Postgraduate Course: Critical enquiry for business: doing and using research for management (BUST11204)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 0 |
| Home subject area | Business Studies |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course has three objectives. First, to help the student understand the research process in the field of management. Second, to facilitate them in planning, carrying out and communicating the research project that will be the basis of their Capstone Project/Masters dissertation. Third, to assist them in understanding how to read and evaluate research in the management task. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| First Class |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, students should be able to:&·
explain the principles of research in social sciences and management studies;
plan how they define research questions in relation to their chosen topic area;
choose an appropriate research design for a management research question;
identify and critically evaluate literature in a given management field;
evaluate, select, justify and apply appropriate qualitative or quantitative data collection, presentation and analysis methods to their chosen area of research, in order to ensure that the evidence generated, its analysis and the conclusions drawn from it are valid and reliable;
use such knowledge to construct an original piece of research of their own, and develop further independent research skills as well as the skills for presenting the findings of their research in a professional manner.
Cognitive and Subject Specific Skills:
After completing this course, students should be able to:
develop research questions and objectives in a chosen research area;
critically evaluate both relevant literature and different research design and data collection/analysis methods
produce a sound research or business plan/report proposal
recognize qualitative and quantitative techniques appropriate to the analysis of some particular circumstances, understand their strengths and limitations, and choose between them.
design and implement a research project to form the basis of their dissertation or business plan/report.
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Assessment Information
Assessment is by way of a 3,000 word research proposal $ú whether the student is planning to write a dissertation, business plan or business report. This should
identify clearly their research question,
critically evaluate the key literature that underpins this question,
review the efficacy of qualitative and quantitative research approaches to addressing this question, and
present their chosen approach and the rationale for it.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Week 1:
The research process
Week 2:
Literature searching and reviewing
Week 3:
Desiging a research study, identifying and clarifying your research question, and research ethics
Week 4:
Writing your proposal and your dissertation/business plan/business report
Week 5:
Collecting qualitative research data
Week 6:
Collecting qualitative research data
Week 7:
Presenting qualitative research data
Week 8:
Collecting quantitative research data
Week 9
Analysing quantitative research data
Week 10
Presenting quantitative research data
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | understand research process for dissertation or capstone project |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Stephen Osborne
Tel: (0131 6)50 8358
Email: Stephen.Osborne@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 8071
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk |
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