Business and Management Dissertation

Code

BUSI4292

School

Nottingham University Business School

Level

4

Credits

60

Semesters

Summer Malaysia

Summary

Target Students

MSc Business and Management students

Classes

Contact between students and their academic supervisors normally take place via face-to-face meetings and/or telephone, video conferencing and e-mail. Students are encouraged to initiate contact and can expect access to their supervisor equivalent to at least four meetings over the course of the dissertation. Please note all non-lectures will be timetabled in the Business School

Assessment

• 100% Coursework 1: Dissertation (100%)Reassessment of this module will be 100% exam

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Intellectual skills
This module develops:

• Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately
• Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions

Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:

• High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; conflict resolution, displaying commercial acumen, the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience

Conveners

• Dr Mathew Abraham