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Module - Contemporary management for studies

Topic Choice

Answer all the questions below:

Is the relationship between the topic and management practice clear Y / N
Is the relationship between the topic and Organisational Goals clear Y / N
Is the relationship between the topic and Sustainability Development Goals clear Y / N
Is your topic too wide or too focussed Wide/ Focussed
Why?..........................................................................................................

Can it be expressed in the form of a question that to be answered? Y / N
Is there sufficient research in this topic area?
What knowledge will be needed - where will you look (list books, journals & any other sources)?
Are these research articles or review articles. (You will need more research than review articles)
What assumptions are there built in the topic area/questions?

Choosing Your Topic:
Suggestions for individual topics are often far too wide and so here is some additional guidance :
• You do not need to choose the topic that was allocated for the team presentation
• The team presentation topics were provided as a starter team topic only.
• Most of the suggested so far topics are far too wide and cannot be addressed sensibly in 400 words Your work must now be refined and made specific.

Consider contextualising your topic:
• E.g. in what country (ies) are you focussing on?
• What industry / sector?
• What size/type of company?
• Providing this context includes explaining why this specific topic is important.

Consider comparing and contrasting your topic:
• Can you turn your topic into a question that you can answer?
• Can you compare, for example, across countries or organisations?
• The topic should not be too narrow. There must be sufficient published research available. Are you sure there is?
• Your topic cannot be about a specific organisation or comparing specific organisations. It is not about a case study and you will not be able to access sufficient research about single organisations.

Be ready to be able to discuss the philosophical stance of the researchers you use ready for your individual presentations.

You need to be moving on from using general textbooks to journal articles which demonstrate that you have engaged with the recent research literature on your specific topic,

Be ready to indicate what you think the main issues / theories are and explain why. By indicating what the key themes/problems are you will be demonstrating that you have moved from mere description to demonstrating of what researchers have found to comparing and contrasting. In other words you need to demonstrate the required level of criticality necessary for a Masters Award.

Presentation Details

1. Introduction (title)
• Who are you and what will you be talking about?

2. Your selected topic
• Provide detail

3. Why is this issue important?
• Explain why this topic is important to modern management

4. Key authors and findings
• Who are the key authors in your topic and what have they found out?

5. Link to management practice and organisational & Sustainability Developement goals
• Explain the link between what has been found out about your topic and a) what managers do and b) how it might help organisations achieve their goals

6. References
• Explain where you looked for information.

Presentation

• Number of slides
• The specific focus for your assessment (the topic)
• The rationale for your choice (why this topic important to management)
• Key authors and findings (who is important)
• Link to management practice/organisational goals/ SDGs (what has been done in relation to these areas)
• A critical appraisal of the approach(es) to studying your topic (what problems have you identified
• References

• Use the structure given above (consider a slide for each of headings)
• Make sure that you use relevant textbooks and journal articles
• Start collecting information before you start putting together the presentatk
• Use up-to-date information sources and make sure that you explain why you think that they are trustworthy. (This is a Masters module, you should not using commercial web sites, but rather peer reviewed sources)
• Use Harvard referencing
• Practice your timings, but don't worry about being 'perfect'
• Speak clearly and don't rush
• Use a clear font and a large font size for improved visibility
• Use diagrams if they save words and are directly relevant
• Enjoy talking about the subject - the audience wants to know

Attachment:- Contemporary management for studies.rar