Module overview
The dissertation stage of your Postgraduate programme involves an extended, independent investigation of a topic of your own choosing and the preparation of a dissertation of up to 105,000 words describing your work.
This can be on a topic of your own choosing, or a topic set by an academic or a company or other external organisation. Dissertations with external companies or with set topics will be allocated in a competitive process based on student interest, academic performance and performance in an interview process.
You are encouraged to undertake an applied dissertation based on a particular organisation context or related to a generic management or policy issue. Dissertations should be designed for you to demonstrate the analytical skills acquired in your MSc Programme. You need to discuss what is appropriate with your supervisor.
You will have synchronous and asynchronous sessions where you will work through the different parts and components of a dissertation such as literature review, methodology, references, etc., which will help you to write your dissertation.
Essentially, the dissertation is a test of your ability to create and investigat independently research a problem or topic and createe, on your own initiative, a text which demonstrates a Masters level understanding of a particular subject issue.
To prepare you for the dissertation you will have synchronous and asynchronous sessions during semester 2 where you will work through the different parts and components of a dissertation such as literature review, methodology, references, etc., which will help you to write your dissertation.