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Bachelor’s thesis standard and formal requirements

Content and formal requirements for diploma theses, mode of thesis submission and evaluation are described in the annex to the Rules and Regulations of first and second cycle programme.

Standard of the bachelor thesis

The most important part of the thesis is its content. You need to pay attention for a few crucial from formal point of view matters:

  • The title page of the thesis must be the laid out according to the model
  • The second page should be left blank (or the list of content will be printed on the back of title page).
  • The last page is thesis summary (about 900 marks).
  • The declaration​is attached to personal questionnaire​. The declaration alone should also be uploaded to APD as separate file.
  • In case of completing a specialization, you must write in on the title page of the thesis. On the diploma will be given only one specialization (first one), which will be written on the title page. Other specializations will be included in the supplement. Please do not write the between-major specialization on the title page.

Bachelor thesis should be uploaded to Archive of Diploma Theses (APD)

Students studying in English: write the whole thesis and fill in all the documents in English. While sending the thesis to APD choose the correct language, otherwise the documents will not be accepted.

Annex to the Rules and Regulations of First and Second Cycle Study Programme and Long Cycle Study Programme at SGH Warsaw School of Economics with later changes

Archive of Diploma Theses (APD)

Instruction of the Dean concerning rules and regulations for recognition of published articles or project work as diploma thesis  of 18 Jul. 2022

According to  §2 art. 4 of Content and Formal Requirements for Diploma Theses, Mode of Thesis Submission and Evaluation constituting Annex no. 1 to Rules and Regulations of Studies at SGH Warsaw School of Economics, the following requirements must be met by articles and project work admitted as diploma theses:
§1
 In case of Scientific Articles submitted as Diploma Theses the following requirements are a sine qua non:

  1. Article’s publication date must not exceed completion of studies. It is acceptable for the article to be published online first before it is assigned to a particular issue of a periodical. A letter of acceptance for printing or any other certificate issued by journals’ offices shall not be viewed as equal actual publication.
  2. Article’s publication must be with a periodical from the current list of peer-reviewed journals by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the score of which must be at least 40 points in case of first cycle studies and 70 points in case of second cycle studies.
  3. The abovementioned journal must not be listed as not recommended by the SGH Warsaw School of Economics Ethics Committee.
  4. The Article must be self-written by a single student.

§2
In case of project work submitted as Diploma Thesis the following criteria are to be strictly followed:

  1. Before proceeding with the project to be accepted as Diploma Work, the acceptance of its subject, form and scope must be obtained from the Chair of Curriculum Board of the Faculty where the Thesis is to be defended. Before submission with the Dean’s Office the project work must be formally vetted and accepted by the Chair of the Curriculum Board to attest to the fact that it was executed according to criteria agreed upon commencement of the project.
  2. The project must be commissioned by a public institution.
  3. In special, justified cases, the respective Dean, following positive recommendation by the Chair of the Faculty Curriculum Board, can agree to realization of the project commissioned by other entity.
  4. The completion of the project must be prior to completion of studies. The student is obliged to submit with the respective Dean’s Office the documentation consisting of a thorough description of the project, formal contract of commission with the aforementioned institution and a certificate of admission by the commissioner.
  5. The project must be self-made performed by a single student, for whom it is to constitute Diploma Work.

§3
Submission of an article or project as Diploma Thesis, equals obligation to enroll for a Seminar with a Tutor of choice, who shall oversee the work, accept, and grade it.
§4
Upon submission of an article or project work as Diploma Thesis the respective Dean shall appoint a reviewer and – in case of a positive review – hold its Defense under the same terms conditions as traditional Theses.
The Instruction comes into force as of date of issue.

Regulation No. 5 of the Rector of the SGH Warsaw School of Economics of 05 February 2024 on the introduction of the Principles of using artificial intelligence in the preparation of written assignments at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics

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