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Housing Imaginations – Teaching Plan template  Hong Kong version  Session # Topics 1 ·       Introduction to Housing Imaginations ·       Briefing on assignment 1 Readings: subject syllabus and assignments 1 and 2 docs; Gregory (1994) Facebook page on housing imagination Ho (2014a) Also refer to lecture 1 details . 2 ·       The meanings of place I (General) Reading: Cresswell (2009) 3 ·       The meanings of place II (Hong Kong context) Reading: Ho (2014c; 2016) 4 ·       The meanings of space (General + Hong Kong context) Reading: Elden (2009) and Kitchin (2009) Ho (2016) 5 ·       The meanings of home (Hong Kong context) Readings: Easthope (2004) and Ho (2014b; 2016) 6 ·       Presentation – assignment 1 7 ·       Briefing on assignment 2 ·       Specific applications I: social housing (General + HK con

Lecture 4 of Research Methods for MBA (Sunderland), 2016 1. Correlation analysis 2.  Literature review ; diagramming-based literature review ; image 1 ; image 2 ; image 3 ; image 4 ; literature review video ;  list of academic publisher websites 3. Dissertation writing skills : e.g. on harvard referencing ; on plagiarism ; plagiarism video ; samples of dissertation reports ( HKU thesis portal ); image 1 ; image 2 ; image 3 ; academic writing video

Lecture 3 of MBA Research Methods (Sunderland) 1. Quantitative Research Methods 2. Qualitative Research Methods 3. On reasoning (inductive vs deductive) ; video 4. Basic research design types: diagram 1 ; diagram 2 ; video 5. Correlation analysis Workshop time--table

MBA (Sunderland) Research Methods lecture 2 : mainly on the outer layer of the onion model of management research 1. Generic research process ; what is research (video)? ; basic research process (video) 2. Onion model of Management Research 3. Research philosophies, mainly related to epistemology 3.1 Positivism vs interpretivism 3.1.1 Major epistemological perspectives 3.2. Non-positivist research philosophies 3.2.1 The subjective perspective in sociology 3.2.2 Critical management research: about reflection ; critical research paradigm 3.3. Ontology and epistemology 3.3.1  Ontology 3.3.1.1  Definition of ontology 3.3.1.2 Moral ontology 3.3.2  Epistemology, ontology and methodology 3.4 Philosophical assumptions (video) 4.  What is philosophy? 5. Induction and deduction ; note 2 ; note 3 6. Nature of social research (video) 7. Major research methods  (videos) References Academic papers of JKKH e-resources, Facebook-based

Lecture 1 on Research Methods Class (MBA Sunderland) , June 14, 2016 Topic 1: Proposal template Topic 2: Research process and some basic elements of an Research exercise Topic 3: Writing research objectives Topic 4: On valid and relevant knowledge Topic 5: On research methodology Topic 6: On dissertation, proposal and abstract: differences Topic 7: Using HKU theses portal References Briefing session note On research objectives Time-table

Sunderland MBA dissertation briefing session 2016: (June 6): 3 hours Basic information: Item A ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment 001: As part of the development of the dissertation, the student will be required to complete a 1500 word research proposal which the academic supervisor will confirm as appropriate to enable the student to continue with the dissertation. This element will represent 20% of the final mark.  Assessment 002: Each dissertation is assessed internally by two members of staff. A sample of dissertations is also sent to external examiners. Students will be required to submit one written report of approximately 15000 words, containing a literature review, methodology, data analysis and recommendations. The issue of how recommendations for change could be implemented given the studies undertaken and will be based on prior experience of the organisation or business sector which has been investigated. Within the recommendations an outline plan detailing the tim