SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT 2 Unit Name Masters Project Unit Code EBSC7545 Assignment Title Final Project Type of Submission Individual Portfolio: Final project with relevant supporting development material and evidence of engagement (Summative; 70% of unit mark) Word Count 8,500 words (excluding Appendices) with +/- 10% allowance - or equivalent Issue Date June 2023 Assignment Task You are required to prepare and deliver your Final Project using the framework from your Research Project Proposal. Your submitted Final Project will consist of a portfolio of work that must include: 1A) A dissertation-format written work of 8,500 words. or 1B) A practice-based research project. This will consist of two distinct elements: 1) a written work of approx. 5,000 words following the dissertation format, and 2) a practice-based outcome e.g., a website, a business plan, a documentary, a dance, etc. as agreed with your supervisor. and 2) All relevant supporting development material and evidence of engagement with support sessions and supervision (e.g., evidence of primary research, supervision logs signed by the supervisor, etc.). These should be submitted in the appendices of the written work. The purpose of the Masters Project is to develop deep knowledge in relation to a chosen business problem or opportunity. The focus is on the analysis, interpretation and presentation of information, and development and communication of creative ideas related directly to your course. To recognise that written work is not the only way of communicating this knowledge effectively, the format of the final submission is deliberately flexible to allow you to present your individual project in a context appropriate to your topic and findings. Your final project may therefore be a more traditional dissertation or a practice-based research project which allows for a wide range of different practice-based outcomes, including a business plan for a new venture. To form ideas for a practical manifestation of your project, consider the relationship between the theoretical contemporary discourses in your subject area and its application. Whatever you decide to do, you must evidence your decision-making with a documented discussion and written approval from your supervisor. IMPORTANT: (A) Whatever the format of your final submission, you must demonstrate evidence of advanced conceptual, theoretical, and technical capability at Masters level, hence the requirement for a dissertation-format written body of work. The research project will be assessed according to the University's postgraduate assessment regulations and Level 7 - Masters - grade descriptors. (B) A list of references, illustrations, figures, and tables where appropriate must be included in all research projects whatever the format chosen by the student. This is compulsory. It is also compulsory to use UCA Harvard Referencing - see the guide on the UCA website at the following link: https://www.uca.ac.uk/library/academic-support/harvard-referencing/ (C) Evidence of primary research - e.g., interview transcripts - is compulsory and must be included in Appendices of the written body of work. (D) There must be a clear direct link between your Proposal and Final Project. (E) Each student must regularly engage with support sessions and their supervisor and produce evidence of their engagement through supervision logs. Supervision logs must be signed off by your supervisor and included in the Appendices of the Final Project. Any student work submitted without regular and documented engagement with support sessions and supervisors will be subject to a formal viva i.e., a formal oral examination. DISSERTATION FORMAT (INDICATIVE) · 1A) Word count 8,500 word (excluding Bibliography and Appendices) with +/- 10% · 1B) Word count 5,000 word (excluding Bibliography and Appendices) with +/- 10% · Title Page · Acknowledgments · Abstract · Table of Contents, List of Figures and Tables o Introduction, incl. Aim and Objectives 0 [Thematic] Literature Review 0 Methodology o Key Findings and Discussion, incl. Limitations 0 Conclusion, Recommendations, or Implications (as/where appropriate), incl. Further Research · List of References Appendices