- Department: The York Management School
- Credit value: 30 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
This module is the culmination of the MBA journey. It encapsulates all the knowledge and experience that a student has learned throughout their course and presents it in the framework of a portfolio exploring a management problem or issue.
Prerequisite modules are the other 10 MBA modules.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Online Teaching Period 1 2024-25 to Online Teaching Period 2 2024-25 |
B | Online Teaching Period 2 2024-25 to Online Teaching Period 3 2024-25 |
C | Online Teaching Period 3 2024-25 to Online Teaching Period 4 2024-25 |
D | Online Teaching Period 4 2024-25 to Online Teaching Period 5 2024-25 |
E | Online Teaching Period 5 2024-25 |
F | Online Teaching Period 6 2024-25 |
This module allows the student to apply their knowledge and skills learned throughout the course to a specific issue(s) identified within an organisation, to establish a method of researching it and to be able to present a rigorous and sound solution.
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
Work independently managing a large research based consultancy project
Confidently manage a systematic literature search, identifying and critiquing sources relevant to the field of investigation
Design and implement a suitable methodology by adapting and applying methods and instruments appropriate to a business context with due concern for matters of reliability and validity.
Independently present results suitable for a wide range of audiences and critically evaluate appropriate methods and tools for data collection, analysis and distribution
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Non-compensatable
None
In accordance with UYMS policy.
Macintosh, R., Nic Beech, Bartunek, J.M. and Mason, K. (2021). Delivering impact in management research when does it really happen? Abingdon, Oxon New York, Ny Routledge.
Manville, G., Matthias, O. and Campbell, J. (2018). Management consultancy insights and real consultancy projects. London Routledge.
Naegle, B.R. and Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.). Graduate School Of Business And Public Policy (2010). Analysis planning methodology for thesis, Joint Applied Project and MBA Research Reports.
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Graduate School Of Business And Public Policy.