Postgraduate Course: Methods of Research in HRM (CMSE11211)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | This course has three objectives. It helps students understand the research process in the field of Human Resource Management. It, facilitates planning, carrying out and communicating the research project that will be the basis of the Masters dissertation via weekly submissions of tasks to an individual e-portfolio. It assists students in understanding how to read and evaluate research in the field of Human Resource Management.
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| 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 seven tasks to PebblePad as part of an e-portfolio. This enables 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.
Syllabus
The research process
Designing a research study & ethical considerations in research
Literature searching and reviewing
Formulating and clarifying your research topic and questions
Quantitative data collection and analysis
Qualitative data collection and analysis
Student Learning Experience
The three parts of the course will be delivered by means of lecture- and seminar-based teaching sessions, discussion of examples and brainstorming, and workshops to discuss and elaborate on some of the key issues.
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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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Formative Assessment Hours 75,
Other Study Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
7 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Self Study
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course is assessed by continuous assessment in form of an e-portfolio, which will constitute 100% of the course grade. |
| Feedback |
All students will be given at least one formative feedback or feedforward event for every course they undertake, provided during the semester in which the course is taken and in time to be useful in the completion of summative work on the course. Such feedback may be at course or programme level, but must include input of relevance to each course in the latter case.
Feedback deadlines
Feedback on formative assessed work will be provided within 15 working days of submission, or in time to be of use in subsequent assessments within the course, whichever is sooner. Summative marks will be returned on a published timetable, which has been made clear to students at the start of the academic year.
Students will gain feedback on their understanding of the material when they discuss their answers to the tutorial questions in the tutorials. Students may also ask questions in Lectures to assess their knowledge.
General feedback on the weekly tasks will be provided to students at the beginning of each lecture. Individual feedback and overall marks for the assignment will be communicated to students within four weeks after the final submission has been made to PebblePad.
Feedback format:
Questions in lectures.
Discussion in lectures.
Discussion in workshops.
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain and discuss critically the principles of research in Social Sciences and Human Resource Management.
- Define research questions in relation to the student¿s chosen topic area and 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 the chosen area of research, in order to ensure that the evidence generated, its analysis and the conclusions drawn from it are valid and reliable.
- Construct an original piece of research of the student¿s own design, and demonstrate independent research skills as well as the skills for presenting the findings of the research in a professional manner.
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Reading List
| Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012). Research methods for business students (6th ed.). Harlow, UK: Pearson. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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;
-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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| Keywords | HRM-MOR |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Celine Rojon
Tel: (0131 6)51 5673
Email: Celine.Rojon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Peter Newcombe
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Peter.Newcombe@ed.ac.uk |
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