independently

ModuleMaintenance

AcademicInformation

ModuleCodeMN-D001Academicyear17/18

FullTitleIndependentProject

CollegeManagementLevelD

DepartmentAccountingandFinanceExternalCreditLevelFHEQ7/HESA6

ModuleTypeDisrtationCredits30

ECTSCredits15

FormalContactHours6

PlacementHours0

NotionalHours300

ModuleFee0

LocationPARKCAMPUS

ContactHoursDescription4x1-hourbriefingssion4x30minuteindividualsupervisionmeetings

Modulesynopsistobeprintedinthecatalogue

Themodulerequiresanindependentlyrearchedanalysisofafinance/accountingrelatedtopic(asappropriateto

theprogrammethestudentisundertaking).Itisintendedtoprovideadegreeofsynthesisofthevariouscour

dentshouldbeabletodemonstratehe/sheisabletoapplyknowledgeandskillsgainedand

thathe/shehasanunderstandingofthewidercontextoftheprogrammeofstudyundertaken.

NotestobeprintedinCatalogue

Thismodduleisavailableon

thefollowingprogrammes:

MScAccountingandFinance

MScFinanceandBusinessAnalytics

MScFinancialManagement

StudentscannottakethismoduleiftheyaretakingMN-D002orMN-D003

DeliveryMethod

Primarilyoncampus-Shortlectureprogrammewithlf-directedprojectworksupportedbymeetingswiththe

supervisor.

Isthismoduleplacement

bad?

Notapplicable

Moduletobedeliveredin

collaborationwithanother

organisation?

No

Percentagetaughtin

Welsh

0%

ModuleAims

Theprojectprovidesstudentswithanopportunitytoengageinindependentstudy.

LearningOutcomes

AsssmentInformation

Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodulestudentsshouldbeableto:

Demonstratetheirabilitytoplanandconductalf-directedprojectonawell-definedtopicfromafinancial

perspective,ofimportancetoacontemporaryindustrial/commercial/publicctorororganisation;

Demonstrateathoroughunderstandingoftheprofessionalandacademiccontextoftheissueorproblem

Uappropriatemethodsofanalysisandquantitativeand/orqualitativeinformationfromavarietyofsourcesto

investigatetheproblemorissue;

Criticallyevaluatedifferentarguments,viewpointsandpotentialcoursofactioninabalancedandrational

manner;

Showtheircompetenceindocumentingtheprojectworkanditsfindingsinalogical,coherentandconcimanner;

Completeaclear,conciexecutivesummaryofthework

TransferableSkills

Theabilitytoundertakeautonomousstudy

TimemanagementskillsInformationlocationandretrieval

Prentationandcommunicationskills

Know-howinanalysingfinancialproblemsandcriticallyappraisingpotentialsolutions

Theabilitytodrawvalidconclusionsfromasystematicanalysisofdata

Theabilitytoarguerationallyandtoprenttheargumentscoherentlyinwriting

Syllabus

Briefing/introduction

Theprojectstructure/process

Conductingaliteraturereview

Reportwriting

Arethereanychallengeswhichmightaffectadisabledstudentbeingabletosatisfactorilyundertaketheteaching

andlearningmethodsofthismodule?

Whereaneedhasbeenidentifiedatrecruitment,oratanylaterstage,anasssmentwillbemadeinconjunction

oolwillmakereasonableadjustmentsand/ordevelopalternative

e

connssarystudentnotetakers

sstoaparticularareaisrestrictivethentheUniversitywillalterthe

ativeformsofasssmentwillbeconsideredifappropriate.

Methodofmoderationtouforthepredominantasssmentmethod

UniversalDoubleBlind

Markingofthewhole

cohort

Modulecomponents

AsssmentTypeMarkSchemeAsssmentMonthWeighting

Project

PGTMPart2Markingscheme

asssment

95

Project

PGTMPart2Markingscheme

asssment

Projectresit100

ModuleRules

AdministrativeInformation

Courwork1

PGTMPart2Markingscheme

asssment

September5

Componentdescriptions

Formative:individualplan(ofnotmorethan500words)

100%individualreportofnotmorethan7500words

Inwhatwayswillstudentsreceivefeedbackonassdwork,includingformalexaminations

Formativefeedback–providedthroughoutthemodulethroughmeetingwiththesupervisor

Summativefeedback–writtenfeedbackontheproposalandfinalproject.

Asssmentprovisionforstudentswithdisabilities

Whereaneedhasbeenidentifiedatrecruitment,oratanylaterstage,anasssmentwillbemadeinconjunction

oolwillmakereasonableadjustmentsand/ordevelopalternative

e

connssarystudentnotetakers

sstoaparticularareaisrestrictivethentheUniversitywillalterthe

ativeformsofasssmentwillbeconsideredifappropriate.

Providedetailsofhowstudentswouldredeemfailureinthemodule

100%re-submissionofproject.

SemesterTB3CoordinatorDrDEAvino

ModuleLecturers

LecturerNamePercentTaught

DrDEAvino100

Moduledeliveredbynon

universityemployee?

ModuleTeachingandAcademicSubjectArea

JACSCodeJACSNameDepartmentTeachingLoad%

N300FinanceSOMA66

N400AccountingSOMA34

Requisitemodules

Co-requisitePre-requisiteNon-requisite

NoneNone

MN-D003

MN-D002

NewBlackboardsite

required?

Yes

Taughtwithanother

modulethatusthesame

Blackboardsite?

Yes

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IfYes,pleaenterthe

modulecode(s)

MNAD00

Whatactivitiesdoyouintendtoue-learningfor?

Materialdistribution

Whatasssmentactivitiesdoyouintendtoyouue-learningfor?

Plagiarismcheckingofreport.

Studentcapacity350

Howoftenwillthemodule

runduringthession?

1Ifmorethanonce,when?

Doesthemoduleencroach

onothersubjectareas?

No

Doesthemodulereplace

anexistingmodule?

Yes

Ifyes,thenlectmodule

itreplaces

MNAD00

LTCAuthorirMsMCampbell-DaviesLTCAuthoriDate21Jul2014