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MN52071: Dissertation

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 30 [equivalent to 60 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 600
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Dissertation Period
Assessment Summary: CWDI 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Dissertation (CWDI 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes:
  • Design and systematically undertake engineering and technology management research including the ability to select and justify the focus, scope and methodology of such research
  • Evaluate the rigour and validity of existing research in engineering and technology management and assess its relevance to new situations
  • Extrapolate from existing research and scholarship to formulate focused research questions
  • Analyse a range of empirical data relating to engineering and technology management, relating findings to existing research and drawing appropriate conclusions
  • Provide a new interpretation of existing information or provide an original view on an issue
  • Capture the findings from a research project in a written report



Synopsis: Explore a topic of your choice on engineering and technology management. Supported by an academic supervisor, You will develop novel research questions driven by academic literature and, where possible, industrial practice. You will design and manage your own project, using skills and knowledge developed during your course and present your research motivation, process and findings in a written dissertation.

Content: The dissertation may address any area of engineering and technology management: (i) which is relevant to the course and (II) for which an adequate level of supervision can be offered. Dissertations require review of published literature and analysis of data: the latter could be analysis of secondary data or of primary data collected by the student, for example through administering a questionnaire, conducting an in-depth case study, or conducting an experiment or simulation. The dissertation should include a discussion of the methodology employed in its production and will usually make explicit reference to at least one important engineering and technology management issue or theme. It is the students' responsibility to choose their research area, organise their research activities and negotiate access with external organisations if required.

Course availability:

MN52071 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Mechanical Engineering School of Management

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