Double semester. On completion of this subject a student should:

• have been provided with an opportunity to apply their research skills to a contemporary research issue.
• have been given an important opportunity to manage a complex project.
• have developed analytic, writing and presentation skills.

The topic must be approved by the Head of Department of Accounting and Finance. The length of the essay, which must be determined in part by the subject matter, should not exceed 15 000 words. The research essay itself is examined. A draft is due for submission on the second Monday of October, the final version on the second Monday of November.