Postgraduate Course: Supervised Reading Course (CMSE11123)
Course Outline
| School | Business School | 
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 25 | 
ECTS Credits | 12.5 | 
 
 
| Summary | The course provides an opportunity for students registered for any of the research degree programmes within the Business School to pursue supervised reading on a topic relevant to the overall aims of that programme. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    The topics will be decided in discussion between the student's supervisor and the student. If a student intends to pursue a PhD, the topics may inform the intended research area of the doctoral thesis. If a student does not intend to pursue a PhD the topics relate to other research the student may intend to pursue.  Teaching is on a one-to-one basis with the research supervisor supported by auditing a course from the Masters (MBA/MSc) programme.
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Carry out supervised reading of academic literature as specified by the supervisor.
 - Critically evaluate the academic literature specified.
 - Prepare a report on the research proposal, to include a first draft of the detailed literature review.
 
     
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Reading List 
| To be determined by the supervisor. |   
 
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
- Understand the relationship between empirical research, theory generation and theory testing 
- Comprehend the principles of research design and strategy 
- Critically analyse and synthesize information to support research themes  
- Be accomplished independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning 
- Demonstrate a high level of communication skills: verbal and written 
- Demonstrate research management and team-working skills 
- Demonstrate independent action and initiative 
- Demonstrate an ability to manage tasks and deadlines 
- Be able to demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of an analysis 
- Demonstrate advanced bibliographic skills | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mr Ben Marder 
Tel:  
Email: Ben.Marder@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Sophi Brunton 
Tel: (0131 6)51 5011 
Email: Sophie.Brunton@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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