Module Project

This week you will continue working on your Module Project. The purpose of the Module Project is to apply the concepts and techniques of the module to the analysis of real-world situations or problems. You are expected to carry out an original analysis rather than summarise or rehash existing work.

Your task for Week 6 is to prepare and hand in a first draft of the Module Project. The first draft must adhere to style requirements, but is less rigorous in nature than the Module Project. The Week 6 draft will:

Be limited to 2,000 words plus bibliography and attachments (limited to models, data, and diagrams that illustrate relationships). At this stage the bibliography and attachments will not be assessed for style.

Make cogent (professionally valid) conclusions and demonstrate relationships to practices and themes.

Be considered a draft for grading purposes. It is understood that the project will still require further refinement in content, conclusions, and linking models. However, at Week 6 the basic framework for the Module Project must be developed.

The professor will provide commentary concerning style, comprehensiveness of conclusions, and proper use of models.

The Week 6 draft will be assessed (graded) for quality of thought; inclusion of the observations, research, and findings that address the financial practices and themes of the project; and, quality of written expression.

Case Study – ‘The Northern Rock crisis: A multi-dimensional problem waiting to happen’