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Title MINI-PROJECT
Code EBUS611
Coordinator Dr H Sharifi
Marketing and Operations
H.Sharifi@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2018-19 Level 7 FHEQ Summer (June-September) 30

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:
Programme:BLPM Year:1 Programme:BLOP Year:1 Programme:BLBE Year:1 Programme:BLED Year:1 Programme:BLDO Year:1

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours           10
Supervision meetings
10
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 290
TOTAL HOURS 300

Assessment
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
Coursework  8500 Words plus 15 m  Summer  100  Yes  Standard UoL penalty applies  Written project Notes (applying to all assessments) A mark sheet to specify the final mark and details of the assessment factors and detailed comments from the examination team will be used across the group for this module. 1- Submission 1: Proposal report, 1000 words, to be submitted four weeks after the official commence of the project (the time will be indicated and set by the supervisor). The submission will be submitted to and marked by the supervisor only, who will give necessary feedback to the student. The submission will account for 8% of the final mark. 2- Submission 2: Full project report, 7500 words, to be submitted by the deadline specified and announced by the module coordinator. The report will be assessed by the project supervisor and a second examiner (assigned by the module coordinator). The report will carry 77% of the final mark, and broken down to three elements of: Student Conduct/Initiative 20%, Final Report 45% and Contribution 12%. The standard mark sheet will contain measures and indicators of performance for these elements. 3- Presentation/Interview: the student will be invited to a presentation session set by the supervisor and attended by the second examiner, to verbally present the undertaken work and answer questions. This part will account for 15% of the final mark. In exceptional cases when physical presence of the student is not possible due to clearly justified reasons, the interview for a Re-sit project assessment might be allowed by the project supervisor in coordination with the module coordinator and the relevant course director to take place using virtual means (e.g. Video Conferencing such as Skype).  

Aims

The aim of the project is to allow the student to demonstrate their ability in undertaking an independent research project for developing theoretical perspectives, addressing research questions using secondary data, or analysing and developing real world solutions, within the area of study and objectives of the programmes they are undertaking in which they utilise structured methodologies and the skills gained in the use of academic and practical resources, models, methods, tools and systems.


Learning Outcomes

Extract and demonstrate knowledge from the literature in an analytic manner.

Develop ideas and conceptual models.

Collect secondary or primary data and conduct qualitative or quantitative analysis of the data.

Carry out a structured analysis of needs for a real organisation and identify and apply the tools required to deliver a well formed solution to these needs. Through the project the student should develop capabilities to analyse cases based on theoretical and methodological studies, and create improvement plans and recommendations for their implementation based upon the toolsets required during the programme.

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Other - Supervision meetings

Syllabus
1 

The module is available to part time students of the indicated programmes to take as replacement for TWO optional modules, during the summer term of year 1 of their study.

The students should discuss their intention to undertake this module with their Programme Director. Following the agreement of the programme director, the student identifies a suitable project subject in collaboration with a member of the academic staff from the programme team who will assume the role of academic supervisor in the project. A ''proposal form'' will be completed by the student and signed by the Programme Director, and handed in to the Programme''s administration office.

Two weeks after commencing the mini project the student submits a detailed proposal report which outlines the project aims, objectives, methods and tools p roposed and a structured project plan. This report will be assessed as the first deliverable part of the module.

The independent research will be continued leading to the final dissertation, submitted as per the specified conditions and deadline.

Recommended Texts
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