Postgraduate Course: Dissertation Part 2: MSc in Accounting and Finance (CMSE11187)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 45 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This is a core element for the MSc in Accounting and Finance programme. A dissertation will be undertaken during the summer on a topic of current interest to the accounting and finance community.
The aims are:
- to give the student the opportunity to practice and gain confidence in the use of skills which s/he has acquired in the preceding courses;
- provide an opportunity to study a particular topic in depth;
- to conduct novel research and to create new knowledge and insight in the selected topic;
The conduct of the dissertation is to be student centred with the student taking full responsibility for all aspects of the research work. The role of the supervisor is to provide appropriate advice and guidance as deemed necessary.
The dissertation component of the programme will consist of
Either:
Dissertation Part 1 - Research Methods in Accounting and Finance (15 credits)
or:
Dissertation Part 1 - Research Methods in Finance and Investment (15 credits)
and:
Dissertation Part 2 (MSc Accounting and Finance) (45 credits)
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing the dissertation the student will be able to:-
- plan and conduct a substantial piece of research over a protracted period;
- synthesise, critically evaluate and analyse a body of literature;
- choose and use correctly an appropriate research methodology to approach a research prolem;
- structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research.
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Assessment Information
| A dissertation of approximately 10,000 words in length. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
RATIONALE
1) To provide flexibility in relating the research methods more closely to the types of independent dissertation available to students;
2) To facilitate effective supervision of groups of students who undertake projects on similar topics, and who therefore have commonality in the reading and design of their projects;
3) To facilitate the opportunity to undertake dissertation topics that have been suggested by investment and other executives, with advice and often data from the relevant executive. We believe that a shorter dissertation, linked to a thorough understanding of relevant research methods, will fit better with the type of project suggested by investment practitioners;
4) To allow students to integrate their study of research methods with their initial planning of the research project;
5) To allow more scope for option choices in the second semester by freeing up a 15-credit slot;
6) To provide flexibility regarding teaching and assessment of research methods as integral to the independent dissertation planning and execution.
7) To reinforce the students ownership of the dissertation project.
The marks will be finalised at the October exam board rather than the June exam board. |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Finance, Accounting, Dissertation, Research Methods |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Tom Brown
Tel: (0131 6)50 8333
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Course secretary | Ms Sarah Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3475
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