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Title | APPLIED RESEARCH METHODS | ||
Code | ULMS515 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr D Jayawarna Strategy, IB and Entrepreneurship D.Jayawarna@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 7 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements): |
Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis: |
Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis: |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
14 |
12 |
26 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 124 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Individual Research Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :1 | 2000 words | 60 |
Aims |
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The effective utilisation of information in order to inform decision-making is a key managerial skill, and this module aims to develop skills in the acquisition, analysis and management of both qualitative and quantitative information for both academic and professional purposes. The module will initially orientate students around the sources of extant information that can be used to inform academic and managerial decisions. It will consider the nature of research both in an applied managerial and more overtly academic context, before moving on to consider more specifically the nature and methodologies of both qualitative and quantitative data deriving from both secondary and primary sources, with a view to students completing a small research project of their own, based on secondary sources, or completing a research proposal as to how they would conduct a piece of research to achieve pre-determined research objectives. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Expose the nature of research and the research process in both academic and more practical, applied management contexts; |
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(LO2) Be aware of the variety of available information sources, and assess their utility in informing both academic and applied management research; |
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(LO3) Distinguish between primary and secondary information and develop a critical awareness of research methods and techniques relating to the collection and analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data; |
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(LO4) Be able to determine the appropriateness of a range of methods for data collection and data analysis to meet research objectives, thereby becoming an informed user of management information; |
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(LO5) Evaluate, select, and justify appropriate research methods in a chosen area of study, in order to ensure that the evidence generated, its analysis and conclusions drawn are valid, reliable and ethical. |
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(S1) Adaptability |
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(S2) Problem solving skills |
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(S3) Numeracy |
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(S4) Commercial awareness |
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(S5) Teamwork |
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(S6) Organisational skills |
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(S7) Communication skills |
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(S8) IT skills |
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(S9) Lifelong learning skills |
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(S10) Ethical awareness |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture Teaching Method 2 - Seminar Self-Directed Learning Description: Outside of the classroom, a student's time should be spent preparing questions in advance of seminars, reading materials, researching independently and preparing for assessments. |
Syllabus |
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Week 1: Lecture Seminar/workshop Week 2: Lecture Seminar/workshop Week 3: Lecture Seminar/workshop Week 4: Lecture Seminar/workshop Week 5: Lecture Seminar/workshop Week 6: Lecture Use of secondary data: advantages and disadvantages, data sources and accessing secondary data. Seminar/workshop Week 7: Lecture Summing up: developing a research proposal, ethical issues in research. Seminar/workshop |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |