2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LUBS3305 Dissertation in Management

20 Credits Class Size: 70

Module manager: Dr Jennie Robinson
Email: J.E.Robinson@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

Mutually Exclusive

LUBS3301 Economics Project
LUBS3302 Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project
LUBS3315 Accounting and Finance Dissertation
LUBS3345 Dissertation/Project in Management

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Objectives

This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to further develop understanding of organisations and their management within an integrated conceptual and empirical framework. It also provides the opportunity to develop critical understanding of relevant theoretical and empirical literature and acquire and apply skills and knowledge to investigate a specific research question. The module provides an opportunity to integrate, apply and further develop aspects learned in other parts of the programme and combine these in a learning experience relevant to students’ personal needs and aspirations and contributes to future career and professional development.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Illustrate and comment upon the relevance of a wide range of data sources and their possible application to investigation issues in management
- Interpret and outline management theories, and the capacity to evaluate and critically analyse competing theoretical arguments
- Interpret and comment on how these diverse theories in current scholarship might be applied in order to understand a specific issue within the field of Management, consistent with the specialism of the school

Skills outcomes

Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Collate, structure and analyse quantitative and/or qualitative data, both secondary and (where appropriate) primary accurately deploying statistical techniques (where appropriate)
- Apply skills in time management and oral and written communication (the latter in a scholarly style)

Subject specific
- Define a research question, think critically about their own research and place this in the context of the current state of knowledge, using independence and initiative

Syllabus

Students will choose a subject and title for their dissertation under the guidance of the module leader and a dissertation supervisor. The dissertation supervisor will subsequently suggest readings and work with the student to ensure that the dissertation has an appropriate focus.

Teaching Methods

Delivery type Number Length hours Student hours
Workshop 8 1 8
Private study hours 192
Total Contact hours 8
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) 200

Private study

This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students are invited to submit two of their draft chapters for written feedback, before or on a deadline two months before final submission. Students are also entitled to a total of five hours' personal meeting time with their supervisor which they can use to discuss ideas, directions and have their questions answered. Informal feedback is also offered during workshops with the module leader, which run throughout the module.

Methods of Assessment

Coursework
Assessment type Notes % of formal assessment
Essay or Dissertation 7,500 words 100
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) 100

The resit for this module will be 100% by coursework (resubmission of improved 7,500 word dissertation).

Reading List

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 5/3/2022

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