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POL6903 - MAPPM Dissertation

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Public Policy
Credit Units
6
Course Duration
Summer and Two semesters
This course falls under the academic regulation for dissertation-type courses (AR12.5).
Normal duration of the course: 3 semesters (Summer Term, Semester A & Semester B).
Maximum extension duration of the course: 3 semesters (Summer Term, Semester A & Semester B). After which no further extension is permitted.
Pre-requisite(s)
With effect from Summer Term 2009, to be eligible to undertake a Dissertation, part-time students will normally be required to:
  1. have gained at the end of their first year of study a CGPA of 3.2; and
  2. submit a formal Dissertation Proposal towards the end of their first semester B of at least 2,000 words in which they set out:
    a. their proposed topic;
    b. their aims and objectives;
    c. their proposed methods and their rationale for the study;
    d. their rationale should also include a short literature review that helps to locate their study in a wider theoretical and, if appropriate, applied literature.
Students studying in full-time mode may apply to undertake a Dissertation, but must submit a formal Dissertation Proposal of 2,000 words which will be subject to the approval of the Dissertation Committee.
Exclusive Courses:
POL6202 or POL6303 or POL6904
Course Offering Term*:
Summer 2016

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims
This course aims to enhance students' ability to carry out independent research and to develop expertise in a chosen subject area. Through their work on the dissertation students should be able to demonstrate initiative and intellectual achievement in their application of the theory and techniques provided by the course as well as their abilities to discuss critically the chosen subject matter and the principles being applied. Where appropriate, the dissertation also aims to enable students to enhance their professional development and to make a research-based contribution to the understanding of important issues within their own organizations.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 100%
 
Detailed Course Information
POL6903.pdf

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Department of Public Policy