Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc by Research (Management) Mode C) (CMSE11003)
Course Outline
| School |
Business School |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Dissertation |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
60 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The student will conduct a piece of original research over a period of approximately four months and write a thesis. 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 complete some preparatory work for his/her doctoral thesis; to enable the student to evaluate or try out a methodology which might be used in a future piece of research. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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 approriate research methodology to approach a research problem;
- structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research. |
Assessment Information
| A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in length. |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Essam Ibrahim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8496
Email: Essam.Ibrahim@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Christine Proudfoot
Tel: (0131 6)50 4317
Email: Christine.Proudfoot@ed.ac.uk |
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