BUS7095 Business and Management Research Project Assessment Brief

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, you will be able to: 
1. Formulate, design, and justify a business and management research project,  including its aims, scope and objectives.

2. Identify and appraise ethical challenges relating to the research design. Secure  ethical approval for the research project, and ensure that it is conducted in line  with BCU policies and the norms of business and management research. 

3. Self-manage the development of the research, using rigorous research and  project management techniques, and critically appraise the work undertaken, to  facilitate improvements in personal research and project practice. 

4. Critically evaluate and synthesise current business and management theory,  which is at the forefront of the academic discipline, and is relevant for the course and the particular topic, case or organisation under investigation. 

5. Assemble and source valid business data which will support the requirements of  the project aims, scope and objectives.

Assessment Overview 

Rationale 
The aim of the research paper is to provide you with an opportunity to further your intellectual  and personal development by undertaking a significant practical unit of activity, having an  educational value, and at a level commensurate with the award of a Master’s degree. 
The Business and Management Research Project is a major element of your degree where you  have the freedom to select what to study or investigate. Because of this, it can be one of the  most valuable learning experiences you could ever go through. Most students, for instance,  have used the research paper not only to develop a detailed study of a topic that interests them,  but also to learn about themselves and to produce a research paper which fully demonstrates  their intellectual and personal capabilities.

A subsidiary benefit of the Business and Management Research Project is that it provides  tangible evidence of your abilities and can improve your employment and promotion  opportunities.