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Module Title
LM Dissertation
School
Birmingham Business School
Department
Birmingham Business School
Module Code
08 28044
Module Lead
Dr Toby Kendall
Level
Masters Level
Credits
60
Semester
Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
None
Exclusions
Description
The Dissertation is an in-depth individual research study of a particular issue within the field of economics. It will outline understanding of current theory and literature, describe in detail methodology of data gathering, outline the evidence gathered, analysis and interpretation; and finally explore conclusions, and if relevant to the study, recommendations.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able to:
Design, plan and execute an independent research project.
Critically assess and make comparisons between theoretical frameworks and substantive knowledge acquired in the programme to a research topic.
Undertake a systematic analysis of quantitative and/or qualitative information and present the results in a clear and consistent manner
Analyse and evaluate primary and/or secondary data and assess its implications for theory and practice.