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The Methodology of Research in Management

2021/2022
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 1, 2 module

Instructor


Porshnev, Alexander

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is competence oriented and designed to help students in development their own research style and allow to plan, design, organize research, as well as analyze data, and presents results of scientific project in area International Management. During the course students should revise their own academic competencies, get familiar with European and USA research traditions. Seminars will be devoted to analysis of articles from top ten leading Management Journals (e.g. Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Strategic Management Journal), discussions of possible research problems, and methodology issues, as well as possible ways for data collection and analysis. Although, the course mainly focuses on research methodology, all phases of the research will be considered: finding idea, choosing research paradigm, searching sources, designing research, collecting data, data analysis (quantitative and qualitative data), presenting results, scientific standards and best research practices. Special attention will be paid to: research ethics, differences in intercultural perspectives in the Management, organization of cross-cultural research, and scientific time management. The current control of the discipline includes five quizzes. The final grade will be based on final test, taking into account the results of results of current control.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course is primarily aimed at helping students master their academic competencies, which will allow them to plan, design, and conduct international research projects. The course focuses on the following competencies: critical thinking, academic reading and writing, time management, data analysis, communication and presentation in science. The course contains three main topics – Research Concepts, Research Design, and Data Analysis. We will discuss the differences in methodological paradigms, primary trends in Management Research, and the role of Big Data and Data Mining in contemporary science.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Can make a citation note for a given article
  • Can run correlation analysis (In Excel ot R)
  • Can use Zotero for literature review purposes.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Topic 1. Understanding Research.
  • Topic 2. Designing Research.
  • Topic 3. Analyzing Data and Presenting Results.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Final assignment
  • non-blocking Assignment1
  • non-blocking Final assignment
  • non-blocking Assignment1
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2021/2022 2nd module
    0.5 * Final assignment + 0.5 * Assignment1
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Sreejesh S., Mohapatra S., Anusree M.R. Business research methods: an applied orientation. Cham ; New York: Springer, 2014. 281 с.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Fraser C. Business statistics for competitive advantage with Excel 2016: basics, model building, simulation and cases. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, 2016. 475 с.