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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc by Research (Management) Mode C) (CMSE11003)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits60
Home subject areaCommon Courses (Management School) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 21/04/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
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 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
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf William Rees
Tel:
Email: bill.rees@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Christine Proudfoot
Tel: (0131 6)50 4317
Email: Christine.Proudfoot@ed.ac.uk
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