Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Financial Management) (CMSE11197)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words will be undertaken during the summer on a topic of current interest to the financial management 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:
1. 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.
2. Provide an opportunity to study a particular topic in depth.
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | 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 |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Dissertation |
| 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;
identify and define a pertinent and effective research question
synthesise, critically evaluate and analyse a body of literature;
choose and use correctly an appropriate research methodology to approach a research problem; and
structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Diss FM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wenxuan Hou
Tel: (0131 6)51 5319
Email: Wenxuan.Hou@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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