3 ECTS credits
78 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 3018123DNW for working students in the 1st semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
If you want to enroll for the Research Methods for Business, you must be able to graduate. In other words: you can only enroll for this course when you are able to finish the programm
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Social Sciences & SolvayBusinessSchool
Department
Business Technology and Operations
Educational team
Ilse Scheerlinck
Leo Van Hove
Emmelien De Roock
Niels Martin (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

10 contact hours Lecture
11 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
57 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course provides an introduction to research methodology. Different aspects of scientific research in the domains of business and management are covered. We consider both the research process and research methods.

In a step-by-step approach we guide the student through the different stages of a research process. Students are introduced in the consultation, reading and processing of scientific literature with particular attention for the practices of correct referencing and citing. Next the formulation of the research problem and the research questions is addressed. Via an introduction in a spectrum of research methods for business and management, the students are prepared to independently compile a research design and to plan a research project. Attention is also attributed to the written and oral presentation of scientific research.

Course material
Handbook (Required) : Research Methods for Business, a Skill Building Approach, Bougie, R. & Sekaran, U., most recent version, Wiley, 9781119663706, 2020
Digital course material (Required) : Additional study material will be available on Canvas, Canvas
Additional info

The digital course material is available on the digital platform Canvas.

In case guest lectures are organised, attending the sessions is mandatory and the content of the presentation is integrally part of the course content.

Teaching Methods

Lecture: collective contact-dependent moments during which the lecturer engages with learning materials
- Seminar, Exercises or Practicals (Practical): collective or individual contact-dependent moments during which the students are guided to actively engage with learning materials
- Independent or External Form of Study (Self): independent study

This description of the teaching methods is indicative, in order to assess the expected study load.

REGULAR AND WORKING STUDENTS

Lecture: 10 hours

  • lectures: 8 hours (4 x 2 hours)
  • guest lecture: 2 hours (1 x 2 hours)

Practical: 11 hours

  • 4 workshops of 2 hours for application of theory by using cases: 8 hours
  • workshop during which assistant and students actively train citing and referencing practices: 2 hours
  • individual feedback (questions via email or during contact hours concerning theory, cases or assignment): 1 hour

Self: 57 hours

  • keeping up with the course material during the semester, amounting to 1,5 hour per hour lecture: 15 hours
  • preparation and study for workshops during the semester: 10 hours
  • preparation written exam: 32 hours
Learning Outcomes

Kennis

Knowledge of the scientific research process and research methods in the domain of business and management.

Inzicht

Insight in the scientific research process and research methods in the domain of business and management, i.e. identify potential bottle necks in a research process and anticipate thereon as well as illustrate different advantages and disadvantages of a research method for a given case.


 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

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Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Management: Academische Bachelor