Heritage Management & Tourism, E-Learning, ICCHS, Newcastle University,Module Overview: Dissertation

1. Iain Wheeldon

2.  Issues & Ideas: ICS8038 (20 Credits)
 Management: ICS8039 (20 Credits)
 Communication & Interpretation: ICS8040 (20 Credits)
 Heritage Management for Tourism: ICS8043 (20 Credits)
 Heritage Tourism Management: ICS8044 (20 Credits)
 Work Project: ICS8041 (20 Credits)
 Dissertation: ICS8042 (60 Credits)

3.  Each student will identify a research project of interest to
himself/herself and will discuss this with an appointed
Dissertation Supervisor until they have reached agreement on
an appropriate topic with realistic parameters.

4.  Students are required to complete ten online e-learning
sessions on:
 1) finding an appropriate research topic and preparing a
research proposal;
 2) undertaking a literature review;
 3) setting a research question and research aims and
objectives;
 4) the selection of appropriate research methods;

5.  5) understanding qualitative research;
 6) understanding quantitative research methods;
 7) structuring a research dissertation;
 8) research project planning; and,
 9) academic and dissertation writing.
 The student will be required to prepare and submit the
research proposal.
 In addition, each student will have up to six online meetings
with his/her allocated supervisor using appropriate and
negotiated platforms.

6. For more information on this module, including detailed
information about
 Module Aims,
 Outline of Syllabus,
 Learning Outcomes,
 Graduate Skills Framework,
 Teaching & Assessment Methods,
 Please visit;
 http://www.ncl.ac.uk/module-catalogue/
module.php?code=ICS8042