Module overview
Students are allocated a project with an external organisation or on a topic devised by a member of staff in the Operational Research or Management Sciences group at the University of Southampton.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Be able to structure and write a dissertation for an academic audience, and an Executive Summary and/or presentation for a business audience
- Develop key transferable skills, including personal organisation, finding and using information, and written and oral communication.
- Develop Operational Research skills for problem-solving.
Syllabus
Students will work on a topic within Operational Research, either with an external organisation or on a project with a member of academic staff.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching takes the form of individual supervision meetings, occurring approximately once per week. Students may be expected to work on their project in collaboration with an industrial sponsor in addition to their university supervisor.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Teaching | 20 |
| Independent Study | 580 |
| Total study time | 600 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Individual Presentation | 20% |
| Dissertation | 80% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Revised Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Revised Dissertation | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External