The Final Steps:Guidelines on the Completion of the

Master‘s Degree in International Management

How do I get my diploma…

Step 5:Step 1: Step 2: Step 3:FinalExam

Online Submission

of ePB

Registration for Final

Exam

Step 1: Online

Submission of ePB

Step 2: Submission of Master

Thesis

Step 3: Registration

for Final Exam

Step 4: Final Exam

Step 5: Graduation Certificate

Step 1: Online submission of theelectronic examination-book

(ePB = elektronische Prüfungsbuch) online

• Successful completion of all courses

• Approval of the electronic examination-book at theAdmission Office

• Approval by the Study Programme Director

Step 2: Master Thesis

Online Application for supervision of your Master Thesis

• Familiarize yourself with potential supervisors and suggest a topic to one of them.

• If they agree to supervise you, you have to submit an online application for supervision. Go to:

• Online application via online student portal (Campussystem) →menu item “Meine Anträge” (my applications)

• The online-portal allows you to change the language, so you should be able to navigate around and fill in the application.

Step 2: Master Thesis

Formal Criteria – Title Page

The title page of the Master´s Thesis must include:

• Name of the student

• Title of the Master’s Thesis (subtitle if available)

• Master’s Thesis

• The academic degree you will receive “Master of Science”

• Your field of study/studies “International Management”

• The name of the University “Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt”

• The name of the Faculty “Faculty of Management and Economics”

• The name of the supervisor

• The name of the department

• Month/Year

PLEASE NOTE: As a graduand you can create your personal title page

by using the online tool provided on the campus system.

Step 2: Submitting the Master Thesis

Declaration of honour

• Submit a signed declaration (affidavit)

of honor with your Master’s

• It should follow immediately

Thesis!

after the

cover page.

Download affidavit via

https://www.aau.at/en/study/studying-at-

aau/completing/master-and-diploma-theses/

Step 2: Submitting the Master Thesis

Submission of the Master’s Thesis

1. Online submission: Upload a (.pdf) file of your Master‘s Thesis via thestudent portal (section „wiss. Arbeiten“ [scientific work]); as soon as the

submission is complete, your thesis can neither be changed, nor withdrawn;

when uploaded, your thesis will be checked for plagiarism with the AAU‘s

DocoL©c software.

2. Submission in hard copy: The submission of a hard copy version of your Master´s Thesis is not always necessary and should be discussed with your supervisor before submitting the electronic (.pdf) file.

3. Evaluation and Assessment: As soon the plagiarism check is done and thethesis received the label “no plagiarism”, your supervisor will write your

assessment and forward it to the Admissions Office. Please note that the

supervisor has the right to give you a grade within two months. As soon as

your thesis receives the status “assessed- Beurteilt”, you can download your

assessment in your study portal.

Step 3: Registration for thefinal examination

Registration for Final Exam

1. Registration for the Final Examination: After your Master’s Thesishas been positively graded and your electronic examination-book (ePB) approved, you can register for the final examination via the student portal. Please note that you have to register at least 3 weeks before the exam date! (further details see separate slide)

2. Examination date: Every year, there are four regular examinationdates. Usually in November, January, May/June and September. You can find all current regular examination dates online at: https://www.aau.at/en/study/support/term-dates-and-deadlines/

Example:

Submission deadline Master Thesis

(approx. 2 months before exam enrollment)

Exam Enrollment

(3 weeks before exam)Regular exam date

(at least) 01. November 2015 till 01. January 2016 22. January 2016

Step 3: Registration for thefinal examination

• Applications for the admisson to the oral Master‘s examination are only

possible ONLINE. In order to apply, please (1) log into your student account,

(2) go to „Meine Anträge = My Applications“ and click on „Antrag zur

studienabschließenden Prüfung = Application for the Final Examination“. The

online portal allows you to change the language, so you sould be able to

navigate around and fill in the application

• Your online-application is ONLY (!!) possible if you fulfill all requirementsand conditions for the registration:

– an approved electronic examination-book by the study programme

director (Studienprogrammleiter)

and a positive assessment of your Master’s Thesis (incl. a written–

assessment certificate = Gutachten).

• PLEASE NOTE that your application has to be submitted at least three weeks

before the intended examination date! This deadline is obligatory asmentioned in the statutes (“Satzung”) of the Alpen-Adria-Universität

Klagenfurt

Step 4: Final Examination

Important

• Your final examination will cover two subjects. You will receive a grade on each of them:– 1st subject: The subject which the Master‘s Thesis has been assigned to (i.e. International Marketing, Thesis topic: Consumer Behaviour)

– 2nd subject: A subject of your choice according to §5 Para. 2, that has not been assigned to the Master’s thesis: (c) International Marketing, (d) International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management (e) International Financial Management, (f) International Operations Management and Logistics; (i.e. in the upper case: International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management OR International Financial Management)

For each subject an examiner is needed. The first examiner is usually your thesissupervisor, the second examiner covers the subject you have chosen.

• If somebody fails at the final exam at the first attempt (in both subjects or in one of the subjects) they are allowed to repeat it at a regular date.

• If you have signed out of an exam or if you do not show up this will not have an affect on your grade. If you have registered for an exam date and are not able to make it on this date, you have to sign out/ inform us in advance. You have to inform your examiners or the Rectorate for Studies at least one day before the exam! If you do not show up for the exam unexcused, the Committee has the right to set a retention period of 8 weeks during which you will not be allowed torepeat the exam.

Step 4: Final Examination

Mandatory Literature for the Final Examination

You can find the mandatory readings for each subject at the following links:

• International Financial Accounting or Finance:https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Literature_Final_Exam_Financial_Management.pdf

• International Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Literature-Final-Examination_Innovation-and-Entrepreneurship.pdf

• International Marketing:https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Literature-Final-Examination_Marketing.pdf

• International Operations Management and Logistics: https://www.aau.at/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Literature_Final-Exam_International_Operations_Management_and_Logistics.pdf

Step 5: Graduation Diploma

You can pick up your final documents in person after you have received

an email from the admissions office. This email will state that you can

now collect your certificate (in person!!!) at the administration office.

Usually this is a few weeks after the final exam, as the certificate hasfirst to be issued and signed etc.

On the website of the administration office, it is stated that you have to

complete the following survey in order to receive your certificate:

https://www.statistik.at/ustat2/ - in order to prevent delays, we advise

you to do so before you pick up your exam.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are not able to pick up your certificate in person,

for example because you are not in Austria any more, please contact Ms.Renate Knauder (Renate.Knauder@aau.at).

Step 5: Registration for the graduationceremony

• After passing your final examination, you can register for the official Degree

Ceremony with your student account. Log in, go to the tab “Meine Anträge” and

select “Anmeldung zur Akademischen Abschlussfeier”.

• Further information and dates (and application deadlines) for the next ceremonycan be found here:https://www.aau.at/studium/studienorganisation/studienabschluss/akademische-feiern/

Please note that you DO NOT have to take part in the Degree Ceremony:You can either

a)

b)

only pick up your official Master’s Degree documents in the administration office

opt to buy and pick up the graduation document (this is a larger, nicer version of the

graduation certificate) in the official Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt roll (contains the

certificate) in the administration office, OR

take part in the official graduation ceremony (you can do so up until one year after your

graduation) and receive your certificate and roll during the formal ceremony.c)

In both, option b) and c), you will have to pay a fee (about 40 €) for the documentand the roll that holds it.

The IM-Team wishes you good

luck for your final examination!!!