2022/3, Trimester 1, FACE-TO-FACE,
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| Occurrence: | 001 |
| Primary mode of delivery: | FACE-TO-FACE |
| Location of delivery: | CHINA |
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| Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Paul Langford |
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| Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) Approach: |
To address all learning outcomes (LO1-6) a series of lectures will be presented early in the Trimester by your ENU tutor to provide you with an in depth understanding of research methods and support the preparation of the research proposal. You will be allocated a local tutor as a dissertation supervisor to support and guide you through the dissertation module. The dissertation is a largely self-managed process. Your role is to organise the research programme as a whole, taking advice from your supervisor and taking the initiative in raising problems or difficulties. The supervisor’s role is to give advice and help about the nature and standard of the work, and direct you to useful literature and appropriate methodology. Supervisors allocated to you do not present new knowledge to you; they act as a facilitators in relation to the research process. Supervisors will be concerned, for example, with the development of the research topic, the suitability of research methods adopted for the dissertation and the extent to which you are making appropriate and timely progress in relation to your work. Learning materials and signposting to key resources to support the preparation of the dissertation are available through the university virtual learning environment, which means you may use accessibility readers if required and, to some extent, study aspects of the module in the way that suits you best. By developing a deep understanding of a business problem you will enhance your employability prospects in that area. Additionally, applying research methods requires you to consider the appropriateness of the approach and such skills transfer well when consider the validity and reliability, or appropriateness, of data in other commercial contexts. As you will be searching, organising and analysing prior studies, and similarly managing and analysing your own data, you will deepen your own digital skills using software appropriate to your research context.
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Throughout the dissertation module you should work with your supervisor to agree the timing and content of draft submissions so that you may receive timely developmental feedback.
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An outline of your proposed research is submitted towards the end of the first trimester (LO1-3). Your local supervisor will be able to guide you regarding the appropriateness and viability of your chosen research topic. Within the outline you will develop your aims and objectives, produce an initial review of the existing research literature, and sketch an approach to undertaking the research including data sources and analysis methods. You may subsequently change the emphasis or even the entire topic of your research however in the latter case this should be through consultation with your supervisor to again confirm you have a viable approach. An outline template is available to you to ensure all required areas are considered. The final dissertation addresses learning outcomes 2 - 5. You are required to analyse, assess, develop, synthesise, integrate and reflect on the findings of the research study relevant to your programme of study.
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| Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
| Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) |
| Face To Face | Lecture | 15 |
| Face To Face | Project Supervision | 15 |
| Independent Learning | Guided independent study | 370 |
| Total Study Hours | 400 |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 400 |
| Assessment |
| Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words |
| Report | 25 | LO1-5 | 8 | HOURS= 00.00, WORDS= 1500 |
| Dissertation | 75 | ALL | 25 | HOURS= 00.00, WORDS= 10000 |
| Component 1 subtotal: | 25 | |
| Component 2 subtotal: | 75 | | | |
| Module subtotal: | 100 | | | |