Course ID: | MGMT 9010. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Management Research Methodology |
Course Description: | The requirements that science places on management research. The importance of theory as a source of research questions, the role of constructs and variables, sampling, measurement, and the design of research to facilitate valid explanations of management phenomena. |
Oasis Title: | MGT RESCH METHODLGY |
Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Course Objectives:
To provide a foundation into the process of conducting scholarly research.
To understand the philosophy underlying the whole research process including
the nature of inquiry.
To gain knowledge on the process regarding the development of paradigms and
theories.
To understand the relative advantages and disadvantages of different research
design options. |
Topical Outline: | Topics Included in this course:
Part 1 Foundation Issues
Language of Research
Philosophy of Research
Problem Conceptualization
Evaluation Research
Part 2 Sampling
External Validity
The Sampling Distribution and Sampling Error
Probability Sampling Procedures
Nonprobability Sampling Procedures
Part 3 Measurement
Theory of Measurement
Survey Research and Scaling
Qualitative and Unobtrusive Measures
Part 4 Research Design
Internal Validity and the Threats to It
Establishing Cause and Effect
Experimental Design
Quasi-Experimental Design
Advanced Design Topics
Part 5 Analysis
Statistical Conclusion Validity and Its Threats
Statistical Power
Data Preparation
Descriptive vs. Inferential Statistics
Experimental Analysis
Quasi-Experimental Analysis |
Honor Code Reference: | All students are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of
honesty and integrity in every phase of their academic careers. The
penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and ignorance is not an
acceptable defense.
Academic honesty means performing all academic work without plagiarizing,
cheating, lying, tampering, stealing, receiving assistance from any other
person or using any source of information that is not common knowledge. |