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Research seminar "Introduction to Business Research"

2022/2023
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
9
ECTS credits
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 1-4 module

Instructors


Alsufiev, Artem


Pleshkova, Anastasiia

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This module aims at providing students with knowledge, practical skills and experience to conduct both applied and fundamental research with a substantial emphasis on quantitative studies in business. The module aims to enable students to carry out their individual projects as well as contribute to collective research. The Research seminar covers the most relevant issues of a research process that might be valuable for students. The key idea of the course is to provide insights into philosophy and basics of pure academic as well as applied studies in management and economics. The module is designed to provide students with knowledge, skills, positive values and competencies to solve nontrivial problems and creative tasks in the frame of business studies.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • to be able to conduct a critical analysis of a relevant literature
  • to know how to design a research: identify a research problem and question, set clear research purpose, put forward hypotheses
  • to choose appropriate research methods, collect and analyze data
  • to obtain an empirical evidence and evaluate critically results
  • to draw conclusions, provide discussion of the research results
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • to be able to conduct a critical analysis of a relevant literature
  • to choose appropriate research methods, collect and analyze data
  • to draw conclusions, provide discussion of the research results
  • to know how to design a research: identify a research problem and question, set clear research purpose, put forward hypotheses.
  • to obtain an empirical evidence and evaluate critically results
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to conducting a research. The nature of business and management research
  • Research philosophies and methodological approaches. Research design
  • Research design and research problem. Putting forward hypothesis
  • Research methods and techniques
  • Results interpretation and discussion
  • Applied research in business studies
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking In-class and home assignments
  • non-blocking Group presentations
  • non-blocking Final individual closed-book quiz
    Quiz template questions: Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative research design. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? What are four major elements of a strong theoretical contribution? Please, explain them based on the relevant assigned paper. Name main assumptions of the resource-based view of the firm. Explain what they mean. Provide relevant examples. Explain VRIN framework. How exactly it is related to the company's outcomes (specify which outcomes are meant). Provide 2 examples for each VRIN framework element. How RBV and Knowledge theory of the firm are interrelated. Please explain this relationship clearly and illustrate these relationships with relevant examples.
  • non-blocking Individual essay on Research methods
    Example essay topic: Compare and constrast quantitative and qualitative methods and their application in the area of your research interest. Refer to the current publications in top journals in the field.
  • non-blocking Individual closed-book quizzes on course readings and slides
    Quizzes template questions: Compare and contrast quantitative and qualitative research design. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? What are four major elements of a strong theoretical contribution? Please, explain them based on the relevant assigned paper. Name main assumptions of the resource-based view of the firm. Explain what they mean. Provide relevant examples. Explain VRIN framework. How exactly it is related to the company's outcomes (specify which outcomes are meant). Provide 2 examples for each VRIN framework element. How RBV and Knowledge theory of the firm are interrelated. Please explain this relationship clearly and illustrate these relationships with relevant examples.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 4th module
    0.18 * Final individual closed-book quiz + 0.04 * In-class and home assignments + 0.03 * In-class and home assignments + 0.07 * Individual essay on Research methods + 0.07 * Group presentations + 0.18 * Individual closed-book quizzes on course readings and slides
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • O’Gorman, K., & MacIntosh, R. (2015). Research Methods for Business and Management : A Guide to Writing Your Dissertation (Vol. Second edition). Oxford, England: Goodfellow Publishers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2229969

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Creswell, J. W., & Mariko Hirose. (2019). Mixed methods and survey research in family medicine and community health. Family Medicine & Community Health, 7(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1136/fmch-2018-000086
  • HU, C.-P., & CHANG, Y.-Y. (2017). John W. Creswell, Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.BCEBF1CE

Authors

  • VASILEVA EVGENIYA EDUARDOVNA
  • SHAKINA ELENA ANATOLEVNA
  • LAPIN MAKSIM VYACHESLAVOVICH
  • SHAFRANSKAYA IRINA NIKOLAEVNA
  • PLESHKOVA ANASTASIA JURIEVNA
  • ALSUFEV ARTEM IVANOVICH