Module manager: Nathalie Benesova
Email: n.h.benesova@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
LUBS2840 Marketing Research OR LUBS2910 Management Research and Analysis
| LUBS3200 | Business Analytics 3: Analytics Project |
| LUBS3305 | Dissertation in Management |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module gives students the opportunity to initiate, design, execute and write up a piece of research in the management sciences. The topic and specific project will be of their own choosing, under the tutelage of a supervisor. The module will provide workshops to support students in designing and carrying out their dissertation, supporting both primary and secondary data collection and analysis. The module provides students with the chance to show off the knowledge they have acquired, their ability to apply it, and their skills in seeking out further material specific to their cause. As a 40 credit module it forms a substantial piece of work.
On completion of this module students will be able to assess and evaluate:
- data sources and their possibilities for investigation issues in management
- of management theories, and competing theoretical arguments
- how these diverse theories in current scholarship might be applied
On completion of this module students will be able to:
Subject specific
- Manage a large amount of research data (appropriate to topic) in order to create a major piece of work
Transferable
- Develop a scholarly writing style.
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.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Supervision | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Lecture | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Private study hours | 373 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 27 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 400 | ||
This could include a variety of activities, such as reading, watching videos, question practice and exam preparation.
Students will be able to submit the first three chapters of their dissertation (Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology) to their supervisor for review and feedback.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay or Dissertation | 12,000 words | 100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The resit for this module will be 100% by coursework- re-submission of improved 12,000 word dissertation.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/29/2024
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