Analysis of ‘Graduation Qualification Work’ Defense at the Faculty of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University

Abstract

In Russian universities the graduation qualification work (GQW) is the final step for acquiring a bachelor’s degree. Doing the research work a student may face a few problems, starting from insufficient communication with the supervisor and ending with the lack of relevant data for the study. The quality of the research work and further performance and defense of it can be affected by both the internal psychological characteristics of a student and academic abilities. This article includes quantitative analysis of GQW defense at the Faculty of Economics (bachelor program – Economics) of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Authors mention a list of contradictions arising during the GQW defense procedure. The main factors for determining the student’s score are identified and a proxy variable of abilities explaining the largest share of the spread of points is compiled to collect information.