MGMT281-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Business Research Methods

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

This course introduces students to the philosophy of research in the business/management field, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It covers the research process and introduces students to the statistical package SPSS. This course is highly recommended for students contemplating postgraduate study in management.

This course introduces students to the philosophy of research in the business/management field, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. It covers the research process and introduces students to the statistical package SPSS. This course is highly recommended for students contemplating postgraduate study in management or senior managerial roles in business.

Relationship to other courses
MGMT281 provides an introduction to the sorts of research methods required at university and in business. It provides students with the skills necessary to locate and review literature, read and understand research papers and gather, analyse and present research findings. These are skills needed in all BCom courses but particularly for those wishing to continue on to post-graduate study or aspiring to gain professional management roles.

Workload
This course requires students to read set readings and textbook chapters prior to lectures. The set readings are all available on LEARN. Overall, on average 2-4 hours of work in addition to lecture and tutorial attendance is required each week.

Learning Outcomes

A successful MGMT281 student will have the following attributes and abilities:
Learning outcome 1: Students will demonstrate they understand the research process and how it applies to the field of business management.
Learning outcome 2: Students will demonstrate they can use problem-solving and analytical skills to understand business problems and suggest research designs that would provide information that could contribute to a feasible solution.
Learning outcome 3: Students will demonstrate they understand a range of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques by applying these to the interpretation of research papers and class research assignments.  
Learning outcome 4: Students will demonstrate they can to assess the influence of cultural and philosophical considerations when selecting and applying the various qualitative and quantitative methods studied.

Prerequisites

(1) 15 points STAT; and (2) 15 points of MGMT or MKTG or MSCI or MATH

Restrictions

MKTG280,  MSCI280, MGMT280, MSCI281

Equivalent Courses

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Colleen Mills

Lecturer

Mesbahuddin Chowdhury

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Tutorial 30% Tutorial
Readings Quiz 1 23 Aug 2017 20% Readings Quiz 1
Readings Quiz 2 20% Readings Quiz 2
Individual Assignment 30% Individual Assignment


This course has a no extensions policy. If extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances arise that seriously impair a student’s ability to complete an assessment task (assignments and tests) an application for special consideration should be made within 7 days of the due date of the assessment task.

Mini assignments are all practical tasks based on the in-class tutorial exercises.
The mini assignments are submitted online through the MGMT281’s LEARN site. If problems arise electronic copies can be submitted to the Examiner via email by midnight on the due date.
Mini assignments are due before midnight 7 days after the tutorial where the activity was undertaken.

Grading
Marks for the quizzes and mini assignments may be scaled before a final grade is determined.  You should not regard 50% as a pass mark.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Tracy, Sarah J. , Ebooks Corporation; Qualitative research methods : collecting evidence, crafting analysis, communicating impact ; Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

Zikmund, William G; Business research methods ; 9th ed; South-Western, 2013.

Additional readings will be available on LEARN

Notes

Class Representative
A class representative may be asked to volunteer in the first few weeks of class. Any problems with the course can be raised with the class rep. Their email can be found at UCSA. The class representative will take up any issues raised by class members with the lecturer concerned as they occur.

Departmental Academic Policies
The Department assumes that you have read this document.

You should also read the General Course and Examination Regulations

Dishonest Practice
The University of Canterbury considers cheating and plagiarism to be serious acts of dishonesty.  All assessed work must be your own individual work unless specifically stated otherwise in the assessment guidelines. Material quoted from any other source must be clearly acknowledged. You must not copy the work of another person (student or published work) in any assessment including examinations, tests and assignments. Any person, who is found to have copied someone else's work, or to have allowed their work to be copied, will receive a fail grade for that piece of assessment and may face disciplinary action which may lead to a fine, community service or exclusion from the university.

IMPORTANT: Where there are concerns regarding the authorship of written course work, a student can be required to provide a formal, oral explanation of the content of their work.

Coversheets - Group and Individual

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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  • MGMT281-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017