Course Co-ordinator: Dr N Mauthner

Pre-requisite(s): BU 35xx Research Methods course (15 credit points) or equivalent (for example, joint honours students may have a research methods course in other discipline).

Note(s): Not available to students taking a similar dissertation or project course, for example, in the other discipline of their joint-honours degree programme.

Research project and data management; self-evaluation of learning; written communication skills. This course primarily consists of students' self-directing their own research project and writing it up.
The project should be in an area related to business or management interpreted broadly. In particular, joint honours students may choose to do a dissertation covering aspects of both their chosen disciplines, provided there are staff in Management Studies willing and able to supervise it.

Total of 2 compulsory two-hour workshops (on research and writing skills); 3 half-hour individual meetings with supervisor. Most of the work on this course involves students self-directing their own work on their dissertation.

1st Attempt: A dissertation of about 10,000 words (100%).

Resit: None.