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Title RESEARCH SKILLS
Code BLIM508
Coordinator Dr YC Yang
Finance and Accounting
Y.C.Yang@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Second 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 12

 6

       12

6

 36
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 12
  		60 mins X 1 totaling 6
  		      60 mins X 1 totaling 12
60 mins X 1 totaling 6
  		 
Private Study 114
TOTAL HOURS 150

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 research proposal There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 2  -1500 words    50       
Group Literature Review There is a resit opportunity: Individual assignment Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When): 2  -2500 words    50       

Aims

Orientating students around the sources of extant information that can be used to inform academic and professional decisions;

Consideration of the nature of qualitative and quantitative research both in an applied professional and more overtly academic context;

Consideration of the nature and methodologies of both qualitative and quantitative data deriving from both secondary and primary sources.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Appreciate the nature of research and the research process in both academic and more practical, applied management contexts;

(LO2) Be aware of the variety of available information sources and assess their utility in informing both academic and applied management research;

(LO3) Understand the distinction 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;

(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;

(LO5) Evaluate, select and justify appropriate 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.

(S1) Adaptability

(S2) Problem solving skills

(S3) Numeracy

(S4) Commercial awareness

(S5) Organisational skills

(S6) Communication skills

(S7) International awareness

(S8) Lifelong learning skills

(S9) Ethical awareness

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Hybrid delivery, with social distancing on campus.

1 hour online asynchronous learning per week x 12 weeks
1 hour face-to-face synchronous lecture per week x 12 weeks
1 hour face-to-face seminar every other week x 6 weeks
1 hour face-to-face peer-to-peer learning every other week (unscheduled) x 6 weeks
Self-directed learning x 114 hours

Syllabus
 

The need for and nature of research;

Academic and applied management research;

Data types and collection strategies;

Quantitative research;

Qualitative research;

Writing up and presenting data and outcomes of research.

Recommended Texts
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