Кто читает:: Департамент менеджмента

Статус:: Курс обязательный

Когда читается:: 4-й курс, 2, 3 модуль

Преподаватели

Кайсаров Александр Александрович

Козаченко Екатерина Владимировна

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Abstract

The Research Seminar II is designed to support fourth-year students in preparing their Bachelor's theses through a structured system of interim pre-defences, individual feedback, and targeted consultations. The Research Seminar II is the continuation of the discipline “Research Seminar I” hold during the 3rd year of studies. Students progressively present and discuss the key components of their Bachelor's theses. Each presentation provides an opportunity to evaluate research progress, identify conceptual and methodological issues, and receive constructive feedback. By the end of the course, students are expected to demonstrate the progress required for the interim submission of at least 50% of their Bachelor's thesis and to develop a clear and feasible plan for completing the remaining work.

Learning Objectives

To support students in the systematic development of their Bachelor's theses
To evaluate the coherence and methodological soundness of students' research projects
To provide constructive feedback on the key components of the Bachelor's thesis at successive stages of preparation
To strengthen students' ability to critically assess, justify and refine their research decisions
To support students in achieving the required interim level of thesis completion and planning the remaining stages of research

Expected Learning Outcomes

Understand the objectives and organizational structure of the Research Seminar II
Present and justify a research or project proposal, including its relevance, objectives, and anticipated outcomes
Evaluate the coherence between the proposal's objectives, theoretical or practical foundations, and methodological approach
Assess the feasibility of the proposed research or project and identify areas for improvement
Defend key research or project decisions and respond to questions and feedback
Apply appropriate strategies for identifying, evaluating, and critically synthesizing academic literature relevant to the research topic
Articulate and justify the research motivation, research problem, and research questions based on relevant academic literature
Identify and justify appropriate theoretical foundations and develop theoretically grounded hypotheses, where applicable
Evaluate the coherence between the research motivation, literature review, theoretical foundations, and research questions
Present and defend the research motivation and literature review, responding to questions and feedback
Select and justify appropriate research strategies and methods for addressing the research questions
Describe and justify data sources, sampling procedures, and methods of data collection and analysis
Evaluate the alignment between research questions, theoretical foundations, research methods, and data
Identify and critically assess potential methodological limitations and challenges related to data collection and analysis
Present and defend the research motivation, literature review, theoretical foundations, research methods, and data, responding to questions and feedback
Apply appropriate principles for presenting research results, structuring the discussion and conclusions, and articulating theoretical contributions, practical implications, limitations and future research directions
Evaluate current research progress and identify the remaining tasks required to complete the Bachelor's thesis
Identify and critically assess research challenges and limitations, and propose feasible strategies for addressing them
Present and defend the current state of the Bachelor's thesis, including previously developed components, preliminary results, and a plan for completing the remaining work

Course Contents

Introduction to the Research Seminar II
Project Proposal: Review and Pre-defence
Research Motivation and Literature Review
Research Methods and Data
Research Results, Discussion and Conclusions

Assessment Elements

Literature review presentation
Students should prepare their presentation at home, submit it through the LMS, and then deliver it during the class session. The presentation should include the research motivation, theoretical background, and hypotheses (if applicable).
Methods and Data presentation
Students should prepare their presentation at home, submit it through the LMS, and then deliver it in class. The presentation should outline the research motivation, theoretical background and hypotheses, as well as the methods and data.
Interim Thesis Pre-defence Presentation
Students should prepare their presentation at home, submit it through the LMS, and then deliver it in class, summarizing the current progress of their Bachelor's thesis, presenting completed research components, and outlining plans for further work.
Project Proposal Pre-defence Presentation
Students should prepare their presentation at home, submit it through the LMS, and then deliver it in class, presenting their Project Proposal, justifying the proposed research or project approach, and receiving feedback for further improvement.

Interim Assessment

2026/2027 3rd module
0.25 * Literature review presentation + 0.25 * Methods and Data presentation + 0.25 * Interim Thesis Pre-defence Presentation + 0.25 * Project Proposal Pre-defence Presentation

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Developing research proposals, Denicolo, P., 2012
Paul, Justin and Kaurav, Rahul Pratap Singh. Research Methods in a Nutshell: What, Why, When, Where, Who, and How?. International Journal of Consumer Studies 49, no.6 (Nov.2025): n/a-n/a. doi:10.1111/ijcs.70134.
Snyder, H. (2019). Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.07.039

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Constructing research questions: doing interesting research, Alvesson, Mats, 2024
Doing and writing qualitative research, Holliday, A., 2002
Okoko, J. M., Tunison, S., & Walker, K. D. (2023). Varieties of qualitative research methods. Saskatoon, Saskatoon: Springer Texts in Education. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04394-9
Quantitative research methods for business and economics, Balsley, H. L., 1970

Authors

KOZACHENKO EKATERINA VLADIMIROVNA
DAVIY ANNA OLEGOVNA
Karpinskaia Emiliia Olegovna
Mironova Alena Gennadevna
Kaisarov Aleksandr Aleksandrovich
Kaplun Mariia Nikitichna

Бакалаврская программа «Международная программа по бизнесу и экономике»

Контакты

Research Seminar II