Module POLM013M for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM013M: MPA Dissertation (MPA ONLY)
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Aims
1. To provide students with an opportunity to conduct independent research-based academic work in the area of Public Administration or in the sub-discipline in which they wish to pursue further research or their career
2. To develop students' ability to apply originality and analytical skills alongside theory and practice to a specific research topic. This may be workplace based.
3. To enhance students awareness of the methodological, ethical and practical concerns of social science research in the field of public administration and specific examples of public sector management
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate knowledge in depth of a specialised subject area; 2. Design an individual research programme, incorporating appropriate social science research methods; 3. Collate and analyse subject-specific information from a range of appropriate sources; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Assimilate and critically analyse data from an appropriate range of sources; 5. Develop cogent argument; 6. Communicate complex information and ideas effectively in writing; |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Undertake an individual research project; 8. Use IT for information retrieval and presentation; and 9. Manage own work. |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
G King, R Keohane and S Verba, (1994); Designing Social Inquiry, Princeton UP
D Burton (ed), (2000) Research Training for Social Scientists: A Handbook for Postgraduate Researchers, Sage.