Research Methodology in Business Administration

Module: 3 - V09

Name of module: Research Methodology in Business Administration

Course: International Business Administration B

Course code(s): 2FE095

Syllabus(es): 2FE095

Homepage: www.usbe.umu.se/kursweb/vt09/2fe095mom3

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

Lecturer: Owe R Hedström = ORH, Kifle Hamde = KH, Anders Muszta = AM (Statistik), Magnus Olsson = MO (UB)

Telephone: 090-7865441, 090-7866149, 090-7865145, 090-7869181

E-mail: owe.r.hedstrom@usbe.umu.se, kifle.hamde@usbe.umu.se

Other: About Easter. No lessons during April 9-14. Course time March 26 - May 3

Syllabus (course description and literature)

Day

Date

Time

Subject

Room

Lecturer

Note

WEEK 14

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-03-30

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Course Indtroduction. Group formation

Room: S104

Lecturer: ORH, KH

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-03-31

Time: 15:00-17:00

Subject: Lecture 1. Introduction, Problem statement; research objectives. Bryman & Bell (B&B) Part one

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-01

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Tutorials 1. On PM (term paper) topics & seminars

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other: Mandatory

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-01

Time: 13:00-16:00

Subject: Data bases

Room: UB

Lecturer: MO

Other: Meet at 13.15, UB's loan section

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-04-02

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Lecture 2. Reviewing literature, and research design (Ch 2), theory-data connection. Bryman & Bell (B&B) Part one

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-04-03

Time: 12:00-13:00

Subject: Terminsråd

Room: USBE

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-04-03

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Lecture 3. Methodological assumptions (Ontological & Epistimological), and methods for data collection and analysis. B&B Part I, Ch 6, 16

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other:

WEEK 15

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-04-06

Time: 13:00-16:00

Subject: Lecture 4. Quantitative methods, part 2

Room: S 305

Lecturer: AM

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-04-07

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Tutorials 2. Ongoing work on term paper: Researh questions, purpose, scope, methods, theory

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-04-07

Time: 13:00-15:00

Subject: Exam Review Foundations of Finance

Room: s304

Lecturer: AT

Other: See schedule FoF

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-08

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Lecture 5. Quantitative methods continuation, B&B Part II

Room: S312

Lecturer: AM

Other:

WEEK 16

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-15

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Seminar 1 Literarure review. grp 1-5 13-15, grp 6-11 15-17

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other: Mandatory. Note start time at 13.00 and 15.00!

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-04-16

Time: 08:00-10:00

Subject: Lecture 6. Qualitative methods (B&B Part Three)

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-04-16

Time: 10:00-15:00

Subject: SPSS. Grp 1-5,10-12, grp 6-11, 13-15

Room: S 215

Lecturer: JS, AL

Other: Mandatory

Day: Friday

Date: 2009-04-17

Time: 15:00-17:00

Subject: Tutorials 3. Methodology, methods, theory, empirical parts

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other:

WEEK 17

Day: Tuesday

Date: 2009-04-21

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Written Examination

Lecturer: KH

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-22

Time: 10:00-12:00

Subject: Moved to 23/4, 13-15; Lecture 7. Complete Research plan/design; against plagerialism; ethics in research (B&B Part Four)

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other: Moved to 23/4, 13-15

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-22

Time: 13:00-17:00

Subject: Tutorials 4. Theoretical framework, empirical part/analysis

Room: Office

Lecturer: KH

Other: Cancelled (See Seminar 2 23/4)

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-04-23

Time: 08:00-12:00

Subject: Seminar 2, grp 1-5 8-10, grp 6-11 10-12

Room: S305

Lecturer: KH

Other: Mandatory (on term paper)

Day: Thursday

Date: 2009-04-23

Time: 13:00-14:00

Subject: Lecture 7. Complete Research plan/design; URKUND: against plagerialism; ethics in research (B&B Part Four)

Room: S104

Lecturer: KH

Other:

WEEK 18

Day: Monday

Date: 2009-04-27

Time: 16:00-16:00

Subject: Hand in term paper in a paper form to Kifle, and exchange within your seminar groups

Room: S314

Lecturer:

Other:

Day: Wednesday

Date: 2009-04-29

Time: 08:00-12:00

Subject: PM seminar, grp 1-4 8-10, grp6-11 10-12

Room: S302

Lecturer: KH

Other: Mandatory

WEEK 20

Day: Saturday

Date: 2009-05-16

Time: 09:00-12:00

Subject: Re-examination

Lecturer: KH

Other: