Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives On completion of this dissertation students should be able to engage in independent research on a subject of interest to them; have demonstrated skills in research; have demonstrated they are capable of undertaking a research thesis.
Synopsis The preliminary dissertation gives students the opportunity to engage in independent research on a subject of interest to them, but not associated with the subject area of their thesis topic. A supervisor is assigned to the student and the work is graded by the supervisor. The dissertation is equivalent to two subjects and is expected to be approximately 15,000 words. Permission to undertake the dissertation is required from the coordinator of research in the Department of Business Management.
Assessment Written (15,000 words): 100%