Postgraduate Course: Dissertation - MSc International Human Resource Management (CMSE11288)
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 | The student will conduct a piece of original research over the summer block on a topic relating to International Human Resource Management, broadly defined as a topic that is related to the material covered in the core course ¿Multinational Corporations and Comparative Employment Relations¿ or one of the three option courses specific to the IHRM programme. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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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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Other Study Hours 588,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Private study
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework - 100% |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
After completing the dissertation the student will be able to:
1. Identify and justify a business issue that is of strategic relevance to the organisation.
2. Plan and conduct a substantial piece of research over a protracted period
3. Critically analyse and discuss existing literature, contemporary HR policy and practice relevant to the chosen issue.
4. Compare and contrast the relative merits of different research methods and their relevance to different situations.
5. For CIPD accredited dissertations, undertake a systematic analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative information and present the results in a clear and consistent format.
6. For CIPD accredited dissertations, draw realistic and appropriate conclusions and where appropriate make recommendations based on costed options.
7. For CIPD accredited dissertations, develop and present the implications for business (a persuasive ¿business report¿ in CIPD terms).
8. Structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research.
9. For CIPD accredited dissertations, include a reflective account of what has been learned during the project and how this can be applied in the future.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk |
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