Postgraduate Course: Methods of Research in HRM (CMSE11211)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 15 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is divided into three parts: ¿research design¿, ¿quantitative analysis¿ and ¿qualitative analysis¿. These are designed to provide students with an overview of the conventions on research in Social Sciences in general, and Human Resource Management in particular, and the role of qualitative and quantitative studies in such research. It is assessed by submission of ten weekly tasks to PebblePad as part of an e-portfolio. This will enable students to consider and reflect upon the topics and research issues discussed in each week of the course and thus assist them in preparing their (proposal for) the dissertation research project in Human Resource Management. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | For Business School PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Please contact the course secretary. |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Formative Assessment Hours 63,
Other Study Hours 55,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Additional Notes |
Self Study
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. After completing this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the principles of research in Social Sciences and Human Resource Management;
- Plan how they define research questions in relation to their chosen topic area;
- Choose an appropriate research design for a Human Resource Management research question;
- Identify and critically evaluate literature in the field of Human Resource Management;
- 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.
2. 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;
- Develop thinking to enable production of a sound research proposal;
- Recognize qualitative and quantitative techniques appropriate to the analysis of some particular circumstances, understand their strengths and limitations, and choose between them.
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Assessment Information
| The course will be assessed by continuous assessment in form of an e-portfolio, which will constitute 100% of the course grade. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012). Research methods for business students (6th ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | HRM-MOR |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Celine Rojon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5673
Email: Celine.Rojon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Rachel Allan
Tel: (0131 6)51 3757
Email: Rachel.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
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