2019/20 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

LAW5670M Dissertation

60 creditsClass Size: 100

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

Year running 2019/20

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

On completion of this module, students will be able to: Identify a viable research topic in Business Law; Develop that topic into a viable research question; Undertake, with appropriate supervision, a research project based on such a question; Synthesise the research findings and write them up in a dissertation of not more than 12,000 words at a level appropriate to a PGT student.

Syllabus

Students identify a research topic in Business Law and, with the aid of a supervisor, develop it into a research question, on which they then undertake a supervised research project. The research is written up in the form of a dissertation of not more than 12,000 words.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Supervision	4	0.50	2.00
Private study hours			598.00
Total Contact hours			2.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			600.00

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay or Dissertation	1 x 12,000 word dissertation, submitted at the end of the module	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

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

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 28/03/2019

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