BU591H: Practical Intervention Project

BU591H: PRACTICAL INTERVENTION PROJECT (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58

Course Overview

The Practical Intervention Project provides you with an opportunity to apply theories, concepts and reflective, practice-based learning to a well-defined work-based project. Underpinned by research methods training and set within an action research frame, you’ll be supervised through the process of producing a high impact project aimed at improving performance in your business. The output is designed to be the culmination of your two years part-time study, and an unequivocal expression of the progress you have made.

Course Details

Study Type	Postgraduate	Level	5
Term	Third Term	Credit Points	45 credits (22.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Offshore	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Ian Robson

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Postgraduate Programme (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

This course includes a significant research training component in the form of 20 hours of classroom teaching and 5 hours of individual supervision. The classroom teaching – which comprises a mix of lectures, group work, case studies and discussion – focuses on action research training, set within general research concepts and tools. It is designed to provide a sound underpinning to students’ own Practical Intervention Project report. Students will be expected to identify a work-based problem, project or challenge that will provide a research vehicle for applying concepts, theory and models of good practice. Action research models will be applied to the task of analysing practice, problematizing observed phenomena and applying solutions through a cyclical and iterative approach.

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 21st September 2026 for Term 1 and Full Year courses and 8th January 2027 for Term 2 courses.

Summative Assessments

Project Report/Dissertation

Assessment Type	Summative	Weighting	100
Assessment Weeks		Feedback Weeks		Look up Week Numbers
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Learning Outcomes

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Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Level	Thinking Skill	Outcome
Conceptual	Understand	Critically understand of how action research is conducted in a business and management context.
Conceptual	Apply	Understand and effectively apply ethical issues in business and management research.
Conceptual	Analyse	Critically analyse, utilising action research method, a specific issue or area of business or management in depth and to explore its significance in practice.

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