Essay on research paradigm
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BUS604Week11.pptx
Week 1
Introduction, and understanding business and leadership research process
Lecture Overview
Introduction to BUS604
Unit Schedule
Overview of unit assessments
How to be successful in this unit
Business and Leadership Research Process
Criteria of Good Research
Introduction to BUS604
What do you learn in BUS 604?
Research paradigms/worldviews
Qualitive, quantitative and mixed methods designs and strategies
Applying for ethical clearance
Matching Research Questions and methods
How do you learn them?
Attending and Participating actively in lectures and tutorials
Reading relevant journal articles and textbooks
Group discussion in the class/ online
Individual assessments
Where do we do them?
Blended (Face-to-face and online)
What tools do you need ?
WiFi/ reliable internet
Zoom
Unit Schedule
| Week | Lecture Topic |
| 1 | Introduction, and understanding the business and leadership research process Assessment 1 Starts |
| 2 | Understanding research philosophies and approaches |
| 3 | Research Design |
| 4 | Qualitative research designs: Narrative research and phenomenology Assessment 2 Due |
| 5 | Qualitative research designs: Ethnography and Grounded theory |
| 6 | Qualitative research designs: Case study |
| 7 | Quantitative design: survey |
| 8 | Quantitative design: experiment |
| 9 | Mixed method research |
| 10 | Ethical Considerations in Research |
| 11 | Research Ethics Proposal |
| 12 | Selecting a research design and strategy Assessment 1 Due |
| 13 | Assessment 3 Due |
Learning Outcomes
| On successful completion of this unit, the student should be able to: | This unit supports the achievement of Graduate Attributes: |
| (a) Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the major steps involved in conducting research. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis) and 7 (Technical Competence). |
| (b) Demonstrate an extended understanding of various business research designs and methods, and be able to evaluate and explain their strengths and weaknesses in research designs for particular projects. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis), 4 (Effective Communication), 6 (Self Direction) and 7 (Technical Competence). |
| (c) Demonstrate a critical appreciation of ethical issues in research and an advanced understanding of appropriate procedures and protocols applicable to these issues. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis), 4 (Effective Communication), 5 (Christian Ethics) and 7 (Technical Competence). |
| (d) Critically review and evaluate research literature. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis), 6 (Self Direction), 7 (Technical Competence) and 8 (Responsible Innovation). |
| (e) Design research for a particular project, explaining the limitations, advantages, and technical and ethical implications of the techniques employed. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis), 4 (Effective Communication), 5 (Christian Ethics), 6 (Self Direction), 7 (Technical Competence) and 8 (Responsible Innovation). |
| (f) Select, justify and design questions suitable for a survey instrument and be able to analyse survey data in relation to a particular research question. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis), 4 (Effective Communication), 5 (Christian Ethics), 6 (Self Direction), 7 (Technical Competence) and 8 (Responsible Innovation). |
| (g) Prepare a formal research proposal investigating an innovative and/or unresolved research question. | 1 (Deep Knowledge), 2 (Critical Analysis), 4 (Effective Communication), 5 (Christian Ethics), 6 (Self Direction), 7 (Technical Competence) and 8 (Responsible Innovation). |
Assessments
Assessment 1: Class Attendance and Participation
In class activities (Discussion question & Practical exercises )
Due: Week 1-12
Total Marks: 25%
Assessment 2: Essay on research paradigm
Discuss research paradigms and their implications for research methodologies
Due: Week 4, Sunday , 11.59 pm
Total Marks: 35%
Assessment 3: Research Ethics Proposal
Due: Week 13, Sunday , 11.59 pm
Total Marks: 40%
Please see the assessment information sheet for more details
How to be successful in this unit
Read
Read!! Read!! Read!!: Read unit outline; Read your textbook, journal articles and other recommended texts.
Come
Come to the lecture fully prepared
Participate in
Participate in class activities and discussions
Start
Start your assessments in time; DO NOT wait till the last minute
What is Research?
Conducting a systematic research to find out things about business and management.
Business and management research:
has a clear purpose
Data are collected systematically.
Data are interpreted systematically.
Criteria of Good Research
The purpose of the research should be clearly defined
The research procedure used should be described adequately
Research should be planned to yield results that are as objective as possible
Criteria of Good Research
The researcher should report with complete frankness, limitations in procedural design and their effects on the results
The analysis of data should be sufficiently adequate to reveal its significance and the methods of analysis used should be appropriate
Conclusions should be confined to those justified by the data of the research
Difference between research methods and methodology
Methods : techniques and procedures used to obtain and analyze data.
Methodology : the theory of how research should be conducted
Classification of the research purpose
Exploratory research: ‘is a valuable means of finding out ‘what is happening; to seek new insights; to ask questions and to assess phenomena in a new light’ (Robson 2002:59).
Descriptive studies: The aim of a descriptive research is ‘to show an accurate characteristics of persons, an entity or situations (Robson 2002).
Explanatory studies: testing the causal relationships variables (eg. Independent and dependent) (Saunders et al, 2009)
The nature of Business and Leadership research
It is conducted systematically to find out things about business and management.
Business and management has a distinctive focus for research:
draw on knowledge developed by other disciplines
Focuses on a range of stakeholders; customers, employees, managers, leaders, etc.
Business and Leadership Research Process
This unit covers
Problem identification and definition
Selecting a Research Design
Sample Design Planning
Data collection
Data Processing and analysis
Drawing conclusions and preparing a report
Class Activity
See activity sheet
Reading list
Zikmund, W.G., Babin, B.J., Carr, J.C. & Griffin, M. 2012, Business Research Methods, (9th ed.), Cengage Learning, Mason.
Creswell, J.W and Creswell, J.D. 2018, Research Design Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, SAGE, Thousand Oaks
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