Postgraduate Course: Methods of Business Research (CMSE11305)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 15 |
ECTS Credits | 7.5 |
| Summary | This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the conventions on research in social sciences in general, and management studies in particular, and the role of qualitative and quantitative research in such research. The course will develop students' personal knowledge and skills in conducting and evaluating literature and research. It also give student the opportunity to work in groups during class session and analyse various research options. |
| Course description |
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the conventions on research in social sciences in general, and management studies in particular, and the role of qualitative and quantitative research in such research. The course will develop students' personal knowledge and skills in conducting and evaluating literature and research. It also give student the opportunity to work in groups during class session and analyse various research options.
Student Learning Experience:
Tutorial/seminar hours represent the minimum total live hours - online or in-person - a student can expect to receive on this course. These hours may be delivered in tutorial/seminar, lecture, workshop or other interactive whole class or small group format. These live hours may be supplemented by pre-recorded lecture material for students to engage with asynchronously.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
150
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 15,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
132 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Seminar/Tutorial hrs are the min total live hrs, online or in-person, students can expect to receive
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
30% coursework (individual) - assesses all course Learning Outcomes
70% coursework (group) - assesses course Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 5 |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the principles of research in social sciences and management studies
- Identify and critically evaluate literature in a given management field and plan how they define research questions in relation to their chosen topic area
- Choose an appropriate research design for a management research question, evaluate, select, and justify appropriate 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
- Write and present research proposals and outcomes for academic and practitioner audiences
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Reading List
Bryman & E Bell (2015) Business Research Methods, Oxford University Press.
or
M Saunders, P Lewis & A Thornhill (2000) Research methods for business students, Pearson Education.
Other Suggested Readings:
D Thomas & I Hodges (2010) Designing and Managing Your Research Project, Sage Publication.
M Miles & M Huberman (1994) Qualitative data analysis, Sage Publication.
Resource List:
https://eu01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/public/44UOE_INST/lists/26181458240002466?auth=SAML |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and 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;
Write and present reports as well as research proposal;
Recognise 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 Masters dissertation. |
| Keywords | EI-MBR |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Hajar Mozaffar
Tel: (0131 6)51 5007
Email: Hajar.Mozaffar@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lauren Millson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3013
Email: Lauren.Millson@ed.ac.uk |
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