Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc by Research (Management) Mode C) (CMSE11003)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 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 a period of approximately four months and write a thesis. Various types of dissertation are acceptable. A dissertation may be a critical review of literature or a piece of empirical research or both.
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 complete some preparatory work for his/her doctoral thesis;
- to enable the student to evaluate or try out a methodology which might be used in a future piece of research. |
| Course description |
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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 2025/26, 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) |
Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities |
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A dissertation of approximately 12,000 words in length. |
| Feedback |
Detailed feedback will be provided to each student from two markers who will be individually assessing the submitted dissertation. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, 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 approriate research methodology to approach a research problem.
- Structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kristina Potocnik
Tel: (0131 6)50 4307
Email: Kristina.Potocnik@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Erin Robbins
Tel:
Email: Erin.Robbins@ed.ac.uk |
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