Postgraduate Course: Supervised Reading Course in Management 2 (CMSE11195)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides an opportunity for students registered for any of the research degree programmes within the Business School to pursue supervised reading on a topic relevant to the overall aims of that programme. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
05/08/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| After completing this unit a student will have gained an in-depth advanced knowledge of a particular subject and will be able to critically evaluate the literature in the field. |
Assessment Information
| A written report of not less than 5000 words and 200 hours of average student work. Whilst it is expected that the written assignment builds on and extends the Supervised Reading 1 course, Supervised Reading 2 should focus more on the theoretical and conceptual frameworks to be deployed. Understanding in Management research proceeds by advancing competing interpretations of a complex and interconnected world. Theory is needed to provide critical insights into what can be studied and how. Studies lacking good theory can become overwhelmed by diversity. Doctoral students must therefore choose between different theoretically informed tools that help them impose order on unruly reality, draw boundaries around their project, as well as select sites for examination, and so on. Studies lacking theory offer only descriptive accounts that are hard pressed to extrapolate or draw general lessons for practice. A clear theoretical perspective thus seems to be a prerequisite for effective PhD study. Therefore, as well as including more a refined on in-depth literature review, the Supervised Reading 2 should include a review of concepts and frameworks from the relevant disciplinary area. These theories should be assessed - their strengths and weaknesses - in relation to how they might throw light on the research objectives and questions of the PhD. Content and structure of the reading assignment may vary from this with the supervisor's agreement. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
To be determined by the Supervisor |
| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof William Rees
Tel:
Email: bill.rees@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Charis Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3238
Email: Charis.Wilson@ed.ac.uk |
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