Research Design & Management

SHE level 12
SCQF credit points 60
ECTS credit points 30
Module code MDN230207
Module Leader Thelma Okey-Adibe
School Glasgow School for Business and Society
Subject Finance and Accounting
Trimester A (September start), B (January start), C (May start), A (September start), B (January start), C (May start)

Summary of content

The student will explore aspects of research project management including initial idea, through to project design and testing, implementation, controlling risk, monitoring, and evaluation. There will also be a strong focus on working effectively with a research supervisor. Each student will identify a work based issue/problem and set it in a policy/strategic context. A research question will be developed and supported by a comprehensive literature review and selection of appropriate methodology/ies which will form part of a project proposal. The proposal will be summarised; this will form the basis of the proposal for registration for Stage Two of the Professional Doctorate with the Research Degrees Committee and the submission of research degrees committee form (RDC1).

Module details

Module structure

Activity Total hours
Lectures 11
Tutorials 0
Practicals 22
Seminars 22
Independent Learning 245
Assessment 300
Placement 0

Assessment methods

Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description
Course Work001 100 0 CW 1: 8000 words Research Proposal (plus a synopsis of project proposal for RDC1- 500 words)