MBA Project PGBM161 [topup 53]– teaching plan 2022

 

MBA Project PGBM161 [topup 53]– teaching plan 2022

Synopsis Form: 20 Oct 2022

Proposal: 8 Dec 2022

Dissertation only

Dissertation: Apr 2023

Sessions	Topics
1.    Jul 27 (Wed) 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. * about low-risk, high-return dissertation project (a blog note)
2.    Aug 3 (Wed) 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.    Aug 10 (Wed) 19-21:30	Methods to conduct MBA dissertation projects - discussion 2 * a collection of video learning materials on research methods/ dissertation topics * on the orientation phase of dissertation projects.  * on management-concerns diagram: an article * on theoretical frameworks: an article * remember to compare table of content template with the dissertation sample of John Cruise. * Dissertation table of contents template. * dissertation sample in Google Drive.
4.    Aug 17 (Wed) 19-21:30	Dissertation reporting writing: on dissertation report structure * on management-concerns diagram: an article * on theoretical frameworks: an article * Results chapter in qualitative study (video). * What is Discussion chapter in dissertation report? (video). * a blog on e-learning resources on "results" and discussion" sections.
5.    Aug 24 (Wed) [Aug 26] 19-21:30	Literature review skills – briefing 1   * 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]. * a collection of research methods videos (grand total collection). * ALRA articles. * FB group - on ALRA. (unavailable now) * FB group - on academic literature based for business sectors. (unavailable now) * FB group - on - academic literature based on ALRA. (unavailable now) * 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]
6.    Aug 31 (Wed) 19-21:30	Literature review skills – briefing 2 * on theoretical frameworks: an article * a collection of research methods videos (grand total collection). * how to formulate a specific research method, e.g. observational research design.
7.    Sep 7 (Wed) 19-21:30	On the topic of literature review: * to work out the preliminary ALRA diagrams from the synopsis doc draft: an illustration.  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] Research methods in terms of the onion model.  Research methods - an introduction on a range of research methods.1  * videos on research methods. * Additional advice from the university on dissertation work. * A blog note on dissertation project effort adequacy.  * videos on the onion model topics. * on cultivating business sense. * formulating a suitable dissertation topic and research design.
8.    Sep 14 (Wed) 19-21:30	Research methods - an introduction on a range of research methods.2 * e-learning materials on literature review. * two directions of literature review (ALRA).  * New FB group on ALRA literature review. * videos on research methods. * Additional advice from the university on dissertation work. * A blog note on dissertation project effort adequacy.  * videos on the onion model topics. * on cultivating business sense. * formulating a suitable dissertation topic and research design.
9.    Sep 28 (Wed) 19-21:30	Research methods - an introduction on a range of research methods.3  Research methods: pros and cons.
10.          Oct 5 (Wed) 19-21:30	Research methods quality criteria * Videos on research methods quality criteria. Quantitative skills: pivot table * e-resource on statistical analysis.
11.          Oct 12 (Wed) 19-21:30	Research ethics and the ethical form. 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.  * desirable features of research objectives. (blog note) Quantitative skills: correlation and multiple regression analysis
12.          Oct 19 (Wed) 19-21:30	A note about "the chain of evidence". A briefing on a few research methods: Method 1: survey. Method 2: interview. Method 3: participant observation A note on "research gap" On "choosing a dissertation topic" Quantitative skills: ANOVA
13.          Oct 26 (Wed) 19-21:30	On plagiarism and harvard referencing * a video on harvard referencing. * a blog note on two types of dissertation projects. Quantitative skills: Chi-squared test A master blog note on statistics (video resources) * Publications on survey research applications
14.          Nov 2 (Wed) 19-21:30	Q&A of dissertation projects * a comprehensive list of video resources on quantitative research methods. On argumentation in academic writings
15.          Nov 9 (Wed) 19-21:30	Q&A of dissertation projects * a comprehensive list of video resources on quantitative research methods. (with Excel functions demonstration) On argumentation in academic writings Q&A of dissertation projects * A blog note about literature search problem. Revision
16.          Nov 16 (Wed) 19-21:30 Note make up class Nov. 17.	Q&A of dissertation projects A demo on statistics method of Chi-squared test. * Using dissertation table of content, dissertation sample and ALRA diagrams to conduct the research project. * a review of some of the blog notes of 2022. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018 and 2022. [total 3 volumes]. * determining which videos to study as the top priority.  * a collection of video learning materials on research methods/ dissertation topics A revision on the topic of the resource based view (a video). [also refer to the blog note on this kind of e-resources]. ** if time allows, review the video on the classical period about the  science topic. Revision: the topic is primarily relevant to the discussion in Chapter 3 of your dissertation report (on research methodology). ** How to analyze interview data: (i) the inductive approach using grounded theory coding and (ii) the deductive approach with theory-driven analysis. * on research methods quality criteria (a master blog note) ** class review videos: (i) on internal and external validity (the main concern of quantitative research/ positivism) and (ii) quality of qualitative research. Some further recommendations on producing the management-concerns diagram. Two major ways to analyze raw interview research findings.

 

About face-to-face sessions:

Sept 27 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Oct 11 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Oct 18 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Oct 25 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Nov 1 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Nov 8 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Nov 15 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

Nov 22 (Tue): 19-21.30pm.

e-resources on: Google Drive, the agile literature review approach group (FB), and research methods for business.

Also : Literature related to positivist and focused management research (FB).

** All FB resources are unavailable now.

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