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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Human Resource Management) (CMSE11171)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThe student will conduct a piece of original research over the summer block on a topic relating to Human Resource Management. Various types of dissertation are acceptable. A dissertation may critically review theoretical work, analyse problem-specific data or evaluate new modelling approaches. 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 provide an opportunity to study a particular topic in depth.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 585 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in length
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsDiss HRM
Contacts
Course organiserProf Brian Main
Tel: (0131 6)50 8360
Email: Brian.Main@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk
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