MBA Oil and Gas Project (Distance Learning and Part Time) Handbook
Part 1: Background & Important Information
Professor David Gray Module Coordinator Aberdeen Business School The Robert Gordon University
Acknowledgement
This Consultancy Project guidance has benefited from the input of a number of academics. Thank you.
Module Descriptor
A copy of this can be found on Campus Moodle.
1. Introduction
1.1 General
The MBA project, worth 30 credits, provides the final test of your ability to achieve Masters level status.
The project is a piece of real world applied research, undertaken for a client, which offers you the chance to put into practice leadership and strategic thinking skills developed during the course of your studies.
All projects are strategic in nature and focus on a real, contemporary issue facing an organisation.
MBA projects are designed to enhance career options for all students by developing and enhancing your research, analytical, communication and personal skills at the highest levels of an organisation. The project thus provides a basic grounding in the process and methods which underpin consultancy.
Completing a project requires the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of information and observations. It is an orderly and practical exercise for which there are common criteria for evaluation. Students are therefore advised to proceed according to a practical plan in a systematic manner.
Remember a project is NOT a “big essay.” It should be regarded as a proper piece of applied research, undertaken for a client (usually someone within your organisation). If you think of your project as an essay, it will almost certainly be well below what you are capable of producing.
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