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    <StaffMember>
      <Name>Andra Toader</Name>
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        <OrgName>Alliance Manchester Business School</OrgName>
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      <MaxUnits>European Credit Transfer &amp; Accumulation System Rating :   20.0</MaxUnits>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Please visit the dissertation page in the UG online handbook for more details; &lt;a href="https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/dissertation/"&gt;https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/dissertation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Please visit the dissertation page in the UG online handbook for more details; &lt;a href="https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/dissertation/"&gt;https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/dissertation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;This course unit provides students with valuable experience in undertaking original research and completing a substantial piece of independent academic work. The course unit helps students develop independent research skills with assistance from an academic supervisor.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NOTE: Students who wish to undertake a dissertation need to secure their supervisor by themselves before the dissertation proposal deadline. For more details, please see the dissertation page of the UG online Handbook at:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/dissertation/"&gt;https://www.ambs.ughandbook.manchester.ac.uk/programme/dissertation/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:.3pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content>&lt;p&gt;On successful completion of dissertation, students should be able to structure and organise research-based academic work. The learning outcomes include:&lt;br /&gt;- Formulate research questions&lt;br /&gt;- Review and evaluate relevant theories/analytical frameworks&lt;br /&gt;- Identify and collect appropriate data&lt;br /&gt;- Apply a suitable method (quantitative and/or qualitative) to analyse data&lt;br /&gt;- Discuss and inform key findings in an academic style&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left: 5.7pt"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <Content></Content>
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  <PracticalSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Practical skills" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <TransferableSkills Applicant="Y" Label="Transferable skills and personal qualities" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <TeachingMethods Applicant="Y" Label="Teaching and learning methods" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Methods of delivery: This course unit is delivered by means of individual meetings with an agreed supervisor who guides the student throughout the dissertation period. There are no timetabled lectures/seminars. Students are required to arrange meetings with an agreed supervisor in a proactive and professional manner.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecture hours: None&lt;br /&gt;Seminar hours: None&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Informal Contact Methods&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Office hours&lt;br /&gt;2. Drop-in session about data sources (available at the library).&lt;br /&gt;3. Responses to students&amp;rsquo; queries via email.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <FeedbackMethods Applicant="Y" Label="Feedback methods" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p&gt;Feedback and advice on your progress will be provided by your agreed supervisor through supervision meetings and email communication. General matters in the course will be dealt with by the course coordinator.&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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  <RequirementsList Applicant="Y" Label="Pre/co-requisites" Student="Y">
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      <UnitCode>BMAN24410</UnitCode>
      <UnitTitle>Research Methodology</UnitTitle>
      <RequirementType>Pre-Requisite</RequirementType>
      <Description>Compulsory</Description>
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    <AdditionalRequirement>Only available to students on: BSc Mgt/Mgt Specialism; IMABS; IM. Pre-req for BMAN31500 is BMAN24410.&lt;p&gt;Pre-Requisite: BMAN24410 Research Methodology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pre-requisite course units have to be passed by 40% or above at the first attempt unless a higher percentage is indicated within this course outline.&lt;/p&gt;</AdditionalRequirement>
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  <Accreditation Applicant="Y" Label="Accreditation" Student="Y">
    <Content></Content>
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  <RecommendedReading Applicant="Y" Label="Recommended reading" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;ul&gt;	&lt;li&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:40px; text-indent:-24.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:normal"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:29.7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Bailey, S. (2006) &lt;i&gt;Academic writing: A handbook for international students&lt;/i&gt; (2nd ed.).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:40px; text-indent:-24.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:normal"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:29.7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;&amp;bull;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Creswell, J. W. (2009) &lt;i&gt;Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method approaches&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:40px; text-indent:-24.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:normal"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:29.7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;&amp;bull;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Easterby-Smith, M., Thorpe, R., &amp;amp; Jackson, P. (2012) &lt;i&gt;Management research&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:40px; text-indent:-24.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:normal"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:29.7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;&amp;bull;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Monippally, M. &amp;amp; Pawar, B. S. (2010) &lt;i&gt;Academic writing: A guide for management students and researchers&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:40px; text-indent:-24.0pt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:11pt"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height:normal"&gt;&lt;span style="tab-stops:29.7pt"&gt;&lt;span style="text-autospace:none"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black"&gt;&amp;bull;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="color:black"&gt;Saunders, M., Lewis, P., &amp;amp; Thornhill, A. (2009) &lt;i&gt;Research methods for business students&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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    <IntroText> </IntroText>
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        <Hours>0</Hours>
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  <Notes Applicant="Y" Label="Additional notes" Student="Y">
    <Content>&lt;p style="margin-left:8px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;Other staff involved: Agreed supervisors (the student is required to secure a supervisor before the dissertation proposal deadline)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:8px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;Pre-Requisite: BMAN24410 Research Methodology;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Calibri&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:8px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;Pre-requisite course units have to be passed by 40% or above at the first attempt unless a higher percentage is indicated within this course outline.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:8px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;Co-Requisites: None&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:8px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;Dependent courses: None&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="margin-left:8px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:black;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:&amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;line-height:normal;text-autospace:none;"&gt;Programme Restrictions: BSc Management and Management (Specialisms), BSc International Management with American Business Studies, BSc International Management&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</Content>
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