The context for the Management Science Dissertation module is management in complex, innovation-intensive, data-driven environments.

Students carry out an...

The context for the Management Science Dissertation module is management in complex, innovation-intensive, data-driven environments.

Students carry out an individual research project on a management topic of their choice. Example projects might include: research on a particular market/industry, analysis of a specific business problem, or the development of a business plan.

It is expected that the project will explore a significant issue faced by an organisation operating in a complex, innovation-intensive, data-driven environment and involve analysis using a range of quantitative tools and quantitative methods.

Students will be expected to draw on the full range of knowledge and skills they have developed during the Management Science BSc/MSci programme, and demonstrate their ability to integrate this knowledge and apply it in novel situations.

Students receive support in the form of lectures and individual 1:1 meetings with their allocated dissertation supervisors.

The dissertation provides students with an opportunity to create a substantial piece of work that highlights their skills and experience, which they can share with potential employers. Students are encouraged to identify suitable projects with companies and other organisations.

The aims of the Management Science Dissertation module are:

To provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate their in-depth knowledge and understanding of management science and how it can be applied in practice.
 To provide students with an opportunity to create a substantial piece of work that highlights their skills and experience, which they can share with potential employers.

The module aims to provide students with an introduction to social research, giving them an understanding of the design principles of social research, and the...

The module aims to provide students with an introduction to social research, giving them an understanding of the design principles of social research, and the various forms that research can take, including ethnography, action research, surveys, experiments and case studies. Students will learn how to search for, organize and critique research papers, and gain an awareness of the contexts in which social research is undertaken, the institutions that fund and produce it, its social impacts and uses, its relation to other forms of social knowledge, and its systems of ethical governance. The module will discuss the formulation of research questions and writing literature reviews for research proposals.