Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Module Offerings
4518NCCG-JAN-PAR
4518NCCG-SEP-PAR
4518NCCG-SEP_NS-PAR
Aims
This module provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills for conducting and executing a research project meeting the appropriate business aims and objectives. Time management, research skills and reflective practice will be explored.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify a real-world business research question/hypothesis, establish clear project aims, objectives and timeframes
2.
Conduct information and data gathering and select a range of appropriate sources to be used in the research project.
3.
Identify and present appropriate conclusions based on the research conducted.
4.
Reflect on the process of, and value gained from, the project and its usefulness to support sustainable organisational performance.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Formulating a research objective and research question / Hypothesis formulation and testing.
Initiating and developing SMART timescales.
Conducting a literature review.
Choosing the right data collection method.
Information gathering, phases, secondary research and
qualitative and quantitative methods
Ethics, reliability and validity of research
Analysis of data
Methods of communicating outcomes
Reflecting on performance and evaluation of the project
Theories of operations and operations management
Operations management approaches
Operational functions