Business and Management Research
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Business and Management Research
Instructor: Rawaa Muhandes Office Number: 624
e-mail: Rawaa_86@hotmail.com
Term/year Semester two /2015
Office hours: W. M. 9-11 and 12:30-2:30
S. T. 12-2
Course description & Objectives
• This course provides an overview of the nature of business and management research.
• Upon completion of this course, students are expected to:
1.Describe the nature of business and management research.
2.Define the research process.
3.Recognize the different business research designs.
4.Develop a business research proposal.
5.Discuss major techniques of data collection.
6.Explain major sampling designs and strategies.
7.Implement a research project.
Why, What, Where , How & When Questions
• Why am I doing this research project, and what do I want to get out of it?
• What do I want to find out?
• Where is the information that I want to find out?
• How will I be assessed?
• When can I start and when must I finish
my work?
Why am I doing a research project?
• Immediate and long-term benefits of research
• Key players include:
– You
– Your research team – Your supervisor
– Other project stakeholders
Semester Plan
Weeks Course Topics
1
&
2 Orientation( Discuss course outline and weekly breakdown)
Formulating groups
What is critical thinking?
Getting critical in research and reading
Reading it: Tips for reading and taking notes 3 Introduction to research
The nature of business and management research.
Activity: Brainstorming research areas
4 Identifying useful resources (visiting the library, using the Internet, evaluating web sources)
Selecting a topic and guidelines for formulating the research topic
Narrowing down topic.
5 Critically reviewing the literature
Referencing
Write up- Draft Introduction
Write up- Submit proposal and introduction
Submit the introduction and literature review
Section (3 points (
Weeks Course Topics
6 Oral Presentation Skills: Tips and guidelines Oral presentation:
Introduction and literature review(2.5
points 7 Research Methodology (
Selecting samples
Data collection tools: Surveys& Questionnaires, Interviews, observation, etc.
Questionnaire structure, tips and introductory note 8 Peer critiquing , reviewing and piloting
questionnaire
Negotiating access and research ethics
Finalizing and approving data collection tool
Submitting the final data collection tool section (3points(
9 Data collection
Online survey tools (survey monkey, googledocs,etc) 10 Data Analysis (Excel,SPSS,megastat) – Creating graphs
Describing data and using graphs
Semester Plan
Weeks Course Topics 11 Drafting and editing the methodology and results
sections
Submitting methodology and result sections (3points
( 12 Drafting discussion and conclusion
Writing the Abstract
Choosing keywords
Submitting the discussion and conclusion section
(3points (
13 Presenting the methodology, result and discussion
What is research poster?
Oral presentation:
methodology, result and discussion (2.5 points (
14 &
15 Edit, proofread and submit final report (hard copy &
softcopy)
Final presentation and evaluation
Final report submission (3points(
Semester Plan
Lecture 1
Test your understanding
Your responsibilities
Proposal
Timetable
Outline
Drafts
Progress
Your supervisor’s responsibilities
Feedback on work
Guidance
Discussion
Advice
Marking
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
• By the end of this presentation, the student will:
• Better understand what critical thinking is
• Benefits associated with critical thinking
• How to become a critical thinkers
Critical Thinking
• The process of thinking clearly, carefully,
with logic and depth and acknowledging
assumptions and viewpoint.
Critical Thinking as a student
Source: (Cottrell, 2005)
Benefits of critical thinking Skills
Source: (Cottrell, 2005)
• Raise vital questions
• Formulate questions
• and problems clearly, precisely
How to become a critical thinkers
• Gather information
• Analyze and assess it
• Evaluate it
How to become a critical thinkers
• Draw conclusions
• Find solutions
• Use relevant criteria
