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Core Module Information
Module title: Professional Project
SCQF level: 10:
SCQF credit value: 40.00
ECTS credit value: 20
Module code: TBS10102
Module leader: Matthew Dutton
School The Business School
Subject area group: Generic - Business School
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

The Professional Project module aims to provide you with a hands-on, applied learning experience culminating in two main components: an Honours level Business Project and a Reflective Report and Poster Presentation. This Professional Project module is designed with a strong student focus, helping you build essential workplace competencies while aligning with ENhance themes. By combining real-world challenges with academic learning, the module supports your development as a reflective practitioner who can make meaningful contributions to your profession and community.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Identify, determine and justify a disciplinary-relevant project.

LO2: Develop aims, scopes and objectives taking into consideration your knowledge of business and management theory and practice.

LO3: Critically assess external business intelligence relevant to your project.

LO4: Prepare a project brief.

LO5: Collect, analyse and evaluate organisational information and market data where appropriate and produce conclusions and recommendations.

LO6: Demonstrate professional oral and document presentation skills for business use.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 1, Blended,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: Blended
Location of delivery: CRAIGLOCKHAR
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Matthew Dutton
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Seminar 12 The seminars will prepare you for the research project by ensuring that you have the necessary methodological and analytical skills to write and present the findings of your professional project.
Face To Face Project Supervision 8 Supervision will be provided by your project supervisor through the 3 trimesters that you are working on the project. The purpose of supervision will be to provide feedback on drafts of work and ensure that you research project is delivered in an ethical way
Online Guided independent study 180 Throughout the duration of the project, you will be required to maintain momentum on the project by ensuring that the provide written drafts of chapters to your supervisor and gather primary data.
Other Work based learning 200 As a Graduate apprentice student you will continue your role in the workplace for 4 of the 5 days in the week and ensure that you maintain contact with your workplace mentor and engage in on-campus contact time with your supervisor.
Total Study Hours400
Expected Total Study Hours for Module400


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Dissertation 75 1~2~3~4~5~6 Week 10 , WORDS= 10000 words Dissertation - Professional Project. This is the final project due in year 4 in which you will demonstrate a contribution to knowledge through the idetnification of a work based issue for which you will provide evidence based solutions through the analyses of primary data. Dissertation is due in trimester 3
Reflective Log 15 1~2~3~6 Week 8 , WORDS= 2000 words Reflective Report: A 2,000-word report where you reflect on your personal, professional, and technical growth in the workplace. The report requires you to discuss one personal objective and three employer objectives, drawing on a reflective log you've kept throughout the trimesters. Due in trimester 3
Poster 10 1~2~3 Week 8 , WORDS= 500 words Poster Presentation: A 500-word narrated PowerPoint presentation showcasing your project. This presentation is for a general audience with no prior knowledge of your research area, so you should avoid jargon and use visual supports to clearly convey your project's aims, objectives, key findings, and recommendations. This is due in trimester 3
Component 1 subtotal: 25
Component 2 subtotal: 75
Module subtotal: 100

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