MSc FINANCE PROJECT 2006/07
SUMMARY:

· The project comprises 20% of the overall mark for the MSc

· The project must be submitted via WebCT by 30 August 2007 (4:00pm)

· Projects will be marked by the middle of September before the final Examiners meeting, which takes place at the end of the month

· Final marks for the MSc should be available by the end of October.

The project is an original piece of research, which must not exceed 10,000 words (excluding tables, refs, etc).  There is no reason for students to aim for 10,000; that is an upper limit.  A perfectly good project might only comprise 7,000 or 8,000 words.  What matters is content, not length. 

The Timetable

Mon 5 March   Students submit dissertation topic via WebCT by 4:00pm
Fri 23 March    Students are assigned a supervisor
Tues 1 May Students submit literature survey via WebCT by 4:00pm
W/c 8 May Students meet their supervisors and discuss their survey and project
Thur 5 July  Students submit a progress report via WebCT by 4:00pm
Fri 6-Fri 13 July  Students meet their supervisors to discuss their progress and project
Mon 30 July   Last date for final meeting with supervisor
Thur 30 August  Submit completed project英语论文网 【http://www.51lunwen.org】 via WebCT by 4:00pm

Your first major task, after submitting your dissertation topic, will be to complete a short literature survey (maximum length 800 words).
This literature survey is important in order to focus your project and will be discussed with your supervisor during the week commencing 8 May. Your next task is to produce a progress report (maximum length 1000 words) by the 5th of July. During the period Fri 6th – Fri 13th July you will meet your supervisor again in order to discuss your progress report. 

The literature survey and progress report are not formally assessed (the final project is weighted at 100%*) but the above two meetings are compulsory and will be organised by your supervisors, who willexpect this work to be completed before you meet.

Students are entitled to three additional meetings with their supervisors in June-July. These optional meetings should be arranged by the students.  All meetings should not exceed 30mins.

Resit students are only required to submit their final project (i.e. they are not required to submit a literature review or progress report).  Resits students are entitled to the optional meetings with their supervisor.

I. GENERAL GUIDANCE.

The first steps

The most important early task once your project topic has been chosen is to commence work on the short literature survey.  The survey is intended to make you familiar with current resear 本文来自：英语论文网 【http://www.51lunwen.org】