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Glasgow School for Business and Society

MHN321920 UNDERGRADUATE DISSERTATION

BA ACCOUNTANCY

BA FINANCE, INVESTMENT & RISK

BA RISK MANAGEMENT

Dissertation Tutors: Siobhan J White

Sarah Laycock

Shahid Nawaz

Table of Contents

Page

1. Introduction

1.1 Learning Outcomes 4

1.2 Module Structure 5

2. Research Methods

2.1 Learning Outcomes 5

2.2 Learning & Teaching Methods 6

2.3 Scheme of Work 7

2.4 Assessment 8

3. Supervision

3.1 Role of Supervisor & Student 9

3.2 Performance Monitoring 10

3.3 Issues with Supervision 10

3.4 Late Submission & Failure to Submit Dissertation 11

4. Timing 11

5. Dissertation

5.1 Preliminaries 12

5.2 Main 13

5.3 Appendices 13

5.4 Presentation 13

5.5 Plagiarism 14

6. Sequence of Events

6.1 The Choice of Subject Area & Initial Aim 15

6.2 Allocation of Dissertation Supervisor 15

6.3 Introduction: Identification of Aim, Objectives & Research Plan 16

6.4 Literature Review 16

6.5 Methodology & Data 18

6.6 Analysis & Results 18

6.7 Conclusions & Recommendations 19

6.8 Preparation of the Dissertation 19

7. Essential Reading 20

8. Module Evaluation 21

9. Ethics 22

10. Bibliography 22

List of Appendices

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A Research Proposal Marking Scheme 23