11. Programme outcomes A. Knowledge and Understanding Teaching/Learning Methods On completion of these programmes (MSc, Students gain knowledge and understanding PGD, PGC), the successful student will have through lectures and self-directed study. knowledge and understanding of: These are developed and refined through seminars and workshops (including informal the role of research in addressing assessment from tutors). Specific case organisational and professional problems; studies will be used. Experts in the field will a range of methodological approaches to make presentations to the students. organisational, professional and social research; Assessment a range of approaches to research design, Students’ knowledge and understanding is production of (primary and secondary) assessed by: essays; projects of varying data; lengths; oral presentations; software-based a range of approaches to data analysis exercises; pilot production of a problems; interview (or other 'qualitative' the strength and limitations of different material); critical analysis of published methodologies and methods. research; producing a research design. MSc and PGD only: Undertaking a dissertation (MSc only) a substantive area in business and management (depending on option studied) MSc only: the process of doing a self-managed research project, resources available, and pitfalls Teaching/Learning Methods B. Cognitive (Thinking) Skills Students learn summarising and synthesising On completion of these programmes (MSc, skills through participating in lectures PGD, PGC), the successful student will be (including related discussions), seminars, able to: workshops, and self-directed study. Analytical skills are learnt through the critical analysis of deploy analytical skills in the completion of published research, and via the dissertation a critical of a particular research seminars (MSc only). report; critically reflect on evidence presented, and the methods of its production; Assessment produce reasoned arguments, justifying Students’ cognitive skills are assessed by: conclusions drawn; essays; projects of varying lengths; critical summarise and synthesise information analysis of published research; producing a from a variety of sources; research design; undertaking the dissertation develop a research design, on (MSc only). approaches and methods appropriate for a given research problem. MSc only: locate his/her own research in relation to an existing body of knowledge on a research topic. C. Practical Skills Teaching/Learning Methods
11. Programme outcomes A. Knowledge and Understanding On completion of these programmes (MSc, PGD, PGC), the successful student will have knowledge and understanding of: the role of research in addressing organisational and professional problems; a range of methodological approaches to organisational, professional and social research; a range of approaches to research design, production of (primary and secondary) data; a range of approaches to data analysis problems; the strength and limitations of different methodologies and methods. MSc and PGD only: a substantive area in business and management (depending on option studied) MSc only: the process of doing a self-managed research project, resources available, and pitfalls Teaching/Learning Methods Students gain knowledge and understanding through lectures and self-directed study. These are developed and refined through seminars and workshops (including informal assessment from tutors). Specific case studies will be used. Experts in the field will make presentations to the students. Assessment Students’ knowledge and understanding is assessed by: essays; projects of varying lengths; oral presentations; software-based exercises; pilot production of a interview (or other 'qualitative' material); critical analysis of published research; producing a research design. Undertaking a dissertation (MSc only) B. Cognitive (Thinking) Skills On completion of these programmes (MSc, PGD, PGC), the successful student will be able to: deploy analytical skills in the completion of a critical of a particular research report; critically reflect on evidence presented, and the methods of its production; produce reasoned arguments, justifying conclusions drawn; summarise and synthesise information from a variety of sources; develop a research design, on approaches and methods appropriate for a given research problem. MSc only: locate his/her own research in relation to an existing body of knowledge on a research topic. Teaching/Learning Methods Students learn summarising and synthesising skills through participating in lectures (including related discussions), seminars, workshops, and self-directed study. Analytical skills are learnt through the critical analysis of published research, and via the dissertation seminars (MSc only). Assessment Students’ cognitive skills are assessed by: essays; projects of varying lengths; critical analysis of published research; producing a research design; undertaking the dissertation (MSc only). C. Practical Skills Teaching/Learning Methods
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