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Title | Dissertation | ||
Code | MGTK728 | ||
Coordinator |
Mrs EI Forrester Management School E.Forrester@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 7 FHEQ | Whole Session | 60 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
15 10 |
25 | |||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 575 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 600 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Dissertation Reassessment Opportunity: repeat assignment with the same brief. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: Yes | -12000 words | 90 | ||||
Individual reflective assignment Reassessment Opportunity: repeat assignment with the same brief. Penalty for Late Submission: Standard UoL penalty applies Anonymous Assessment: Yes | -1500 words | 10 |
Aims |
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This module aims to enable students to: Apply and extend the knowledge and research skills that they have acquired during their programme of study such as would be required for an extended final research project; Use apposite research methodologies and data collection methods to examine a relevant organisational context in significant depth; Identify an appropriate research topic; critically select and apply appropriate research methodology and data collection methods to their chosen research topic; Demonstrate a rigorous understanding of the theory and literature relevant to the issues under investigation. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Students will be able to apply relevant theory to the analysis of management practice. |
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(LO2) Students will be able to reflect on prior learning throughout the programme, considering a broad range of subject matter. They will be able to identify which learning from this subject matter is most significant to delivering a PG dissertation. |
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(LO3) Students will demonstrate the ability to conduct research in a rigorous and systematic fashion. |
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(LO4) Students will demonstrate the ability to refine and execute a structured plan of research based on informed choices about research design, and data collection and analysis methods. |
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(LO5) Students will be able to recognise and critically evaluate different management research designs and the assumptions upon which they are based. |
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(LO6) Students will demonstrate the ability to present a logical, critical and sustained argument, and develop conclusions in a manner consistent with Masters level standards. |
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(LRE1) An excellent verbal and written communicator. |
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(LRE2) A problem solver. |
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(LRE3) IT literate. |
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(LRE4) Commercially aware. |
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(LRE5) Organised and able to work under pressure. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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The module will include five taught sessions, three hours per session, in a guided virtual classroom discussion format, covering key information, enhancing students’ understanding of the research methodology and planning required to pursue the dissertation. Students will also be directed to key academic and practitioner readings to further develop their learning. Students will have opportunity for instructor feedback on their research, as well as guidance on the ethical review process required to pursue empirical research. Unscheduled Directed Student Hours: 15 hours Description: The guided virtual classroom discussion format will equate to 3 hours/week over 5 weeks (wks 1,2,3,4 and 8), undertaken asynchronously. Students will be allocated a supervisor for their dissertation. Supervisory contact hours will include scheduled meetings, detailed feedback on proposal and draft chapters, prog ress check-ins, and ongoing Q&A. Unscheduled Directed Student Hours: 10 hours Description: The first meeting will include formative feedback on the student's project proposal, and the content of the other three meetings will be dependent on the needs of the student. Self-Directed Learning Hours: 575 hours Description: Initially, students will undertake independent tasks and reading in order to support their learning and research. Students will work on their research proposal and, after formative feedback on the proposal, continue to work on their dissertation. Most students will embark on empirical data collection, so will also develop a fieldwork strategy, work towards and submit an ethics approval application, analysing the data collected before write-up. |
Syllabus |
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Refining the project proposal. Planning and executing the research project. Using appropriate research methods. Research ethics. Writing for academic and practitioner audiences. |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |