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Title Dissertation
Code ULMS706
Coordinator Dr D Jayawarna
Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship
D.Jayawarna@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 7 FHEQ Summer (June-September) 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 21

    7

    28
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 572
TOTAL HOURS 600

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
Dissertation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): Summer  8000-10000 words    100       

Aims

To provide students with tools to refine a research topic into an appropriate research problem and questions;

To offer guidance for students to choose the research design which is the most appropriate to the objectives and constraints relating to their research;

To focus on in-depth research gathering skills;

To give an overview of different data collection methods, including questionnaires, focus groups, interviews and ethnography;

To explain how different research methods can be combined into a coherent methodological design and produce good empirical analysis;

To guide students for the dissertation writing process;

To show an ability to integrate theories and concepts drawn from the wider business/management literature with use of empirical case studies, use of empirical work, or references to appropriate empirical work and to develop expertise in that subject area;

To develop techniques which will improve research skills in problem defin ition, information collection, analysis, synthesis and reasoned argument;

To develop individual initiative and judgement;

To develop writing and other communication skills.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Develop an initial idea into a feasable research project;

(LO2) Be able to plan and schedule the dissertation;

(LO3) Appreciate how to choose appropriate research methods;

(LO4) Understand how to present a logical, critical and sustained argument, and develop conclusions in a manner consistent with Masters level;

(LO5) Be able to cite and reference literature that relates to their argument.

(S1) Adaptability. Developed through the proposal preparation, discussion and dissertation writing.

(S2) Problem solving skills. Lectures involve tasks that take specific cases from firms where students get the opportunity to analyse the case and offer solutions.

(S3) Numeracy. SPSS workshops give students the opportunity to learn how to analyse quantitative data and data interpretation.

(S4) Commercial awareness. Lectures use cases that give students commercial relevance in conducting research.

(S5) Teamwork. Workshops are team based. Proposal presentation gives students the opportunity to support each other as a team.

(S6) Organisation skills. Producing a research proposal and putting into practice as a part of the dissertation helps to develop organisation skills.

(S7) Communication skills. Research proposal presentation and group work require students to develop communication skills.

(S8) IT skills. Secondary data search requires IT skills. SPSS data analysis workshops also give students the chance to learn new software.

(S9) International awareness. Systematic literature review that is promoted in dissertation allows students to access work from international journals.

(S10) Lifelong learning skills. Critical reflection as in the proposal presentation and group discussions, is a key way in which lifelong learning is developed.

(S11) Ethical awareness. This is an important element in research and ethical issues are widely discussed in lectures.

(S12) Leadership. Team tasks help to develop leadership skills.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lectures x 21 hours

Laboratory Work x 7 hours

Self-directed learning x 572 hours


Syllabus

 

There is no syllabus. Students are supervised individually.


Recommended Texts

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