ULMS Electronic Module Catalogue

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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
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

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

To immerse the student in a thorough grounding in qualitative approaches in business and management research.


Learning Outcomes

(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

(LO2) Appreciation of the strengths and weaknes of different approaches, including the viability of plural approaches and the role of the researcher

(LO3) Awareness of ethics of research practice associated with issues including expert power, data confidentiality, participant influence, personal judgement

(S1) Communication skills

(S2) Problem solving skills

(S3) IT skills

(S4) Organisational skills


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Lectures, group discussions, group exercises
Description: The module leader will employ a variety of learning methods within each session, including group discussions and debates and practical hands on workshops to allow students to practice qualitative data analysis.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Teaching Method 2 - Project
Description: Mini research project. Students will prepare a research project proposal on an area of their choice. They will define clear research questions, review the relevant literature, suggest an appropriate qualitative methodological design to answer their research question(s) and undertake some form of qualitative data analysis of an appropriate secondary data source relevant to their project. Rationale: The use of primary data collection has been removed due to the challenges of securing appropriate research sites, securing ethical approval and due to student feedback (and challenges experienced) related to this e lement of the module in the last academic year.
Attendance Recorded: Not yet decided
Unscheduled Directed Student Hours (time spent away from the timetabled sessions but directed by the teaching staff): 130


Syllabus

 

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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