Research Methodology in Business Administration

Module: 3 - V16

Name of module: Research Methodology in Business Administration

Course: International Business Administration B, mod 3 (IBP)

Course code(s): 2FE095

Syllabus(es): 2FE095

Homepage: www.cambro.umu.se

Maps: www.umu.se/english/about-umu/campus-maps

Lecturer: Kifle Hamde, Thomas Biedenbach,

E-mail: kiflemariam.hamde@umu.se, thomas.biedenbach@umu.se

Other: Textbook:
Collis J., & Hussey, R. (2014). Business research: A practical guide for undergraduate & postgraduate students. 4th ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-0-230-30183-2.

Last update: 24/3

Day

Date

Time

Subject

Room

Lecturer

Note

WEEK 12

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-03-22

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Introduction + Lecture 1: The research process

Room: N200

Lecturer: KH, TBi

Other: Creation of groups for term paper. Ch. 1+2

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-03-22

Time: 13:15-15

Subject: Lecture 2: Literature review and research proposal

Room: N200

Lecturer: KH

Other: Ch. 5+6

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-03-23

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Lecture 3: Research philosophies and research design

Room: S305

Lecturer: TBi

Other: Ch. 3+4

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-03-24

Time: -16:00

Subject: Submit project proposal to supervisor

Room:

Lecturer: KH, TBi

Other: email to your supervisor

WEEK 13

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-03-29

Time: -

Subject: Reading example thesis and writing the assignment

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-03-29

Time: 13:00-16:00

Subject: Tutoring on research idea and outline

Lecturer: KH, TBi

Other: Groups book time

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-03-30

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Seminar: Thesis examination - groups 1-5

Room: S206

Lecturer: TBi

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-03-30

Time: 13:15-15

Subject: Seminar: Thesis examination - groups 6-10

Room: S206

Lecturer: TBi

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-03-31

Time: 13:15-15

Subject: Lecture 4: Quantitative research

Room: Ub333

Lecturer: TBi

Other: Ch. 10

Day: Friday

Date: 2016-04-01

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Lecture 5: Quantitative data analysis

Room: N200

Lecturer: Statistics

Other: Important for exercises! Ch. 11+12

WEEK 14

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-04

Time: 09:15-12:00

Subject: Workshop: Computer exercises I, groups 6-10

Room: S215

Lecturer: Statistics

Other: Based on lecture 5!

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-04

Time: 13:15-16:00

Subject: Workshop: Computer exercises II, groups 1-5

Room: S215

Lecturer: Statistics

Other: Based on lecture 5!

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-04-05

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Lecture 6: Qualitative research

Room: Ub333

Lecturer: KH

Other: Ch. 7

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-04-05

Time: 13:15-15

Subject: Lecture 7: Qualitative data analysis

Room: S312

Lecturer: KH

Other: Ch. 8+9+13

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-04-06

Time: -

Subject: Group work

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-04-07

Time: -16:00

Subject: Submit material for WIP seminar in Cambro

Room:

Lecturer: KH, TBi

Other: Intro, RQ, literature, method, questions

Day: Friday

Date: 2016-04-08

Time: -

Subject: Read WIP paper & write feedback assignment

Room:

Lecturer:

Other: Individual assignment!

WEEK 15

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-11

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Seminar: Work in progress I, groups 1-4

Room: S206

Lecturer: TBi

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-11

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Seminar: Work in progress II, groups 5-7

Room: S209

Lecturer: KH

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-11

Time: 13:15-15

Subject: Seminar: Work in progress III, groups 8-10

Room: S209

Lecturer: KH

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-04-12

Time: -

Subject: Group work

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-04-13

Time: -

Subject: Group work

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-04-14

Time: -17:00

Subject: Submit material for tutoring to supervisor

Room:

Lecturer: KH, TBi

Other:

Day: Friday

Date: 2016-04-15

Time: -

Subject: Group work

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

WEEK 16

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-18

Time: 08:00-12:00

Subject: Tutoring

Lecturer: KH, TBi

Other: Groups book time

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-04-19

Time: -

Subject: Group work

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-04-19

Time: 09:15-11:00

Subject: Let's not suffer in silence about writing - Practical guidelines from an academic writing tutor

Room: S 311

Lecturer: AB

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-04-20

Time: -

Subject: Group work

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Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-04-21

Time: -

Subject: Group work

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Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Friday

Date: 2016-04-22

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Seminar: Final term paper I, groups 1-4

Room: Ub334

Lecturer: TBi

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Friday

Date: 2016-04-22

Time: 10:15-12

Subject: Seminar: Final term paper II, groups 8-10

Room: S304

Lecturer: KH

Other: Obligatory. Examination

Day: Friday

Date: 2016-04-22

Time: 13:15-15

Subject: Seminar: Final term paper III, groups 5-7

Room: S304

Lecturer: KH

Other: Obligatory. Examination

WEEK 17

Day: Monday

Date: 2016-04-25

Time: -

Subject: Exam preparation

Room:

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2016-04-26

Time: -

Subject: Exam preparation

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Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2016-04-27

Time: -

Subject: Exam preparation

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Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-04-28

Time: 09:00-13:00

Subject: Written exam. Please NOTE! Obligatory registration must be done HERE, not later than 10 days before exam. The link opens when the course start.

Lecturer: KH

Other:

WEEK 19

Day: Thursday

Date: 2016-05-12

Time: -16:00

Subject: Last time to submit compensatory assignments

Room:

Lecturer: TBi

Other:

WEEK 21

Day: Saturday

Date: 2016-05-28

Time: 09:00-13:00

Subject: Re-exam. Please NOTE! Obligatory registration must be done HERE, not later than10 days before re-exam. The link opens after the first exam date has passed.

Room: ÖP

Lecturer:

Other: