Please do the Research Project on Youtube. Please follow all the guideline given below and please follow the
structure given below as well. I have also attached 2 documents. Please go through those documents. Please
follow the Harvard style referencing.
This final year module requires the completion of an original independent research project (between 8000 and
11,000 words). This can be a ‘traditional’ dissertation, consultancy type project, work based project. It can be
case study based and encompass both primary and secondary data sources. As long as it aligns with the remit
of independent study there is much flexibility in the approach undertaken. The focus for this module is an
independent project, which can be linked to a specific organisation or organisations for which the student has
access (many students work whilst they study, and this experience and access can be invaluable). Areas ofinvestigation may take the form of a competitor analysis, an investigation of procedures, a customer
satisfaction survey, the computerization of a system, a training needs analysis, the development of a policy
statement, employment relations etc… This list is by no means conclusive as there are many business-related
areas, which can be investigated. The principle aim however is independence in terms of research and
analysis of a business-related topic.
The work should follow the prescribed format as advised by the supervisor and the module material held on
CANVAS. The dissertation will be 8,000 words (minimum 8,000 and maximum 11,000)
INTRODUCTION
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• METHODOLOGY
• DISCUSSION FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS (Including where
relevant implications and recommendations)
• REFERENCE LIST
General Formatting Guidelines for 6BU013 Project
Please note the following rules relating to the format of your dissertation:
• The front cover must be the completed E-Submission Cover Sheet (in resources folder on Canvas)
• The second page will be your title page (ensure your supervisor name is on this)
• If appropriate, the third page can comprise acknowledgements which should be limited solely to individuals or
organisations who may have provided material assistance with your research programme;
• The Table of Contents will follow on the next page and should include the chapter number, the chapter
heading and the page number of the beginning of the chapter;
• On successive pages (but beginning on a new page) the list of appendices, list of figures and list of tables will
be given, using the same layout as for the Table of Contents;
• Ethics from should be signed and placed as Appendix 1
• Completed supervisor record should be placed as Appendix 2
• The length for the body text of the dissertation (i.e. excluding any appendices, and references) is between
8,000 (minimum) and 11,000 (maximum)
• The font size should be 12 point (Times or Ariel or similar)
• Each page must be consecutively numbered;
• Each figure, table or diagram used should also be numbered consecutively;
• It is vital that the source be quoted at the bottom of each figure;
• Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of the relevant page, at the end of the relevant chapter, or at the
end of the dissertation, as long as there is continuity of treatment;
• Any quotations used must be explicitly acknowledged, presented in “quotation marks” and fully referenced as
per Harvard System.
• All appendices which contain information considered valuable but peripheral to the order and content of the
dissertation should be placed at the end of the dissertation and be consecutively numbered. They should
include sample copies of any surveys/questionnaires used and additional data if referred to in the body of the
text;
• The reference section, containing all references used, should be included at the end of the project following
the Harvard Citation System,