Business and Management Research
WELCOME
Business and Management Research
Instructor:
Office Number:
Rawaa Muhandes
624
e-mail:
Term/year
Office hours:
Rawaa_86@hotmail.com
Semester two /2015
W. M. 9-11 and 12:30-2:30
S. T. 12-2
Course description & Objectives
•This course provides an overview of the nature of
business and management research.
•Upon completion of this course, students are expected
to:
1.Describe the nature of business and management
research.
2.Define the research process.
3.Recognize the different business research designs.
4.Develop a business research proposal.
5.Discuss major techniques of data collection.
6.Explain major sampling designs and strategies.
7.Implement a research project.
Why, What, Where , How & When
Questions
• Why am I doing this research project,
and what do I want to get out of it?
• What do I want to find out?
• Where is the information that I want to
find out?
• How will I be assessed?
• When can I start and when must I finish
my work?
Why am I doing a research project?
• Immediate and long-term benefits of
research
• Key players include:
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You
Your research team
Your supervisor
Other project stakeholders
Semester Plan
Weeks
1&2
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Course Topics
Orientation( Discuss course outline and weekly breakdown)
Formulating groups
What is critical thinking?
Getting critical in research and reading
Reading it: Tips for reading and taking notes
Introduction to research
The nature of business and management research.
Activity: Brainstorming research areas
Identifying useful resources (visiting the library, using the Internet, evaluating web
sources)
Selecting a topic and guidelines for formulating the research topic
Narrowing down topic.
Critically reviewing the literature
Submit the introduction
Referencing
and literature review
Write up- Draft Introduction
Section (3 points)
Write up- Submit proposal and introduction
Semester Plan
Weeks
6
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Course Topics
Oral Presentation Skills: Tips and guidelines
Oral presentation:
Introduction and literature
review(2.5 points)
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Research Methodology
Selecting samples
Data collection tools: Surveys& Questionnaires, Interviews, observation, etc.
Questionnaire structure, tips and introductory note
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Peer critiquing , reviewing and piloting
questionnaire
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Negotiating access and research ethics
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Finalizing and approving data collection tool
Data collection
Online survey tools (survey monkey, googledocs,etc)
Data Analysis (Excel,SPSS,megastat) – Creating graphs
Describing data and using graphs
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Submitting the final data
collection tool section
(3points)
Semester Plan
Weeks
11
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Course Topics
Drafting and editing the methodology and results
sections
Drafting discussion and conclusion
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Writing the Abstract
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Choosing keywords
Presenting the methodology, result and discussion
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What is research poster?
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Edit, proofread and submit final report (hard copy &
softcopy)
Final presentation and evaluation
Submitting methodology and
result sections (3points)
Submitting the discussion
and conclusion section
(3points)
Oral presentation:
methodology, result and
discussion (2.5 points)
 Final report submission
(3points)
Lecture 1
Test your understanding
Your responsibilities
 Proposal
 Timetable
 Outline
 Drafts
 Progress
Your supervisor’s
responsibilities
 Feedback on work
 Guidance
 Discussion
 Advice
 Marking
Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking
•By the end of this presentation, the student
will:
•Better understand what critical thinking is
•Benefits associated with critical thinking
•How to become a critical thinkers
Critical Thinking
• The process of thinking clearly, carefully,
with logic and depth and acknowledging
assumptions and viewpoint.
Critical Thinking as a student
Source: (Cottrell, 2005)
Benefits of critical thinking Skills
Source: (Cottrell, 2005)
How to become a critical thinkers
•Raise vital questions
•Formulate questions
•and problems clearly, precisely
How to become a critical thinkers
•Gather information
•Analyze and assess it
• Evaluate it
How to become a critical thinkers
•Draw conclusions
•Find solutions
•Use relevant criteria
•Draw conclusions
•Find solutions
•Use relevant criteria to test them
How to become a critical thinkers
Keep an open
mind
How to become a critical thinkers
Think outside the box!
•Develop a sense of observation and
curiosity
• Become interested in finding new
solutions
• Share ideas
• Ask questions
• Assess statements and arguments
• Seek understanding and information
How to become a critical thinkers
Also . . .
• Listen to others, think about what they
say,
•Give feedback
• Become an open-minded listener and
reader
Who
SHOULD
think critically?
Handouts for
students