Demonstrate aptitude in the development and implementation of a management based research investigation; 2. Demonstrate the ability to plan, monitor and control (project manage) the research to a successful conclusion in a structured, skilled and professional manner; 3. Produce an academically robust critique on a journal article or book chapter 4. Critically assess and determine a range of suitable research methods to progress the Academic Research Poster and the Dissertation 5. Produce a critical and detailed review of literature pertinent to the topic under investigation, bot

1. Demonstrate aptitude in the development and implementation of a management based research investigation; 2. Demonstrate the ability to plan, monitor and control (project manage) the research to a successful conclusion in a structured, skilled and professional manner; 3. Produce an academically robust critique on a journal article or book chapter 4. Critically assess and determine a range of suitable research methods to progress the Academic Research Poster and the Dissertation 5. Produce a critical and detailed review of literature pertinent to the topic under investigation, both in the Poster and the Dissertation; 6. Implement and evaluate a suitable process of data gathering 7. Produce a written thesis that demonstrates a robust investigation, focus, rationale, analysis, interpretation, and conclusions for an empirically based business phenomenon. You should also identify findings and conclusions with respect to the frame of reference developed from the literature review and rigorously justify and defend the research process, findings, and conclusions/recommendations within the Dissertation. In addition to generating a feasible research investigation, there are two other components to this unit. In the first, you produce a professional academic research poster. The poster comprises of the proposal (typically drawn from a case study you discuss with your supervisor), brief literature review, methodology, anticipated outcomes, and plan (e.g. Gantt chart, CPA), the Academic Research Poster element is a summative element, initially with formative feedback. The second element, also summative, although initially with formative feedback, is a Critique of a journal article or book chapter. The Academic Poster element and the Critique together are worth 25% of the total mark and the final submitted dissertation is worth 75% of the total mark.