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Final Year Projects. 1: Organisation of materials. Final Year Projects. Hopes and fears exercise…. Take a minute or so to write down: Your three hopes Your three fears in doing a FYP…. Final Year Projects. To help you, we need to consider each of the following: A Tutorial help
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Final Year Projects 1: Organisation of materials
Final Year Projects Hopes and fears exercise…. Take a minute or so to write down: • Your three hopes • Your three fears in doing a FYP…
Final Year Projects To help you, we need to consider each of the following: A Tutorial help B Workshops C Documents D Websites E Books F Forms
Final Year Projects Tutorial Help • Your tutor will help you to project manage (not necessarily an expert – you are!) • ‘To advise, to encourage and to warn’ • Shape your ideas, suggest avenues to explore, advise on empirical work… • Can see you for about 30 mins x several times a term
Final Year Projects Workshops • Mostly in the Autumn term – approx. each fortnight • Opportunity to ask questions • Various staff members (but mainly Prof. Mike Hart)
Final Year Projects Documents you need: • FYP Project guide (being updated!) • How to write a successful FYP – a practical guide • Workshops • Forms (see http://fyp.org.uk)
Final Year Projects Websites to help you: • http://final-year-projects.com • http://fyp.org.uk • http://business.ucw.org.uk • http://www.winchester.ac.uk/bm
Final Year Projects Books • Saunders, M., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A (2003)Research Methods for Business Students (3rd ed) FT Prentice Hall • Maylor, H. and Blackmon, K. (2005)Researching Business and ManagementPalgrave Macmillan • Collis,J. and Hussey, R. (2003)Business Research, Macmillan
Final Year Projects Forms • FYP Grading Form • Ethics Forms • FYP Meeting Log Forms • FYP Supervision Meeting Record
Final Year Projects What do I need to do NOW…. • See your tutor for an initial meeting armed with one page with suggested chapter headings (and a paragraph under each heading) • Submit your FYP Meeting Log Form http://fyp.org.uk • Start/continue your literature search • Buy a good book (perhaps in pairs to defray cost)
And finally…. Any questions?