Dissertation and Viva-voce

Paper Code: 
MTM 427
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to –

  1. Culminate the academic experiences of the students in the form of a systematic research.
  2. Enhance the research and professional proficiency of the students in analytics.

Course Outcomes:

Course

Course outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MTM 427

Dissertation & Viva Voce

CO 198Develop responses on the basis of the evaluation and undertake analysis.

CO 199Apply knowledge and understanding in relation to the chosen topic of research

CO 200 Communicate in written form by integrating, analyzing and applying key texts and practices.

 

Approach in teaching: Regular contact with Supervisor

Learning activities for the students:

Presentations, Review of Literature, SPSS/Analytical software practice in Lab

Viva, Presentation

Course Guidelines The Dissertation work enables participants to develop knowledge and understanding of a specialist area within the broad field of Tourism Management. Each student will carry forward the research work on the synopsis prepared in semester III and complete the dissertation work under the supervision of a dissertation guide.

Students are required to meet their supervisors for guidance and devote 4 hours per week other than Lab sessions provided to them on regular basis.

After the data collection process is over, 30 hours Lab sessions will be available to the students for completion of their report under the supervision of a faculty to complete the following-

Unit

Contents

No. of Lectures

I

Data Compilation- Compiling data in excel, importing to SPSS, Data Cleaning and summarizing

Data Analysis using SPSS

 

15

II

Report Writing- Preparation of Rough Draft and Final Draft

15

 

Essential Readings: 

• Peg Boyle, Demystifying Dissertation Writing, Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2009
• Carol M. Roberts, The Dissertation Journey: A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planning, writing and defending your dissertation, Sage Publications

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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