Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Accounting and Finance) (CMSE11058)
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 |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words will be undertaken during the summer on a topic of current interest to the accounting, finance and investment community. Various types of dissertation are acceptable. A dissertation may be subject review, a theoretical essay, a numerical project, a data-based project or a software project. Examples of the aims of the dissertation are:
- to give the student the opportunity to practice and gain confidence in the use of skills which s/he has acquired in the preceding courses
- Provide an opportunity to study a particular topic in depth
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 5 (sem 2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
28/04/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
585 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
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.
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Assessment Information
| A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in length. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Diss A&F |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Tom Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 8333
Email: T.Brown@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stephen.Graham@ed.ac.uk |
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