Delivered at:: Department of Management

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 1 year, 3, 4 module

Abstract

Practice-oriented course, the objectives of which are: the development of the ability to conduct research in the field of management, the acquisition of knowledge about modern information technologies used to conduct research, the acquisition of knowledge about working in MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and the development of skills for searching and processing information.

Learning Objectives

To be able to build the correct basis of the research (consistent aim - objectives - research questions)
To be able to conduct a critical analysis of a relevant literature and conclude the main results of previous studies
To be able to use appropriate research methods, find sources of data, collect and analyze data
To obtain an empirical evidence, understand the basis of goodness of the data and evaluate critically results
To draw thoughtful conclusions, provide discussion of the research results
To be able to present the results vividly

Expected Learning Outcomes

A student compares research design
A student knows the history of the discipline and subfields
Students can choose and formulate appropriate directions of their research, evaluate their practical value and theoretical contribution
Students can plan their research projects
Be able to analyze the literature from open sources and make conclusions applicable for the research project
Be able to develop the percpective topic for the research project
Be able to assess the problem of the field
To be able to plan methodology choices
To be ready to argument methodology choices
To establish a good base of the scientific research
To form appropriate and interconnected aim, objectives and research questions of the study
To be ready to communicate the research idea behind the study
To be able to direct the topic towards current market/business trends
To be able to narrow or to broaden the topic of the research
To be able to navigate the study using theories and other researcher's results
To be able to argument the conclusions based on the literature review
To be able to work with academic articles
To be able to distinguish between the methods of the research
To understand the importance of the validity and reliability
To be able to present the results vividly
To be able to provide argumented discussion of the presented results

Course Contents

Research proposal - initiating research
Research proposal - planning the research

Assessment Elements

In-class activity
In-class activity at the seminars
Quiz
Research proposal text
Research proposal text describing the pattern of further research (presumably plan for further master thesis)
Research proposal presentation
Research proposal presentation of the research proposal text

Interim Assessment

2024/2025 4th module
0.4 * In-class activity + 0.1 * Quiz + 0.1 * Quiz + 0.2 * Research proposal presentation + 0.2 * Research proposal text

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Geoffrey R. Marczyk, David DeMatteo, & David Festinger. (2005). Essentials of Research Design and Methodology. Wiley.
Harvard Business Review Press. (2019). Artificial Intelligence : The Insights You Need From Harvard Business Review. La Vergne: Harvard Business Review Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2003692
Introducing research methodology: A beginner's guide to doing a research project, Flick, U., 2015
Kivunja, C. (2016). How to Write an Effective Research Proposal for Higher Degree Research in Higher Education: Lessons from Practice. International Journal of Higher Education, 5(2), 163–172. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=EJ1099810
Research methodology : a step-by-step guide for beginners, Kumar, R., 2019
Sharan B. Merriam, & Robin S. Grenier. (2019). Qualitative Research in Practice : Examples for Discussion and Analysis: Vol. Second edition. Jossey-Bass.
The craft of research, , 2016

Authors

PLESHKOVA ANASTASIA JURIEVNA
Boiko Kseniia ANDREEVNA
BUDKO VIKTORIYA ALEKSANDROVNA

Master’s Programme 'Data Analytics for Business and Economics'

Contacts

Research Seminar I

Course Syllabus