Graduation thesis writing guidance in Business Administration, HUFS

I. Plagiarism is STRICTLY PROHIBITED

●  Feel proud to be a member of HUFS and follow the Code of ethics of the Department of Business Studies.

●  We highly encourage you to rephrase or paraphrase your work in your own words.

● You are not allowed to copy-and-paste original ideas or tables, diagrams, data and results from existing researches.

● Irresponsible acts such as plagiarism will result in rejection of your paper. Your adviser will report the case to the dean of Department and the Ethics Committee which includes the dean of Department may consider disapproving your graduation.

II. Procedures and Schedule for Graduation Thesis (Undergraduate Dissertation)

1. Procedure of Graduation Thesis

※Attachment 1-1. Graduation thesis_presentation.pdf

‘Graduation thesis presentation’ will be online because of the corona virus. Please check the file attached on this post.

※Attachment 1-2. Graduation thesis _preparation plan.docx

The ‘Graduation thesis preparation plan" must be submitted in Google Form with the file attached (https://forms.gle/JprH66coWKcJVAoN6) during the graduation thesis preparation plan submission period (10/4-10/15).

※ Attachment 1-3. Graduation thesis _Integrated Graduation paper form.docx

The 'Integrated Graduation Paper Form' must be submitted in Google Form (will be announced later) during the final graduation paper submission period (11/22-11/26).

 2. Procedures and Schedule for Graduation Thesis (Undergraduate Dissertation)

l  Graduation thesis is for students who major in business administration as their First and Second major and also who have enrolled in more than or equal to seven semesters.

l  Students should complete the graduation thesis plan by filling in all the details and using the form posted on the Business Administration homepage. (Only A4 1 page, summarize if longer)

l  The table of contents and outline should be prepared simply and the general form of the paper should appear in the table.

l  When writing a thesis in English, it is referred to as an English thesis when submitting a graduation thesis preparation plan. You have to bear all the disadvantages of not mentioning them in advance.

l  The 6th question in Google Foam.

The thesis writing field is used as a tool to assign an advisor, and one closest to the field you want to write is selected. (When selecting a field that is not related to the content of the thesis, it is arbitrarily assigned to the relevant field, and if there is no such field, contact the office of the Department of Business Administration.)

l  When submitting a graduation thesis plan,

In addition to the response to the Google Form survey(https://forms.gle/JprH66coWKcJVAoN6), make sure to fill out the file 1-2. Graduation Paper_Writing Plan.docx attached to the top and submit it to question 8 of Google Form.

※ If you can't attach a file to Google Form, copy the link and go into the new tab

3. Assigning your advising professor

l  In the most cases, your advising professor will be assigned who is most relevant to your research field.

*Some other advising professor can be assigned when there are too many students in a single field.

l  The first and second review session will be conducted by the same advising professor. The second review session is conducted after your revision of the first review feedback.

l  A graduate-to-be (someone who is expected to graduate soon) must check the review session schedule of your advising professor. Also, review sessions are only to be held on scheduled dates.

l  In case where you cannot make the adviser’s schedule, you must arrange a separate meeting with the adviser prior to the review session through the previously announced contact information.

Do not visit your adviser’s lab without previously made appointment or call him/her by using ungiven information.

* Which advising professor is assigned and what his/her review session schedule will be will be uploaded at the homepage of Business school a week after the Thesis plan submission deadline period.

Please check the notice on the homepage. (It will not be notified individually)

4. Plagiarism test

l  Before being reviewed, the prepared thesis file must be personally tested for plagiarism, and then evidence must be printed out and submitted to the professor assigned at the first examination along with the thesis.

l  Use this free plagiarism test program ( www.copykiller.org) and (https://api.turnitin.com & https://api.turnitin.com/ko) Submit plagiarism test result paper.

l  The plagiarism rate must be below 30%. Otherwise, you will fail.

5. 1st, 2nd review& extra review period (non-face to face/face to face depends on professor)

l  The 1st review period is the fixed to a week after Graduation Thesis Plan submission period. The 2nd review period is the week after the 1st review period.

l  As a rule, it is required to receive the 2nd review after the 1st review.

l  Before receiving the first thesis review, download and fill out the attached file [1-3. Graduation Paper_Integrated Form.docx] individually at the top of the notice, and request the professor to review it. 

* Integrated graduation thesis form: a total of 3 chapters (1 graduation thesis review result report, 1 graduation thesis submission and approval form, and 1 graduation thesis cover sheet)

l  If the review is not completed during the first and second thesis review periods, the thesis review must be completed using the preliminary period.

l  Thesis evaluation criteria 

1) A global mindset

2) Innovative problem-solving

3) Ethical leadership

- Each item is out of 4 points. / You must score at least 9 points in total to pass. (Acceptance criteria must be at least 3 points for all 3 items)

* In the case of thesis review, non-face to face/face to face may vary depending on the professor.

6. Final Submission Graduation Thesis (Because of COVID-19, only Google Form allowed)

l  As a rule, the graduation thesis must be submitted during the final submission period.

l  After receiving the second thesis review, the following three files will be uploaded to Google Form (later notice) during the final submission period of the thesis. The format of all files only allows PDF.

1. 10 Subjects in mandatory courses

 → A screenshot of the Web Information System shows your Grade-earning status or a transcript

 → If you’re taking required major courses until this semester, Attach the timetable for this semester  

 → If you take required major courses until 2021 winter session, Submit a timetable for 2021 winter session later

 Example:



2. Intergrated Graduation Paper Form  (Graduation Thesis Form - Cover, Approval, Advising Report)

 → The professor's signature or stamp must be on it..

 → Make a PDF file and submit it.

3. Graduation thesis

l  As a rule, if you submit after the Final Thesis deadline, we will Not receive them. Except for specific reasons accepted by the Curriculum Committee including the vice dean of Business School.

(If you are taking employment training, then someone else should submit it on behalf of you. We do not accept posts.) 

III. Graduation thesis form

- Refer to attachment [1-1 Graduation thesis_presentation]. Please note that file attached Graduation thesis presentation

l  The graduation thesis follows the form specified by the Business School:

l  Length of paper may vary depending on the individual’s subject. (recommended amount of thesis: Around 20 pages(Hancom Office, 한글), 30 pages(MS Word), not including the reference.

l  An example of how to write with respect to research methods.

l  You will not pass the Review session if your work is thought to be a class assignment or if you use PowerPoint. You must write according to the research paper form of Business Administration.

l  You should write the Graduation Thesis by using a methodology that is explainable by your own words. If the methodology seems too advanced for undergraduate level, we may suspect plagiarism. If plagiarism is verified, your graduation will be cancelled.

IV. FAQ on graduation thesis.

Q : I don't have time to review my graduation thesis because my graduation thesis has been confirmed to be employed. What should I do?

A : You cannot replace your graduation thesis with something else just because you have been employed. As noticed, you need to contact your advising professor and proceed an individual review session. If you do not pass a graduation thesis review, you will not graduate. In case you cannot participate in the review session because of job interview and so on, then someone else can participate on behalf of you if permitted by your professor.

Q : I checked the notice late, so I couldn't submit the graduation thesis preparation plan within the period. What should I do?

A : As I informed you in the above notice, Us not responsible for a series of mistakes caused by one's lack of understanding of the notice. In principle, students who submit and proceed after the graduation thesis preparation plan are not allowed.

Q : I have already reviewed my graduation thesis in previous semester and only postponed the submission. Do I require to get another review?

A : No. Additional review is unnecessary. Check the notice on Business Administration homepage, and submit during the final graduation paper submission period.

Ⅴ. Issuing the Certificate of Graduation Thesis

l  For various reasons such as graduate school, you can issue a certificate for the Graduation thesis passed if necessary.

l  In addition to this graduation thesis, you can also issue the previously passed thesis.

Help: B.A Office (Cyber building room 503, cob@hufs.ac.kr, 02-2173-2334,2337)