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The Nottingham MBA. The Management Project Phase Bob Berry BSc(Econ), MSc, PhD. Boots Professor of Accounting & Finance, Director, MBA Programmes, NUBS. Introduction. RHB Singapore 23 rd May 2009. RHB UK 19 th March 2010. Everyone is required to complete a management project.
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The Nottingham MBA The Management Project Phase Bob Berry BSc(Econ), MSc, PhD. Boots Professor of Accounting & Finance, Director, MBA Programmes, NUBS.
Introduction • RHB Singapore 23rd May 2009 RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Everyone is required to complete a management project. • You must achieve a minimum mark of 50% in your management project. • The management project is 60 credits whereas a module is a mere 10!
General AREA RHB UK 19th March 2010 • If you are doing the General MBA you can select from a wide range of topics. • If you are doing the Finance MBA you must select a topic appropriate to the variant. • Think about the module titles and contents.
Defining a project RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Start with a fairly general topic. • Move to a question. • What? How? Why? • Try to be specific.
Answering the question RHB UK 19th March 2010 • What would an answer look like? • What information (data) is required? • What resources are available? • What skills do you need?
DATA RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Secondary data has already been collected by someone else. (Why? Does it really meet your needs?) • Primary data is collected by you. (Can you feasibly and ethically collect it?) • No waterboarding etc!
SUrveys RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Who are you going to call? • Why are they relevant? • What are you asking for(information or opinions)? • Can they respond? • Will they respond?
TIMEtable RHB UK 19th March 2010 • List the tasks which must be done to get an answer to your question. • Don’t forget involvement of supervisor. (He/she is available but not at your beck and call.) • How long will all this take? (1 week? 3 years?)
OUTPUT possibilities RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Problem solution. (What should my/an organisation do?) • Case write up. (What went on? Why? What are the implications?) • Sample analysis. (Does a course of action have an effect? What may happen in the future?)
Getting started RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Submit initial project proposal to PSB Academy. (At least topic area and an idea of a question.) • You will be put in touch with a potential supervisor. • Revise ideas. (Revise supervisor!) • Get working!
Getting it done RHB UK 19th March 2010 • The clock has started. • You have six months. • 15000 to 20000 relevant and understandable words. • Keep in touch with your supervisor and respond to suggestions.
What does the report look like? RHB UK 19th March 2010 • I don’t know! • Different tasks require different presentations. • Your supervisor will first mark your report. • Your supervisor chooses a second marker if one is necessary. • Check what your supervisor is looking for.
A standard format RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Introduction. (States the task.) • Literature review. (Previous attempts.) • Methodology. (What and why.) • Data. (Describe and discuss adequacy.) • Analysis. • Conclusions and recommendations.
A standard supervisor RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Required to further his/her subject through teaching and research and to do administrative tasks as required by HoD. • You are one element of the teaching load. • Get more than your fair share of time by being competent, organised and interesting.
Problems RHB UK 19th March 2010 • Approach your supervisor. • Contact Amy at PSB Academy or Linda in Nottingham. • Contact Bob Berry. (Last resort!!!!!!)
Possible topics – to give you an idea ...... RHB UK 19th March 2010 • What is the market potential of a new product (e.g. A multi country MBA)? • How effective is your organisation’s XXX process(e.g. Recruitment? and how can it be improved? • How prevalent is XXX (e.g bullying) in the workplace and how can it be prevented?
Possible topics – to give you an idea ...... RHB UK 19th March 2010 • How (well) do franchisees deal with demand forecasting and stock control? • How will climate change affect your/an organisation? • What is the value of the Nottingham MBA?
Possible topics – to give you an idea ...... RHB UK 19th March 2010 • How have changes in tax affected corporate behaviour (e.g. Dividends)? • Should my organisation invest in new capacity (e.g. A football pitch) now? • Do managers recognise and evaluate real options when doing investment appraisals?
Possible topics – to give you an idea ...... RHB UK 19th March 2010 • What are your ideas????????????