Economics Honours Dissertation (EC0079)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : MSE-4-ECONDISS

Preparation of a dissertation satisfying the requirements of Economics single and joint Honours programmes. Detailed guidance on dissertation preparation, supervision and submission is provided in the Economics Honours Handbook.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Hons entry

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Economics, (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Other subject areas

Common Courses (Management School and Economics), (Management School and Economics, Schedule H)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of the dissertation the student will have knowledge and understanding relating to the topic covered and will have developed and demonstrated a wide range of key skills including: managing tasks and time; independent action and initiative; obtaining and processing information from a variety of sources; presentation and communications skills; critical analysis and assessment. Where the dissertation satisfies the requirements of Economics (rather that those of another joint degree discpline) the student will normally have demonstrated the ability to apply core economic principles and techniques to a particular topic.

Assessment Information

A dissertation (a maximum length of 35 A4 pages in space and a half, including the title page, abstract and bibliography. In addition you may have up to 5 pages of appendices on data sources.)