MN50639: Dissertation
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
Academic Year: | 2020/1 |
Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
Credits: | 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 600 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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Description: | Aims: This is an independent research project associated with developing a novel and feasible research question and relate it to relevant literature and empirical material and to develop a cogent, credible and sustained argument that addresses the research question, and to do this within a fixed time period. The project should relate to the fields of operations, logistics and/or supply chain management. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to: * define and answer a research question in a chosen area of interest related to development * support the argument with relevant empirical evidence and/or reference to appropriate theory, and/or linking together arguments from disparate literatures or disciplinary perspectives * interpret the significance of findings from relevant sources of quantitative or qualitative evidence * provide a new interpretation on existing information or provide an original view on an issue * do all the above in written form in a dissertation that conforms to acceptable standards of presentation and expression, and * complete the assignment within an agreed deadline. Skills: Intellectual skills: * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (F/A) * Identify, synthesize, and analyse data from various sources to answer a research question (F/A) * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models (F/A) Practical skills: * Understand the applicability of various research methodologies across contexts (F/A) * Ability to formulate a research question, then develop and present an original & coherent answer (F/A) Transferable skills * Synthesize multiple perspectives on the same problem (F/A) * Work independently, without close supervision or guidance (F/A). Content: Dissertations may involve any combination of (a) review of published literature (b) analysis of secondary data (c) analysis of primary data collected by the student, for example through administering a questionnaire or running focus groups. It will be the students' responsibility to choose their research area, organise their research activities and negotiate access with other organisations, if required. Further guidance and details about the dissertation will be provided in the course handbook and via student meetings with faculty supervisors. |
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MN50639 is Compulsory on the following programmes:School of Management
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