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Title | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT | ||
Code | ULMS601 | ||
Coordinator |
Ms KA Stephenson Work, Organisation and Management Kathleen.Stephenson@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2018-19 | Level 7 FHEQ | Second Semester | 40 |
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 |
24 |
24 130 |
178 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 222 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 400 |
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 |
Presentation There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2 | 15 Minutes | 20 | ||||
Research Report There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2 | 4000 minutes. | 80 |
Aims |
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To immerse the student in a thorough grounding in qualitative approaches in business and management research. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Capacity to critically evaluate key methodologies and methods associated with qualitative research approaches, including case study work; interviews, focus groups, non/participatory ovservation, ethnography, visual data |
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(LO2) Appreciation of the strengths and weaknes of different approaches, including the viability of plural approaches and the role of the researcher |
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(LO3) Awareness of ethics of research practice associated with issues including expert power, data confidentiality, participant influence, personal judgement |
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(S1) Communication skills |
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(S2) Problem solving skills |
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(S3) IT skills |
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(S4) Organisational skills |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lectures, group discussions, group exercises Teaching Method 2 - Project |
Syllabus |
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Introduction: What is scholarly practice and what is qualitative research practice?; Reflexivity and phronesis and crafting qualitative research: methods for data collection and analysis; Phenomenology and case study research; Ethnography and grounded theory/critical theory; Discourse and narrative analysis and conversational analysis; Longitudinal and historical analysis; Action science and action research and thematic and content analysis; Beyond publishing qualitative data, realizing the impact of management research. |
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. |