Postgraduate Course: Critical Enquiry for Business (EMBA) (CMSE11226)
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 | 0 |
ECTS Credits | 0 |
| Summary | 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. |
| Course description |
This course is divided into two parts: research design; and qualitative and quantitative methods and analysis. These are 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.
Syllabus:
The research process
Literature searching and reviewing
Desiging a research study, identifying and clarifying your research question, and research ethics
Writing your proposal and your dissertation/business plan/business report
Collecting qualitative research data
Presenting qualitative research data
Collecting quantitative research data
Analysing quantitative research data
Presenting quantitative research data
Student learning experience:
Progress is assisted by the development of a draft research proposal by the student that communicates their research question, chosen research design to address this question, and the balance of qualitative and quantitative research methods in this design.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain and discuss the principles of research in social sciences and management studies.
- Plan to define research questions in relation to the student¿s 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.
- Construct an original piece of research of the student¿s own, and develop further 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
Core:
A Bryman & E Bell (2007) Business Research Methods (3rd ed, Oxford University Press)
Advised preparatory reading:
N Salkind (2009) Exploring research (Pearson, London) {chapter 1}
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Cognitive and Subject Specific Skills:
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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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
There are 24 contact hours. Students are expected to spend a further 76 hours in self-study preparation. |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Malcolm Kirkup
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
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Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 7761
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