TMKQ1127 — Khoá luận tốt nghiệp – Kinh tế quốc tế

The Graduation Thesis is a compulsory course that is not taught in the classroom. Students who have accumulated a sufficient number of credits and have not committed any disciplinary violations as prescribed may enroll in the Graduation Thesis course in International Economics.

The Graduation Thesis course requires students to undertake an internship at a specific agency/organization/enterprise for a period of at least 12 weeks.

When taking this course, students must carry out the following tasks: Select an internship organization; participate in the practical activities of the field/specialization at the internship organization in order to practice professional skills, cultivate a professional working attitude, and develop relationships in preparation for their future career; and apply the theoretical knowledge and thinking skills accumulated and developed during their studies to observe, describe, and analyze the activities/areas related to the operations of the internship organization. At the end of the course, each student must present the results of their work in the form of a Graduation Thesis.

The Graduation Thesis is an independent research work of the student, which helps to assess the knowledge and competencies that the student has accumulated throughout their studies and their ability to apply these to practice.

The topic selected for the Graduation Thesis may relate to:

- State management policies regarding economic activities involving foreign elements, such as: export promotion policies, import management policies, foreign investment attraction policies, etc.

- Export, import, and foreign direct investment attraction activities, as well as the attraction and use of official development assistance (ODA) capital, etc.

- International service provision activities such as logistics, tourism, education and training, etc.

Based on the research topics, the research content may focus in depth on mechanisms, policies, and markets; or on the professional and operational content of the organization/enterprise. The scope of research may be associated with a national/local policy; a sector/field; a group of goods/a single commodity; or an organization/enterprise, etc.

Throughout the internship process, students work under the guidance of the supervising lecturer and under the direction and guidance of the supervising staff at the organization/enterprise.

Conditions for students to complete the internship and be eligible to present before the Graduation Thesis Evaluation Committee

- Students must attend the internship site, meet with the supervising lecturer, and keep an internship logbook in accordance with the regulations.

- Students must write a preliminary outline, a detailed outline, and a draft of the graduation thesis under the guidance of the lecturer.

- The graduation thesis must have a number of pages in accordance with the regulations and a similarity rate not exceeding the University's regulations, based on submission to the Turnitin scan using an account created by the supervising lecturer from the email provided by the University to the student. Students must print the first page of the Turnitin scan result report, obtain the confirming signature of the supervising lecturer, and bind it immediately after the last page of the reference list of the graduation thesis.

- Students undertaking an internship at a site must obtain an internship confirmation letter and an evaluation from the internship site, including the signature and seal of an authorized officer at the internship site, bound immediately after the page of the Turnitin scan result.

- Students are responsible for keeping the detailed outline and the draft bearing the handwritten annotations of the supervising lecturer to serve inspection purposes.

- Students who fail to submit the graduation thesis by the deadline prescribed by the University and the training unit. Students who submit late will have 1 point deducted for each day past the prescribed deadline. Students who do not have their preliminary outline or detailed outline approved, or who submit more than 05 days late compared to the prescribed deadline, are not permitted to defend before the Committee.

Regulations on student conduct during the internship period

- The course is conducted on the principle of respecting students, the supervising lecturer, and all related persons when working at the University/practical organization. Any behavior that affects the working process with the supervising lecturer, fellow students in the internship group, and staff at the practical organization is strictly prohibited.

- Students must fully attend all group meetings and working sessions with the supervising lecturer.

- Students must absolutely not make noise or cause disturbance to others during the working process with the supervising lecturer.

- Students must absolutely not eat, drink, chew gum, or use devices such as phones or music players during group meetings/working sessions with the supervising lecturer.

The training management system automatically assesses the level of CLO attainment according to the University's general algorithm. The course learning outcomes are assessed by students and the University after the end-of-course examination.