Qualifying report
Words count: 3600
Write a report about operational decision-making and comparing this concept to tactical and
strategic decisions, and any relevant concept.
The Qualifying Report should show evidence that the student has:
read widely around the subject area,
identified the scope and aims of their research,
gained a detailed knowledge of previous work of direct relevance to their own research,
understood the implications of previous work for their own research,
planned and designed appropriate research work for the remaining years of study (my estimation 4
years in total),
considered ethical issues surrounding their proposed research,
undertaken a risk assessment, and carried out relevant risk-management practices,
demonstrated necessary practical skills or identified how and when these will be achieved,
sourced any participants necessary to undertake their research,
appropriately acknowledged and referenced original sources and secondary literature,
demonstrated the writing skills necessary to author a clear, concise and well-written thesis,
considered the pace at which work must be completed in order to submit their thesis on time,