Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

7501UGMGT-JAN-PAR
7501UGMGT-SEP-PAR
7501UGMGT-SEP_NS-PAR

Aims

The module aims to equip students with the research skills necessary to undertake their dissertation project, including the preparation of a research proposal, consideration of ethical issues, literature review and project management.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Search, critically analyse and summarise published research in business and management and identify relevant social, ethical and professional issues associated with published research.
2.
Demonstrate how critical analysis of advanced scholarship and published research can be used to develop a project that contributes to academic and professional knowledge and understanding.
3.
Write a successful research proposal which outlines and evaluates the research process and method(s) most appropriate to investigate the student's own research question/subject and identify relevant social, ethical and professional issues related to the proposed project.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Research principles and design. Identifying research issues and developing research questions in the areas of business or management. Identifying social, ethical and professional issues relating to business/management research. Literature searching, reviewing and citation. Research planning: writing project proposals, time management, qualitative and quantitative methods and data analysis. project management, dissertation and report writing.
Additional Information:This module provides generic and specific research methods skills which will help equip the student for the project dissertation module and also for possible future research career development.

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