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FI4501: DISSERTATION IN FINANCE (2016-2017)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

All Accountancy and Finance students must undertake a dissertation. Students taking a joint degree may undertake the dissertation in either discipline, but not both.  It is designed to show that you are able to:

Carry out a substantial piece of research on a chosen subject without close supervision

Critically analyse and evaluate work carried out by others

Reach your own conclusions based upon your analysis and evaluation of relevant evidence, whether this is prior research only or prior research coupled with your own research.  

Write-up the results of your work in a clear, coherent and logical way.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Laura McCann

Qualification Prerequisites

None.

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Finance (FI) (Studied)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

  • AC4528 Dissertations in Accountancy (Studied)
  • AC4529 Dissertations in Finance (Studied)
  • FI4529 Dissertations in Finance (Studied)

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

The primary and final product of the course is the independent writing of the dissertation

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment comprising of Dissertation Plan (10%) and Dissertation (10,000 words) (90%).

 

Formative Assessment

This will take place via discussions with supervisors and chapter feedback.

Feedback

Students are required to prepare material for the supervisory meetings and informal feedback will be given on these. They are also required to submit one draft chapter of the thesis and written feedback is given on this.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.
 

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