The Research Project is a Qualitative approach. Further details needs will be conveyed according to the requirement.
Word counts include text notes but exclude cover page, personal statement,
acknowledgements, abstract, table of contents, list of abbreviations, reference list, and
appendices.
All dissertations must include a word count which must be shown on the title page of the
dissertation.
The dissertation is a ‘formal’ document and, as such, its contents must be expressed in a certain
style. That style is the third-person singular passive. For example, consider the following statement:
Marketing sits within the wider knowledge base of the social sciences and, while it cannot, because of its nature, employ the techniques, formulae and laws of the pure sciences, it should aspire to a ‘scientific’ level of objectivity.
This is an objective statement, and this is the way in which your dissertation/company project should be expressed.
Text – Times New Roman
Font – 12 point font
Alignment – Justified (i.e. straight edges)
Line spacing – One-and-a-half spacing, not single or double.
Following are few References and Links to articles:
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Demirgüç-Kunt, A., Klapper, L., Singer, D. and Ansar,
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Demirgüç-Kunt, A., Klapper, L.,
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