BU5936 - Dissertation in International Business, Energy and Petroleum

Credit Points: 60

Course Co-ordinator: Euan Phimister

Pre-requisite(s): This course will be compulsory for students on MSc programme in International Business, Energy and Petroleum.

Co-requisite(s): Students will follow this course alongside the other course (and so compulsory) components of their degree programme.

Students should be able to demonstrate:
- A clear definition of the problem and subject area to be studied and the formulation and expression of a logical, workable solution to the problem studied.
- An understanding of the issues involved in the topic chosen, the provision of an analysis and recommendations relevant and useful to practitioners, drawing upon and integrating perspectives from across the course MSc.
- Ana ability to apply relevant concepts from economic and finance.
- An ability to write coherently, and express ideas concisely.
- An ability to use examples and/or evidence in order to examine hypotheses and/or policy.

Comprises: total of 1 compulsory two-work shop (on research and writing skills); two 30-minute individual meetings with supervisor. Most of the work on this course involved students self-directing their own work on their dissertation.

100% continuous assessment.