Research Seminar "Data-driven Business Research in HR"

2025/2026

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

6

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Department of Management

Course type:

Compulsory course

When:

2 year, 2, 3 module

Instructor

Plakhotnik, Maria S.

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course assists students in advancing their scholarly research and writing skills for conducting their master’s thesis research project. The course includes mini-lectures, homework readings, and class discussions, presentations, and hands-on activities

Learning Objectives

• The objective of this course is to assist students in advancing their scholarly research and writing skills for conducting their master’s thesis research project.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• formulate a research question\purpose that is based a research problem that is clearly identified and supported by literature.
• discuss the research topic in terms of existing research as well as key relevant constructs and theories.
• design, develop, and write up a research methodology and carry out an empirical study.
• present, discuss, and describe the results of the study by providing meaningful explanations and interpretations, highlighting potential contribution to theory, and suggesting possible implications for practice and research.
• understand the concept of research ethics and possible consequences of fraud and plagiarism in scholarly research
• revise and edit drafts, provide feedback to peers, and adhere to the existing standards of scholarly communication

Course Contents

• IMRD structure
• Elements of effective Introductions
• Theories, constructs, and prior research to frame a research study
• Empirical design and a Methodology section
• Elements of an effective Discussion section
• Mastering writing and editing skills

Assessment Elements

• 1. In-class activities
• Homework
• Research idea presentation
• Methodology plan presentation
• Research proposal defense

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 3rd module
  0.2 * Homework + 0.2 * 1. In-class activities + 0.1 * Methodology plan presentation + 0.1 * Research idea presentation + 0.4 * Research proposal defense

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, Creswell, J.W., 2014

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Calhoun, C. J. (2010). Robert K. Merton : Sociology of Science and Sociology As Science. New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=384868
• Gáliková, S. (2016). Academic Writing : Selected Topics in Writing an Academic Paper. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1235840
• Lancaster, G. (2005). Research Methods in Management. Amsterdam: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=195596

Authors

• PLAKHOTNIK MARIYA SERGEEVNA
• Budko Viktoriia Aleksandrovna
• Миронова Алена Геннадьевна