Research report 790


 
Modulekode OBS 790
Kwalifikasie Postgraduate
Fakulteit Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Module-inhoud

The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the nature and the role of research in a business enterprise so that they will be able to conduct and utilise research. 
Study themes:

  • The role of research in an enterprise;
  • Conceptualisation and the scientific thinking process;
  • The research process;
  • Research planning and design;
  • Data gathering and analysis; and
  • Reporting of research results.

The purpose of this module is to guide students through the process of planning a small-scale academic research study in the field of Business Management, collecting and analysing empirical data, and presenting the findings of the study in the form of a research article. Students will be guided to develop a research proposal for the research study during the first semester. During the second semester, students will be guided to collect and analyse the required data and to write a research article. Students will only be allowed to continue with the execution of their research projects (i.e., with the collection and analysis of data and the writing of a research article) during the second semester, if they have obtained a progress mark of at least 50% and passed the final research proposal at the end of the first semester with a sub-minimum mark of 50%
1 lecture per week during the first semester and ad hoc workshops during the second semester

Modulekrediete 40.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 1 lecture per week S1
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Business Management
Period of presentation Year

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