Post Graduate Research Methodology and Post Graduate Dissertation Handbook
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Business School
Post Graduate Research Methodology and Post Graduate Dissertation Handbook
2010 – 2011
Students starting Semester B, January 2011
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Integrated project
Q. How is the integrated project different from the normal dissertation?
A. With this module you are briefed first by the management of a real company. The module leader and the company's management will run a briefing session where they will tell you about the way the company runs and the problems and issues it has in its day to day operations and the formulation of its strategy. You will be set a specific brief to write a report on an issue that the company regards as important to its future success, such as "How can the company increase sales by entering new territories or countries?" You will be given access to the senior management and to company data and systems on a confidential basis to help you complete your project. At the end of the project you will hand-in a report that could help the company to solve real problems.
Q. Do I still have to write a Proposal similar to that required for the Dissertation?
A. Yes. This must be completed by the same deadline as for the Dissertation.
Q. Do I still have to seek Ethics Approval, even though there is less reliance on primary data?
A. Yes. Since you are accessing confidential information from the company it is important that you agree to certain ethical standards. This must be completed by the same deadline as for the Dissertation.
Q. Is the timetable for the Integrated Project the same as for the Dissertation?
A. Yes. The submission date for the final report, as well as the dates for the Proposal document and the Ethics Approval form, are exactly the same.
Q. Do I work on my own or in groups.
A. Both. The first and last parts of the report are group efforts and worth 20% of the total marks. You will be in groups of about 4 people. The main body of the report is worth 80% and is an individual project, which will differ
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