Task:
Welcome to the Service Industry Dissertation module.
The aim of this module is for students to demonstrate responsibility in planning and managing resources necessary to produce a coherent dissertation and/or research project that shows critical knowledge of a topic relevant to the student’s Course of study.
A dissertation is defined as, ‘An extended piece of writing, supported by a supervisor, on a topic chosen by the student that is the result of the student’s own independent and in-depth research.’
Why do we ask you to do a Dissertation? This is because the process of producing this type of assessment enables you to:
• Identify your own area of interest.
• Explore an area in depth.
• Define your own question.
• Experience the process of producing knowledge.
• Manage a project from beginning to end.
• Consolidate your communication, information-seeking and intellectual skills.
At the end of the module, you will be able to:
1. Compose a detailed record of research on a topic relevant to your Course
2. Identify your research approach within the general framework of research methodology
3. Locate information from a variety of secondary sources
4. Write a critical literature review that deals effectively with relevant concepts/theories/models
5. Select and implement appropriate primary data collection methods
6. Analyse quantitative and/or qualitative data and evaluate in relations to models/theories
7. Present a dissertation that effectively communicates your research findings