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LUBS5582M Research Methods

15 creditsClass Size: 120

Module manager: Emmanouil Konstantinidis
Email: E.Konstantinidis@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

Pre-requisite qualifications

LUBS 5580M Quantitative Analysis or learning judged equivalent

This module is not approved as an Elective

Objectives

This course aims to give participants a sound grounding in research methods at the level necessary to: 1) facilitate their undertaking of a research project to meet the requirements of the dissertation, and 2) allow them to use and evaluate research methods in a business environment.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module participants will be able to:

- critically evaluate alternative research methods
- locate and evaluate relevant literature for a project
- compare and evaluate potential data collection methods
- compare and evaluate potential data analysis methods
- evaluate research strategies, data collection methods and data analysis methods in the context of a particular project
- use these evaluations as the basis for the design of a research project and the development of a research proposal

Skills outcomes:

Transferable

- analytical skills
- critical thinking skills
- research skills

Subject specific

On completion of this module students will be able to:

- Design a research project and write a research proposal
- Evaluate alternative research approaches and select different approaches depending on desired project aims

Skills outcomes
On completion of this module students will be able to:

- Design a research project and write a research proposal
- Evaluate alternative research approaches and select different approaches depending on desired project aims


Syllabus

Indicative content:

- Undertaking a Research Project
- Stages in the Research Project
- Research Approaches & Strategies

- Reviewing the Existing Literature

- Data Collection
- Secondary data
- Interviews
- Questionnaires
- Observation
- Experiments

- Data Analysis
- Qualitative Analysis
- Quantitative Analysis:
(using quantitative techniques in an example mini project)

- Writing a Research Proposal

Teaching methods

Delivery typeNumberLength hoursStudent hours
Lectures102.0020.00
seminars101.0010.00
Private study hours120.00
Total Contact hours30.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)150.00

Private study

Post-lecture reading: 44 hours
Seminar reading and preparation: 42 hours
Examination revision: 34 hours

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Participants will receive verbal feedback during lectures and in seminars.

Methods of assessment


Coursework
Assessment typeNotes% of formal assessment
Research Proposal1500-2000 words50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)50.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hours examination


Exams
Exam typeExam duration% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)1 hr 30 mins50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)50.00

The resit for this module will be 100% by 2 hours examination

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 10:48:54

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