MSc Financial Crime and Compliance in Digital Societies (top-up) (blended learning)

The programme has a mandatory dissertation component (60 credits) made up of three optional pathways. This unit specification covers Option B, the short dissertation:

 OPTION B (Short Dissertation):

- Students keen to complete a short version of the dissertation may opt to submit a shorter 6000 – 8000-word short dissertation. This does not require original empirical research. This format is essentially an extended essay, where students can explore in detail a particular issue of relevance that involves undertaking a systematic review of the literature and presenting the findings from this.

- In addition, to the short dissertation, delegates taking option B must also complete 2 x Research Skills in Practice topics on: Critical Appraisal of the Literature and Your Responsibilities as a Researcher. The topics offer research skills to those at a more nascent stage of research development and provide foundational insights into key research practice issues, and thus supplement the short dissertation.

CRIM73000 FCC Online Condition

The unit aims to provide you with the opportunity to undertake a dissertation project and in so doing apply the theoretical and conceptual knowledge and skills gained through the programme.

Onlne supervision

Students will be able to critically engage, in depth, with a particular area of financial crime compliance and demonstrate deep understanding of the state of the art.

Students will be able to identify gaps in the literature, generate research questions, and design and implement a research strategy for undertaking corresponding research into financial crime related phenomena.

Students will be able to apply financial crime theories and concepts to concrete research.

Students will be able to manage and coordinate research projects, individually and/or as part of a research team, and apply research skills in practice.

• Submission of short disseration - 6,000 to 8,000 words (worth 66.7% - 40 credits). Through individual supervision meetings with allocated academic and final written feedback.
• Research Skills in Practice topic 1: Written assignment - 1,500 words (worth 16.7% - 10 credits).  Written feedback on assignment.
• Research Skills in Practice topic 2: Written assignment / online 'Research Integrity' course - 1,500 words online test (worth 16.7% - 10 credits).  Written and automatic feedback.

Dependent on research area.