2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS5881M MBA Project

30 creditsClass Size: 70

Module manager: Vince Dispenza
Email: V.Dispenza@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2015/16

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This module aims to develop the student’s knowledge and skills to better enable them to identify, evaluate, synthesise and apply research knowledge to diagnose, structure and gain insight into a challenging management issue or problem. In support of the above, the module aims to improve ethical application of research-related skills. Students will design and complete a practical research project.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to critically evaluate:
- current theoretical frameworks and models
- different research philosophies and methodologies for investigating a management issue or problem that is of more than day-to-day significance

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Communicate to an academic level in writing and through oral presentation
- Perform problem diagnostics and identify root causes and implement appropriate problem solving solutions

Subject Specific
- Locate and critically evaluate research (both academic and practical) relevant to a specific issue or problem
- Identify and apply ethically appropriate data gathering and analysis skills

Syllabus

Indicative content:
- the nature of research
- alternative approaches to research
- stages in undertaking a research project
- research strategies and techniques
- designing and executing a research project
- searching and reviewing the literature
- data collection and analysis
- writing a research proposal and a dissertation

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Workshop	5	4.00	20.00
Supervision	0	0.00	0.00
Private study hours			280.00
Total Contact hours			20.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

Supervision

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	10-12,000 word project report	90.00
Report	1,500 word project proposal	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 09/09/2014

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