MBA Master in Business Administration Dissertation
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Module Aims
Aim 1
This module aims to enable the students to plan and conduct an extended piece of postgraduate business/management research.
Module Content
Devising Aims and objectives
Searching and reviewing the literature
Methodology and methods
Analysing quantitative and qualitative data
Writing up the dissertation
Practical guidance on managing the dissertation project
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
The dissertation is essentially an independent piece of research which requires students to take responsibility for the planning and execution of their chosen research project. Students will work with their individual supervisor to meet the requirements of the dissertation. Students can submit drafts of the chapters of their dissertation in order to gain feedback before the final submission.
In addition to individual supervision, there will be lectures and workshops which will give students generic, but crucial advice on the dissertation process and the component parts which typically make up the dissertation.
Each student will select his/her own topic for the dissertation, within the constraints imposed by the MBA Master in Business Administration (Distance Learning) program. Relevant literature and other sources must be used throughout the project, with thorough use of sources relating to the project question.
The Dissertation Tutor is responsible for the overall coordination of dissertations. Each student is allocated a supervisor, who acts in a consultancy role, providing advice and guidance. A second reader is nominated to read and mark the final dissertation.
The Dissertation Tutor/s will deliver live online lectures through MS Team to prepare students to undertake the MBA Master in Business Administration Dissertation. These sessions will be asynchronous, developed in MS Teams, and made available to students in the beginning of each week. Students will be guided to ask questions asynchronously through Blackboard’s discussion blog.
The module tutor will provide appropriate feedback to students. Students will also be provided with relevant further reading, web links, and resources for independent study, all of which will be available on Blackboard. Supervision of students will be performed online through MS Teams.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through the Dissertation.
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