To enable students to critically examine a specific international business and management research problem.

Lectures - 2 Hours x 8 sessions (16 hours Total).

The course will be assessed by a research poster as a group assessment worth 30% of the course overall grade and a 2,500 word research proposal as an individual assignment worth 70% of the course overall grade.

To teach students the qualitative and quantitative research methods commonly used in international business and management research. It gives students an assessment of the contexts within which different methods may be used and how they should be implemented. The course unit shows students how to go about doing their own research projects and how to write up their research. It contains up to date empirical research examples, and thus carefully mixes theoretical issues with practical applications.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Identify and delineate a research question pertaining to an international business and management problem

■ Critically analyse relevant literature and use it to frame research questions

■ Understand the main methodologies used for research in their area and be aware of the strengths and weaknesses associated with different research techniques, and the generation, meaning and use of data

■ Understand and be able to utilise major qualitative and quantitative methods that are used to gather and analyse research data

■ Develop a research proposal, including research problem and methodology outline, for the dissertation and formulate a plan for execution

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.