Dissertation (MSc in Management) (P01743)

? Credit Points : 60 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : MSE-P-DisMan

The student will conduct a piece of original research over the summer block. Various types of dissertation are acceptable. A dissertation may be a critical review of literature or a piece of empirical research or both. Examples of the aims of the dissertation are: to give the student the opportunity to practise and gain confidence in the use of skills which s/he has acquired in the preceding courses; to provide an opportunity to study a particular topic in depth.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : PGs only

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 5 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After completing the dissertation the student will be able to:
- plan and conduct a substantial piece of research over a protracted period;
- synthesise, critically evaluate and analyse a body of literature;
- choose and use correctly an appropriate research methodology to approach a research problem;
- structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research.