Postgraduate Course: MBA Capstone Project (CMSE11521)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 30 |
ECTS Credits | 15 |
| Summary | The Capstone Project is undertaken in the summer period for full-time students. |
| Course description |
Towards the end of the MBA programme students write a 7,500 word problem solving assignment. Students will have the opportunity to follow a research, consultancy or business plan pathway.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
300
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
288 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Individual Project |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Study in depth a topic which you are particularly interested in within the field of business studies
- Plan, design, execute and report an important piece of individual research.
- Gain experience of the processes involved in developing research
- Communicate, via a report, complex ideas and information in a coherent and structured manner.
- Contribute to knowledge through one of a research, consultancy or business plan pathways
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
¿ Study in depth a topic which you are particularly interested in within the field of business studies |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Julian Rawel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Alana Borthwick
Tel:
Email: |
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