Academic Handbook Business and Project Management
Final Project (Business) Course Descriptor
Last modified on July 28th, 2023 at 2:25 pm
| Course code | LBUSI6200 | Discipline | Business |
| UK credit | 30 | US credit | 8 |
| FHEQ level | 6 | Date approved | November 2022 |
| Core attributes | Communicating in Public and Professional Contexts (CPPC)
Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Final Project (FP) |
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| Pre-requisites | This course is only available to students for whom Business is their main degree discipline (or for Joint Honours students, one of their two main degree disciplines). | ||
| Co-requisites | None | ||
Course Overview
The Final Project in Business is a student’s opportunity to experience the production of academic knowledge in their chosen area of Business. The Project may involve, for example, the application of a theory to a real-world phenomenon, or the use of a technique for studying a Business trend or opportunity.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Knowledge and Understanding
| K1c | Critically analyse existing research/knowledge in a specialist area of business. |
| K2c | Use relevant measurements, tools, and/or techniques relevant to the research problem. |
| K3c | Critically evaluate the features of diverse business cultures and be able to make reasoned and informed decisions with diversity in mind |
Subject Specific Skills
| S1c | Competently use a range of relevant literature, with theoretical or conceptual contributions from a core academic field of the particular topic, as well as other, related academic fields where relevant. |
| S2c | Produce an independently formulated critiqued and evaluated piece of research. |
Transferable and Employability Skills
| T1c | Communicate persuasively across audiences and genres, conveying academic materials to both specialist and non-specialist audiences using visual, written, or verbal techniques. |
| T2c | Research and study creatively, independently, and reflectively. Respond constructively to feedback, and apply advanced knowledge and skills to unfamiliar or wider world challenges or contexts |
| T3c | Display an advanced level of technical proficiency in written English and competence in applying scholarly terminology, so as to be able to apply skills in critical evaluation, analysis and judgement effectively in a diverse range of contexts. |
Teaching and Learning
This course has a dedicated Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) page with a range of resources to orientate the student and provide support for their directed study.
The teaching and learning activities for this course are: 14 scheduled hours.
Indicative example:
- 12 hours of seminars / workshops
- 2 hours of 1:1 or small-group meetings
- Office Hours (up to 4 short meetings)
Faculty hold regular ‘office hours’, which are opportunities for students to drop in or sign up to explore ideas, raise questions, or seek targeted guidance or feedback, individually or in small groups.
Students are to attend and participate in all the scheduled teaching and learning activities for this course and to manage their directed learning and independent study.
Indicative total learning hours for this course: 300
Assessment
Both formative and summative assessment are used as part of this course, with purely formative opportunities typically embedded within interactive teaching sessions, office hours, and/or the VLE.
Summative Assessments
| AE: | Assessment Activity | Weighting (%) | Duration | Length |
| 1 | Written Assignment (Project Proposal) | 10% | N/A | 1,000 words |
| 2 | Presentation | 25% | 12 mins | N/A |
| 3 | Written Assignment (Project) | 65% | N/A | 7,000 words |
Further information about the assessments can be found in the Course Syllabus.
Feedback
Students will receive formative and summative feedback in a variety of ways, written (e.g. marked up on assignments, through email or the VLE) or oral (e.g. as part of interactive teaching sessions or in office hours).
Indicative Reading
Note: Comprehensive and current reading lists are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative reading list provided below is for a general guide and part of the approval/modification process only.
Readings for this course will vary considerably based on the topic chosen by the student.
To enable the student to work effectively, we recommend a “How to do a Project” book, which could include (but not limited to) the following:
- Davies, M. (2014) Doing a Successful Research Project. Macmillan Education.
- Lomas, R. (2011) Mastering Your Business Dissertation. Routledge.
- Brown, R.B. (2006) Doing Your Dissertation in Business and Management. Sage.
Indicative Topics
Note: Comprehensive and current topics for courses are produced annually in the Course Syllabus or other documentation provided to students; the indicative topics provided below is used as a general guide and part of the approval/modification process only.
- Developing a research question/problem
- Choosing a research method
- Writing an academic literature review
| Title: LBUSI6200 Final Project (Business) Course Descriptor
Approved by: Academic Board Location: academic-handbook/programme-specifications-and-handbooks/undergraduate-programmes |
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| Version number | Date approved | Date published | Owner | Proposed next review date | Modification (As per AQF4) & category number |
| 1.1 | July 2023 | July 2023 | Dr Marianna Koli | November 2027 | Category 1: Corrections/clarifications to documents which do not change approved content. |
| 1.0 | November 2022 | January 2023 | Dr Marianna Koli | November 2027 | |