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The dissertation provides you with the opportunity to undertake an extended and substantial piece of research; to synthesise the academic knowledge acquired from the taught MSc modules and to produce an evaluative and critical discussion of strategic issues relevant to the international management topic under study. The dissertation follows the completion of the research methods module completion of which is a prerequisite for commencement of the dissertation. Following receipt of feedback from the second research methods assignment, you will improve the initial three chapters and in con junction with your supervisor’s guidance, you will then undertake the data gathering either by fieldwork or desk research or some combination of both, evaluate and synthesise the findings and present them clearly. You will also present a set of conclusions drawn from the findings.

The dissertation provides you with the opportunity to undertake an extended and substantial piece of research; to synthesise the academic knowledge acquired from the taught MSc modules and to produce an evaluative and critical discussion of strategic issues relevant to the international management topic under study. The dissertation follows the completion of the research methods module completion of which is a prerequisite for commencement of the dissertation. Following receipt of feedback from the second research methods assignment, you will improve the initial three chapters and in con junction with your supervisor’s guidance, you will then undertake the data gathering either by fieldwork or desk research or some combination of both, evaluate and synthesise the findings and present them clearly. You will also present a set of conclusions drawn from the findings.