Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7506UNIHR-JAN-PAR
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 methods.
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
Additional Information:This will involve selecting a real-life research topic, critically reviewing the relevant literature, designing a qualitative, quantitative or mixed-method research and presenting research findings.
The assessment requires the students to prepare a research proposal.