PS3S81 - Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part B 01 Sep 2019 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 3

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PS3S81
Module Title: Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part B
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Operations Management
Faculty Sub Group: Operations Management
Module Leader: Scott Parfitt
Module Team: Sehwa Lim, Mark Waggett, Steffan James, Darar Apiri, Victoria Pledger, Luke Evans, Paul Byard, Oluseyi Adeyemi, Sharmin Julie, Simon Thomas
First Intended Intake: JAN 2015 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100078 - business and management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 3
Valid From 01 Sep 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To provide students with a medium through which they may develop and demonstrate logistics, operations, purchasing and supply chain management related skills acquired during their studies, but especially those skills associated with research, analysis, evaluation and the presentation of complex material.

To provide the opportunity to pursue, in depth, a particular area of interest in any of the following:

logistics
operations,
purchasing
supply chain management

This module explores the necessity of research methodology, primary data gathering, findings, discussion and conclusion.

Content Summary

The dissertation process is administered by a dissertation co-ordinator.
All students are supplied with a comprehensive dissertation handbook, which provides detailed guidance on structuring their research, undertaking their study and completing their dissertation.
The student will build on from the Dissertation Part A and explore appropriate research methodology and method. Then undertake the primary research gathering. They will then be expected to analysis and develop research discussion comparing their primary data findings with literature. Students will attend regular meetings with their dissertation supervisors.

The expected delivery in this module is methodology, findings and discussion and conclusion chapter. This will then result in a final 12,000 word complete dissertation when combined with the delivery of chapters in Dissertation Part A module.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 4
Seminar 4
Project supervision 5
Independent Study 147
Directed Study 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 An ability to justify and apply advanced research skills to a specific area.
LO2 The ability to reflect on primary data results via the research process, leading to a substantial written document.

Module Requisites

Code Title Requisite Type
MOD007833 Dissertation (Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management) Part A pre-requisite
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Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Dissertation Dissertation Second half of dissertation 0 6000 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Dissertation

Reading List

Latest edition of the following text(s):

Bell, J., Doing Your Research Project, OU Press: Buckingham.

Mark Easterby-Smith, Richard Thorpe & Andy Lowe Management Research : An Introduction, Sage Publications Ltd, ISBN 080398393X

Gill, John & Johnson, Phil, Research Methods for Managers 2nd ed, Paul Chapman Publishing, ISBN 185396350X

Saunders, Mark, Research Methods for Business Students 2nd ed, Financial Times Prentice Hall, ISBN 0273639773