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 Academic Year: |
2014/5 |
| Owning Department/School: |
School of Management |
| Credits: |
6 |
| Level: |
Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Dissertation period |
| Assessment Summary: |
CW 100% |
| Assessment Detail: |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites: |
Before taking this unit you must take MN50526 and in taking this unit you cannot take MN50457 |
| Description: |
Aims: The unit aims to develop students' ability to relate business issues to the available academic literature, to define a research question using a real business problem as a base, research and review the literature on the topic with the purpose of understanding and critiquing the current state of the research, and to develop a structured commentary leading to well-supported opinions and prescriptions. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the unit, students will be able to: * Define a research question related to the management topic * Identify literature relevant to a chosen business issue, thereby appreciating the relationship between business practice and theory * Systematically research and review relevant literature * Demonstrate knowledge of literature on an international management topic * Develop an argument with references to appropriate theory and/or linking together arguments from disparate literatures or disciplinary perspectives. * Provide a new interpretation on existing information or provide an original view on an issue. Do all of the above in written form in a report that conforms to acceptable standards of presentation and expression. Skills: * Application of existing theories and concepts to a particular international management subject (F; A) * Comprehensive and scholarly written communication (F; A). * Ability to select, summarise and synthesise written information from multiple sources (F; A). * Ability to develop rigorous arguments through precise use of concepts and models (F; A). * Ability to synthesise multidisciplinary perspectives on the same problem (F; A). * Ability to formulate a research question (F; A). * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines (F; A). * Ability to work independently, without close supervision or guidance (F; A). Content: To fulfil the unit's objective, the student will write a report based on the company's international management challenge/problem. This will involve developing a research question, arguing for and supporting hypotheses from a formal critique of literature in the international management area. The student will then provide a well-supported conceptual analysis and discussion associated with the phenomenon. Accordingly, the student will identify two relevant literatures that may help address and/or explain the issue. The students will receive seminars/briefings on the aims of the thesis; literature review, research question/hypotheses development, and writing. This will be complemented with supervisor guidance. |
| Programme availability: |
MN50593 is Optional on the following programmes:School of Management
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