SemesterFall Semester, 2020
DepartmentMA Program of Management Information Systems, First Year
Course NameResearch Methods
Instructor
Credit3.0
Course TypeRequired
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
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Week



Topic

1

Course Overview

2

Foundation of Business Research (1)

3

Foundation of Business Research (2)

4

Foundation of Business Research (3)

5

Survey Scale Development and Operationalization (1)

6

Survey Scale Development and Operationalization (2)

7

Survey Scale Development and Operationalization (3)

8

Experiment Design (1)

9

Experiment Design (2)

10

Experiment Design (3)

11

Field Research and Interviewing (1)

12

Field Research and Interviewing (2)

13

Field Research and Interviewing (3)

14

Proposal Presentation

15

Project Discussion (1)

16

Project Discussion (2)

17

Final Presentation

18

Final Research Report

Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant
Requirement/Grading

Tutorials and In-class Discussion (20%):  




  • 20% is given for student’s tutorial works and participation in terms of quality of questions, answers and student engagement in both lectures and tutorials throughout the semester.



 



Project Work (30%):




  • The course has a team project, which requires the students to develop a research model. The project requires a project proposal, presentation, as well as a final report.



 



Midterm Exam (20%):




  • The midterm exam will be closed book, closed notes.



 



Final Exam (30%):




  • The final exam will be closed book, closed notes.


Textbook & Reference
Urls about Course
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