Undergraduate Course: Business Studies Long Essay (BUST10077)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This is an independent study programme where students work directly with one or more staff members to develop and complete an independent piece of research. The subject of your Essay is your responsibility and must be on a Business Studies theme. It must relate closely to the country in which you spend your year abroad or be on a continental European theme. The subject of your Essay must deal with a contemporary issue. Essay topics chosen by students in previous years include: an examination of how the Spanish retail company Zara became so successful; the contemporary and historical influences on the decline of the small business in France; the effect of water shortages on businesses in Spain; the effects of the expansion of the EU on trade and industry; advertising in post-Soviet Russia. |
| Course description |
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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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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
382 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Business Studies Long Essay 7-10,000 words excluding the bibliography, references and front page. Your Essay must be in English unless your supervisor agrees to its being in your language of study. For MA German and Business Studies students the Essay must be written in German. |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
- Research skills: planning, executing and reporting research;
- independent learning and thinking;
- in-depth knowledge of a particular subject area;
- self and project management skills.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Long Essay |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Susan Dunnett
Tel: (0131 6)50 3814
Email: Susan.Dunnett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Janet Ellis
Tel: (0131 6)51 3798
Email: Janet.Ellis@ed.ac.uk |
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