This module is compulsory for all Honours students.

Offered at:  Westville (first & second semester), Pietermaritzburg (first & second semester) (year-long module)

Prerequisite Requirement:  Acceptance into the Honours Programme

Content:  Students carry out, under supervision, a piece of research relevant to the discipline of Information Systems & Technology.  A topic is researched and a research paper of about 12 000 words is drafted and refined.  The submitted paper is accompanied by an electronic portfolio comprising the paper, all referenced articles and the primary data.

Assessment:  The completed research paper (100%).

For further information, please refer to the College of Law and Management Studies handbook.