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Postgraduate Course: MBA Capstone Project (CMSE11521)

Course Outline
SchoolBusiness School CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits30 ECTS Credits15
SummaryThe Capstone Project is undertaken in the summer period for full-time students.
Course description Towards the end of the MBA programme students write a 7,500 word problem solving assignment. Students will have the opportunity to follow a research, consultancy or business plan pathway.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 300 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 288 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 100% Individual Project
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Study in depth a topic which you are particularly interested in within the field of business studies
  2. Plan, design, execute and report an important piece of individual research.
  3. Gain experience of the processes involved in developing research
  4. Communicate, via a report, complex ideas and information in a coherent and structured manner.
  5. Contribute to knowledge through one of a research, consultancy or business plan pathways
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills ¿ Study in depth a topic which you are particularly interested in within the field of business studies
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMr Julian Rawel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: Julian.Rawel@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Angela Muir
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Angela.Muir@ed.ac.uk
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