Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (MSc Accounting and Finance) (CMSE11058)
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 | 60 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words will be undertaken during the summer on a topic of current interest to the accounting, finance and investment community. Various types of dissertation are acceptable. A dissertation may be subject review, a theoretical essay, a numerical project, a data-based project or a software project. Examples of the aims of the dissertation 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
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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 problem;
* structure and logically construct a report on a piece of research.
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Assessment Information
| A dissertation of approximately 15,000 words in length. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Maria Michou
Tel: (0131 6)50 8341
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Course secretary | Ms Natalie Honeyman
Tel: (0131 6)51 1458
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