényében. Mezőgazdasági Kiadó, Budapest 268 pp.. Bradley, John –Morgenroth, Edgar – Gács, János – Untiedt, Gerhard [2004]: A Study Of The MacroEconomic Impact Of The Reform Of EU Cohesion Policy, The Economic and Social Research Institute, 4 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, Ireland, October 29, 2004 Krugman, Paul R. – Obstfeld, Maurice [2003]: Nemzetközi gazdaságtan: Elmélet és gazdaságpolitika. Panem kiadó, Budapest Mankiw, N. Gregory [2005]: Makroökonómia. Osiris Kiadó, Budapest Ramanathan, Ramu [2003]: Bevezetés az ökonometriába alkalmazásokkal. Panem Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2003 Varian, Hal R. [2005]: Mikroökonómia középfokon: Egy modern megközelítés. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest 745 pp. Zalai Ernő [2011]: Matematikai közgazdaságtan I.: Általános egyensúlyi modellek és mikroökonómiai elemzések. Budapest: Butterworth; Akadémia Kiadó, 2011. XV+640 pp. (ISBN:978 963 05 9150 8)

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References to Online Sources For sources downloaded from the Internet, the corresponding Internet address (address of web page) http://www.hvg.hu/cgi/upfrm.cgi?main=/new/sajtosz/napi_sajto.htm%235id along with download date (day, month, year) should be provided accurately; (downloaded: 9 Oct 2006)

Olson, N.B. (ed.): Cataloging Internet Resources. In: http://www.purl.org/oclc/catalaoging-internet (downloaded:

6 Jan 2009)

5.3 Orthography Orthography, style and the above formal requirements are among the assessment criteria of a thesis. 6. Final Examinations As a rule, there are three members on the Final Examination Board: the chairperson and two faculty teachers. A minute-taker, who is also a faculty teacher, assists the Final Examination Board and checks the procedural regularity of final examinations. Parts of Final Examination 

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a short presentation on the thesis in 10-12 minutes (overhead projectors or projectors are provided), response to written reviews, answers to questions related to the thesis and asked by the chairperson and members on the Board; answering a comprehensive question.

7. Presentation The defence of a thesis is commenced with an introduction of and presentation on the thesis. The student shall decide both on the composition and content of presentation. When preparing presentation material, the student should not lose sight of the fact that the time available for presentation is between 10 to 12 minutes. The thesis shall be briefly presented, and critical comments need to be responded to, i.e. the student shall defend his/her statements. The aim of presentation is to successfully focus the interest of the Final Examination Board on the thesis topic and its author. The student is allowed to have a copy of the thesis, reviews /assessment, and notes prepared for presentation during the defence of the thesis. The Recommended Structure of Presentation After an introduction, the student should give a brief summary of his or her talk. It is expedient to present the structure of the paper, mention reasons for his or her choice of topic, and research objectives; he or she should also present research questions, and introduce research methodology. The student should highlight and analyse the most important findings of the thesis.

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He or she should by all means be responsive to criticism in reviews, assessments and, in the absence of critical remarks, should thank the advisers for their support. Inclusion in presentation of answers to thesis-related questions will be appreciated by the Board. Presentation should not be confined to an oral introduction. Instead, the student should try to apply some technical equipment. A visual presentation in itself suggests preparedness, making it possible to introduce relevant tables, figures and logical connections. If figures contain texts, they should be concise. Definitions and visual presentations of long quotations should not be applied. Manner of Presentation There are several presentation techniques and different pieces of software (PowerPoint, Prezi) that may be adopted in final examinations. With the help of illustrative material, the researched topic and findings can be more clearly introduced. It is important that the student should see the projected material on a PC monitor as it is not recommended for students to turn and to stand facing away from the Examination Board during his or her presentation as it may spoil general effects. The student should maintain eyecontact with board members. It is highly recommended for students to compose and edit the text of his or her talk to slides. An oral presentation should always be linked to the slides displayed.

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Annexe No.2 Application Form for Final Examination Date of Submission: in accordance with Points 4 and 5 of Current Regulations Notice - Final examination may only be taken earlier by graduate students who commenced their studies in February intake (submission of application form, printed out from felvi.hu and authenticated, is required upon submission of thesis). - In case of late submission of application/ thesis, special procedure fee is automatically charged upon submission of application. ATTENTION! Application is not visible for the administrator until the automatically charged amount is settled. If payment is effected by a student for this purpose, the sum may only be transferred back against payment of Ft 4900 as an account modification fee set in Annexe No. 3/b of FEGRARS. - External adviser may not be a family member or relative, etc. An external adviser shall have a qualification at least of the same level as the one the student wishes to obtain. Name of Student: NEPTUN Identifier: Training Programme: Training Programme Identifier: Specialisation (If there is not any, “No Specialisation” is to be chosen. These kinds of programmes are e.g. Marketing Graduate Programme, Post-graduate Specialist Training Programme, and Translation Studies and Interpreting with a focus on Social Sciences and Economics Course) Válasszon a listából!

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Specialisation (2 ) (It shall only be indicated if the student has two specialisations. If not, “No Specialisation” is to be chosen). Válasszon a listából!

Mode of Study: Status: End of educational legal status: Number of active semesters: Number of credits completed in previous semesters: Number of credits taken in given semester: Index lines: Selected Topic of Thesis:

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Exact Title of Thesis:

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Name of External Adviser:

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