Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Business School

Learning Methods

Online

Workshop

Module Offerings

7008BUSMHR-SEP-MTP

Aims

The module aims to develop student skills to research a real-life workplace problem. Students will learn the whole research process through participating in workshops and conducting online exercises. Students will work on a real research problem that will develop their skills in designing and implementing quantitative and qualitative research projects. In addition, the module aims to prepare students for their level six independent Impact report, by enabling them to critically review and summarise literature and independently conduct a research project utilising quantitative and qualitative research tools. Furthermore, this module aims to equip students with the skills needed to analyse qualitative and quantitative data using softwares (e.g. SPSS for quantitative and NVivo for qualitative).

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically analyse existing literature on a topic of their choice that will inform their research proposal
2.
Work on a real research problem, define a research question based on the problems, and design a research to examine the problem
3.
Prepare an individual, appropriately presented and coherent research proposal (which will require the production of accurate research objectives, an indicative literature, a research strategy and appropriate methodology)

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:1. Introduction to the research process 2. Understanding research Philosophy 3. Strategies for selecting a research topic 4. Critical literature Review 5. Qualitative and quantitative research designs 6. Research ethics and negotiating access 7. Quantitative data collection 8. Quantitative data analysis 8. Qualitative data collection 9. Qualitative data analysis 10. Writing and presenting findings 11. Preparing a research proposal 12. Interpretation of knowledge strategies
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop your skills to research a real-life workplace problem. You will learn the whole research process through participating in workshops and conducting online exercises. In addition, the module aims to prepare you for your level six independent impact report, by enabling you to critically review and summarise literature and independently conduct a research project utilising quantitative and qualitative research tools.
Additional Information:This will involve selecting a real-life research topic, critically reviewing the relevant literature, designing a qualitative, quantitative or mixed-method research, preparing data-collection tools, and collecting, analysing and presenting the findings. The assessment requires the students to prepare a research proposal.

Assessments

Essay