Dissertation

Course : Environmental Impact Assessment and Management

Dissertation on An exploration of how organisational well-being programs, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategies and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives contribute to Sustainable Development across various industries

Learning Outcome 1: Critically review and demonstrate a full understanding of literature in their subject area.

Evaluate, rationalise and apply an appropriate research technique, demonstrating awareness of the range of research tools available.

Synthesise, analyse and integrate secondary and primary sourced data.

Present their findings concisely and clearly using appropriate graphs, images and media.

A literature review is an account of what has been published on a topic. This should focus on previous research or articles by accredited scholars and researchers, although there are many other sources of relevant information (see section 3 ‘Carrying out an Initial Literature Search' and section 4 ‘Undertaking a Literature Review' in Part One).

In writing the literature review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been established on a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. As a piece of writing, the literature review must be defined by a guiding concept which will be either your research objective or the problem or issue you are discussing/investigating. It is not just a descriptive list of the material available, or a set of summaries.

List of Tables
Introduction to the study:
Research problem - formulation, rationale, significance and clarity of problem definition, focus, clarity of aim, objectives and research questions/hypothesis

Literature Review:
Range of reading, relation to research aim and objectives, degree of critical appraisal Comments:
Research Design and Methodology: (15% indicative wt.) Grade: [F-D]
Appreciation of methodological issues, critical awareness of relevant theory, rationale and appropriateness of research approach, awareness of strengths and weaknesses
Comments:
Analysis and Discussion:
Information gathering and criticality of analysis and evaluation/synthesis, use of information to sustain argument, internal consistency of argument.
Comments:
Conclusion:
Conclusions based on findings, and reflection on aim, objectives, methods and limitations. Comments:
Presentation and expression