Course Objectives: |
This course is designed to expose the core ideas behind research methods. The major components of designing research will be addressed in this course. The students will design, conduct, and present an actual research project as part of this course. The objectives of this course is to provide necessary knowledge to learn critical understanding of the theories and concepts of research methods in order to evaluate research, published articles, and conduct scientific research. |
Course Content: |
Introduction to research process, research design, Literature Review, Basic and applied, qualitative and quantitative research, developing research questions, hypotheses, variables, operationalization of variables, and measurement issues, research model. |
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Related Preparation |
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• Describe the course.
• Introduction to the process of conducting research.
• Steps in the process of research.
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Identifying a hypothesis and research problem.
• Creating research questions.
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• Reviewing literature.
• Ethics of research.
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• Qualitative research: essence of qualitative data, sampling, collection techniques. |
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• Interpreting qualitative data: qualitative data analysis procedures. |
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• Interpreting qualitative data: qualitative data analysis procedures, coding, thematic development. |
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• Evaluate students via midterm exam |
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• Quantitative research: essence of quantitative data, collection and analysis techniques, sampling, data collection instruments. |
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• Applied statistics: identifying the dependent and independent variables, confidence levels. |
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• Descriptive statistics. |
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• Inferential statistics: drawing inference from data, modeling assumptions, identifying patterns, data analysis. |
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• SPSS application. |
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• APA writing styles. |
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• Project presentation. |
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• Evaluate students via final exam |
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Course Notes / Textbooks: |
1-ResearchMethodology,4 .Ed. Ranjit Kumar
SAGE Publications, 2014
2-Research Methodology Methods and Techniques 2nd Revised Ed. C.R.Kothari
New Age International Publishers, 2004
3-Research Methods For Business Students: Saunders M., Lewis P., Thornhill A.,
2009 Pearson, 5. edition
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References: |
1-ResearchMethodology,4 .Ed. Ranjit Kumar
SAGE Publications, 2014
2-Research Methodology Methods and Techniques 2nd Revised Ed. C.R.Kothari
New Age International Publishers, 2004
3-Research Methods For Business Students: Saunders M., Lewis P., Thornhill A.,
2009 Pearson, 5. edition
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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To gain basic knowledge about the basic functions in the field of business administration and to apply them in real life. |
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Evaluating the effects of political, legal, geographical, economic and technological factors on the competitive structure of the business area with team work and finding the necessary solutions. |
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To be aware of current issues in the field of business and to gain sensitivity to problems. |
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Transmission of written documents such as reports, printouts, internal correspondence orally in an effective manner. |
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Defining and analyzing the problem by forming a team within the framework of professional expertise and conceptual knowledge and using leadership qualities. |
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To be able to relate to other areas of business, to be aware of global and social ethical norms. |
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