MBA Project PGBM161 [topup 52]– teaching plan 2022

 

MBA Project PGBM161 [topup 52]– teaching plan 2022

Synopsis Form: 21 Jul 2022

Proposal: 8 Sep 2022

Dissertation only

Dissertation: Jan 2023

Sessions	Topics	Readings
1.    April 28 (Thu) 19-21:30	An introduction of dissertation project with some samples and templates.	* HK U thesis portal:  * Additional advice on dissertation projects. * Dissertation table of contents template. * Module guide info on dissertation report content. * a sample on synopsis document. * a sample of project proposal. * the updated proposal template.
2.    May 5 (Thu) 19-21:30	Methods to conduct MBA dissertation projects - discussion 1	* on the orientation phase of dissertation projects.  * on management-concerns diagram: an article * on theoretical frameworks: an article * on how to formulate a proper dissertation project title. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * ALRA articles. * FB group - on ALRA. * FB group - on academic literature based for business sectors. * FB group - on - academic literature based on ALRA.
3.    May 12 (Thu) 19-21:30	Methods to conduct MBA dissertation projects - discussion 2	* on management-concerns diagram: an article * on theoretical frameworks: an article * on how to formulate a proper dissertation project title. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * ALRA articles. * FB group - on ALRA. * FB group - on academic literature based for business sectors. * FB group - on - academic literature based on ALRA. * Learning literature review - study materials. Academic publisher websites: 1. Sciencedirect. 2. Proquest. 3. Emerald.insight. 4. Wiley online library. 5. Taylor and Francis online. 6. Sage journals. 7. Springer. 8. pdfdrive. [ebooks]
4.    May 19 (Thu) 19-21:30	Dissertation reporting writing: on dissertation report structure	* on theoretical frameworks: an article [need to cover theoretical framework 1c] * on how to formulate a proper dissertation project title. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * ALRA articles. * FB group - on ALRA. * FB group - on academic literature based for business sectors. * FB group - on - academic literature based on ALRA. * Learning literature review - study materials. * Study materials on the onion model (including videos).
5.    May 26 (Thu) 19-21:30 5b. June 2 (Thu) *  a video on harvard referencing. (discussing an article on referencing practice).  * Study materials on core competence [videos]. * Study materials on the onion model (including videos). 5c. Jun 9 (Thu) * Study materials on the onion model (including videos). [from layer 2: induction and deduction onward] * e-learning blog on research methods. * three literature search questions for a zone 3a item. * Two types of research tasks for zone 3b.	Literature review skills	* Learning literature review - study materials. * two directions of literature review (ALRA). * Quantitative targets on references. * three literature search questions for a zone 3a item. * Two types of research tasks for zone 3b. * Study materials on the onion model (including videos).
6.    Jun 16 (Thu) 19-21:30 * e-learning blog on research methods. * a review of dissertation sample report "Hero": chapter 3: research methods (refer to google drive folder). *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. F2F: Jun 28 (Tue) *** A revision of an ethics form lecture note. Also note the following info: **  the online ethic form. [submission date: probably from  6 weeks after proposal submission to the date of  sending the first dissertation draft to supervisor for review]. Additional notes on ethics form can be found in course google drive.  Jul. 5 (Tue) * videos on research methods quality. * * on the cloud of chain of evidence in dissertation report chapters 4 and 5. * on the chain of evidence design and execution). * on the quick test of quality of reasoning of reports. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. Some info about Sunderland referencing guidelines. Jul 12 (Tue) * Learning literature review - study materials. * videos on research methods quality. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. Jul 19 (Tue) * a sample of project proposal. * the updated proposal template. * Dissertation table of contents template. * synopsis form checklist. * a briefing on the notion of "chain of evidence". * a briefing on academic writing style. Jul 26 (Tue) * a briefing on the notion of "chain of evidence". *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * e-learning blog note on Bloom's taxonomy of learning. * e-learning materials on secondary research. Aug 2 (Tue) * Literature related to positivist and focused management research (FB). * a collection of study materials on research methods (videos). * to review dissertation sample 2022: John Cruise (in google drive) * a blog note on pilot study. Aug 9 (Tue) * videos on reflexivity in qualitative research. * a blog note about project implementation and chain of evidence. * to review dissertation sample 2022: John Cruise (in google drive) Aug 16 (Tue) * study materials for writing chapter 7 of the dissertation report.	Research methods in terms of the onion model.  Research methods - an introduction on a range of research methods.1
Online: Jun 30 (Thu) * videos on research methods quality. *** A revision of an ethics form lecture note. Also note the following info: **  the online ethic form. [submission date: probably from  6 weeks after proposal submission to the date of  sending the first dissertation draft to supervisor for review]. Additional notes on ethics form can be found in course google drive. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. Jul 7 (Thu) * videos on research methods quality. * * on the cloud of chain of evidence in dissertation report chapters 4 and 5. * on the chain of evidence design and execution). * on the quick test of quality of reasoning of reports. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. Some info about Sunderland referencing guidelines. * Learning literature review - study materials. Jul 14 (Thu) * Learning literature review - study materials. * videos on research methods quality. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * a sample on synopsis document. * synopsis form checklist. * e-learning blog on research methods. Jul 21 (Thu) * a sample of project proposal. * the updated proposal template. * Dissertation table of contents template. * a briefing on academic writing style. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * e-learning blog note on Bloom's taxonomy of learning. Jul 28 (Thu) * a briefing on the notion of "chain of evidence". *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * e-learning blog note on Bloom's taxonomy of learning. * Literature related to positivist and focused management research (FB). * e-resource on hypothesis testing (videos). * a collection of study materials on research methods (videos). Aug 4 (Thu) * Literature related to positivist and focused management research (FB). * a collection of study materials on research methods (videos). * to review dissertation sample 2022: John Cruise (in google drive) * a blog note on pilot study. Aug 11 (Thu) * videos on reflexivity in qualitative research. * a blog note about project implementation and chain of evidence. ** review dissertation sample - John Cruise. (in google drive) Aug 18 (Thu) 19-21:30 * study materials for writing chapter 7 of the dissertation report.	Research methods - an introduction on a range of research methods.2	* a blog note on resources about "results" and "discussions" parts of report. * what to write about for overall assessment in dissertation report chapters 4-5.  * a blog note on strategic, tactical and operational levels: videos. [related to dissertation report: chapter 6]. * a blog note on making recommendations in chapter 6 of dissertation report. * about dissertation report word count figure.
	Research methods - an introduction on a range of research methods.3 Research methods: pros and cons.
	Research methods quality criteria Quantitative skills: pivot table
	Research ethics and the ethical form. Quantitative skills: correlation and multiple regression analysis
	On "choosing a dissertation topic" Quantitative skills: ANOVA	* study materials on hypothesis testing (videos).
	On plagiarism and harvard referencing Quantitative skills: Chi-squared test
	Q&A of dissertation projects On argumentation in academic writings
	Q&A of dissertation projects Revision

e-resources (i) on Google Drive and research methods for business.

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