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
There is no specific module content with regard to subject knowledge as each student will be conducting research into a topic of their choice however, the support workshops will cover:
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 topic. Student 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 a series of support workshops which will give students generic advice on the dissertation process and the component parts which typically make up the dissertation.
Students will develop skills of planning, analysis, critical evaluation and time management.
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through a dissertation.
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