Assignment 1: Poster Presentation (narrated) and Proposal

 If no Poster Presentation is submitted, this will be regarded as a non-submission (0/G)

 Projects must be linked to the students' specialist area, integrating the specialism with the MBA
toolkit
 Details of their course (pathway) must be stated on the Poster Presentation PowerPoint slide
 TIP is a research project - needs to identify a gap in knowledge / practice
 Clear rationale, aim, scope (not an essay / business report disguised as research)
 Integration of theory and contemporary practice informed by and focused extension of MBA
toolkit - critical analysis
 Most TIP projects are informed by secondary data and, therefore, single case studies are
inappropriate, although might contribute to a comparative analysis
 Primary data collection is permitted but discouraged due to time constraints
 If students wish to collect primary data, ethical approval from UoB is essential prior to data
collection
 Projects must have a theoretical under-pinning from the MBA toolkit and extended through
independent research from the past 5-10 years only

Assignment 2: TIP Project

Supervision combines
 (remote) meetings with your allocated supervisor
 submission of an absolute minimum of 2 drafts, more recommend, to the Online Journal for
feedback
Title Page: include details of their course (pathway), for example:
 MBA (General); MBA (HHSM); MBA with Data Analytics
Introduction: Improved proposal using feedback and guidance from A1and your supervisor
Literature Review: Provides the theoretical underpinning for the area of investigation. Students
need to critically analyse quality academic sources of direct relevance to the research, comparing,
contrasting, and identifying trends and patterns between the papers. Do not describe,
demonstrate your understanding through the critical analysis integrating theory and practice in
context. This is where students present a persuasive argument for the gap identified for research.
Method of analysis
 Justification of methods of data collection and data analysis as appropriate to the aim and
objectives of their research
 For systematic review, this must be rigorous across all stages
- Data collection: specify key words, data bases, criteria (in a table/flow chart)
- Data analysis: Insufficient to only list the papers; Analyse, e.g. qualitative thematic analysis
Discussion
 Critical interpretation of findings in relation to current knowledge
 Clear conclusions derived from in-depth critical analysis
 Feasible recommendations

Marking is completed using the double speed marking spreadsheet. Each mark category is linked to
the relevant area on the spreadsheet criteria, therefore this assists with consistency of marking and
feedback.