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Title ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS
Code ULMS600
Coordinator Prof R Donnelly
Work, Organisation and Management
Rory.Donnelly@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2019-20 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 20

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 12

       0

 78

 90
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 110
TOTAL HOURS 200

Assessment
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 written assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2  4,000 words    100       

Aims

This module is designed to enable students to further their research skills by stimulating and exposing them to a number of advanced research methods available in business and management, just as it aims to enable students to present high-quality research.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Critically evaluate when and how advanced research methods studied might be appropriately employed as part of a research project

(LO2) Justify critical analysis and evaluation of research employing advanced methods by drawing on an understanding of research rigor

(LO3) Demonstrate an ability to synthesise learning across modules so far to support the achievement of the above learning outcomes

(LO4)

(S1) Problem solving skills

(S2) Numeracy

(S3) Organisational skills

(S4) Communication skills

(S5) IT skills

(S6) Ethical awareness

(S7) Leadership

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description:
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Field Work
Description: Students will independently engage with secondary data within their own field to enable them to get to grips with advanced research methods within their own field of study
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours (time spent away from the timetabled sessions but directed by the teaching staff): 78

Syllabus
 

Mixed method research in business and management;

Advanced quantitative methods, introduction to SEM;

Advanced qualitative methods, phenomenology;

Presenting/critiquing quality research and module synthesis;

Note: These are one-off sessions covering three hours each, ie totalling 12 hours of contact time.

Recommended Texts
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