Joseph KK Ho's work diary

Preliminary comments on Independent Study reports June 2017 Comment 1 IS report ideas, e.g. on research design (e.g. choice of industry and sample size for survey research), should be informed by literature review. Justification of ideas primarily by quick wit or "simple" common sense, though useful, (and not by literature review) is mostly likely considered as weak justification of ideas. The quality of analysis is very likely to be considered low. Comment 2 Quite many of the IS reports I have reviewed need to provide much better justification of ideas based on literature review. Comment 3 It is possible that, in an IS report, a student could choose to study 1 industry (with a small sample size), but there must be good intellectual justification. Very often, the intellectual justification on studying a single industry is very weak. As a consequence, the quality of research design is very low.  There is a need  to discuss more on research design with research meth

The "personal development' section of the dissertation report - MBA Sunderland: some information is provided as follows: This section needs to be provided in the MBA dissertation report; ----quote------ The final section you should address personal development. The MBA is about leadership and developing leadership capability. This section should briefly comment on your current stage of development and the challenges you feel you need to consider in going forward in a management career or to develop further. You should aim to identify and map your skills against an established management /leadership framework and comment on the outcome. You are not required to present a detailed personal development plan though you could include such a document in an appendix if you have one and comment on the main points in this section. Approximately 500 words. ---- end quote [MBA applied research methods - dissertation guide] ----- Some info on management competence and leadership