| Unit name | Applied Work-based Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MGRCM0008 |
| Credit points | 60 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Ms. Ballard |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
The taught element of the programme |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | School of Management - Business School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The Applied Work-based Project (dissertation) is designed to allow students to pursue a major piece of research into an area of personal interest. Students will be allowed a very wide choice in the dissertation topic as long as it clearly relates to some aspect of strategy, change or leadership in organisations.
By the end of the unit, students will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of achieving proficiency as researchers so that they can both undertake research in an organisational setting and be better consumers of research they commission or encounter in their jobs.
2. Undertake a piece of research using primary and/or secondary data sources.
3. Research and construct a literature review using a range of scholarly materials.
4. Outline and justify methodological choices made in the research process including research ethics process and considerations.
5. Use a wide range of evidence including the discipline literature to inform their study findings.
6. Develop robust conclusions and recommendations.
Teaching will be delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous sessions including lectures, seminars, drop-in sessions, discussion boards and other online learning opportunities
Dissertation of 10,000 to 15,000 words (100%)
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MGRCM0008).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
