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Methodology of Management: Methods Review

2023/2024
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Delivered at:
Department of Foreign Languages (Faculty of Management)
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 1 module

Instructor

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course introduces students to research and helps to find search skills, the need to collect information for research, process and analyze data using quantitative or exploratory research, and in order to draw a sample based on research results.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The development of systematic understanding of Business Research (core aspects)
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Describe and define business research.
  • Explain what is meant by scientific investigation, giving examples of both scientific and nonscientific investigations.
  • Identify problem areas that are likely to be studied in organizations; narrow down a broad problem into a feasible topic for research using preliminary research.
  • Develop Conceptual model of the Research
  • Explain what is meant by a research design.
  • Develop an appropriate research design for any given study.
  • Explain how variables are measured.
  • Operationally define (or operationalize) abstract and subjective variables.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to research. Defining and refining the problem. Development of the Conceptual model of the problem area.
  • Research Design. Methods of primary data collection.
  • Measurement of variables: Operational definition. Measurement: Scaling, reliability and validity
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Express assignments at lectures
  • non-blocking Seminar Tasks
  • non-blocking Final independent work
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2023/2024 учебный год 1 модуль
    0.25 * Express assignments at lectures + 0.3 * Final independent work + 0.45 * Seminar Tasks
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Business research projects, Jankowicz A.D., 2005
  • Joe F. Hair Jr, Michael Page, & Niek Brunsveld. (2019). Essentials of Business Research Methods. [N.p.]: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2280258

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Business research methods, Bryman A., Bell E., 2003
  • Sreejesh, S., Anusree, M. R., & Mohapatra, S. (2014). Business Research Methods : An Applied Orientation. Cham: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=621472

Authors

  • BOZHYA-VOLYA ANASTASIYA ALEKSANDROVNA
  • Казанцева Влада Андреевна