MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup58/59/Full PF12], Jan-June 2024 teaching plan

MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup58/59/Full PF12], Jan-June 2024


 

Synopsis Form: 18 Apr 2024                   

Proposal: 7 Jun 2024

Dissertation only

Dissertation with 1 module 

Dissertation with 4 module 

Dissertation: Oct 2024

HK Teaching Plan: Online class and classroom class


Stream 1

Session

Lecture Date

(Online & classroom sessions)

Topics

1

Jan 22 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) A briefing on the module guide I

2) review proposal and report samples

Online session 1

Link MGTM05 - Mba ResearchProject (2023/4 - UOSHK - BO7 - NSSEM3) fyr

 

As per the attached, I havehelped you upload the Module Guide and Teaching Plan to Canvas.


HK U thesis portal

Additional advice on dissertation projects.

Dissertation table of contents template [consulting-oriented project type) [compared that with the academic-oriented project type]. Dissertation table of contents template (academic-oriented project type).

Module guide info on dissertation report content.

a sample on synopsis document.

a sample of project proposal.

the updated proposal template.

* on research conceptualization (video resources)

2

Feb 5 2024: 19:00-21:30

 

1) A briefing on the module guide 2

2) review proposal and report samples

Online session 2


Link MGTM05 - Mba ResearchProject (2023/4 - UOSHK - BO7 - NSSEM3) fyr

formulation of research objectives by dissertation types.

* on the orientation phase of dissertation projects.

 * on management-concerns diagram: an article [now in google drive]

* on the management-concerns diagram: a reading list.

* on theoretical frameworks: an article [now in google drive]

* on how to formulate a proper dissertation project title.

* on research conceptualization (video resources)

*  a basic summary of research methods ideas (a note).

* Lightweight academic-oriented dissertation project: a note.

a collection of video learning materials on research methods/ dissertation topics

*Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024 [total 5 volumes].

ALRA articles.

3

Feb 28 2024: 19:00-21:30

 

1) To learn how to prepare for the dissertation projects

2) To learn the basic ideas of dissertation report writing and the underlying research skills

Online session 3

Link MGTM05 - Mba ResearchProject (2023/4 - UOSHK - BO7 - NSSEM3) fyr


* on the focused way on research conceptualization.

* on the key considerations of doing dissertation projects.

a collection of video learning materials on research methods/ dissertation topics

* a summary of basic ideas on research methods.

* 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. Also on the comparison table between academic-oriented and consulting-oriented project types.

* dissertation sample in Google Drive.

* introducing the new synopsis form and proposal form (located in Google drive). 

Videos covered: research philosophies and inductive/ deductive reasoning.



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Please be informed the End-point Survey is now ready in canvas links for those January 2024 submission. Please kindly encourage students to fill in the End-point Survey during your session(s).


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Lecture 3: time to start to explore your dissertation project topic.

4

Mar 20 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) formulating project background and project theme with diagramming techniques I

* On research philosophies and favored research methods.

* on the orientation phase of dissertation projects.

 * on management-concerns diagram: an article

* on theoretical frameworks: an article

* on core-focus-domain.

On theoretical framework level-0.

On theoretical framework level-1a

On theoretical framework level-1c.

On make your own zone 2 item study.

On literature review

Videos covered: interview research and focus group

Classroom session 4

5

Mar 25 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) formulating project background and project theme with diagramming techniques 2

* on theoretical frameworks: an article

Exploratory interview in the project orientation phase.

Converting factual statements into management concerns items (zone 1).

Refining management-concerns items.

On individual research methods.

On literature review

On the two dissertation project types (a briefing if interested)

* on project types and their associated tasks.

On role play to produce a management-concerns diagram (draft).


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Please note there are 2 out 15 students (13%) filled the mid-point survey as of today. Please see the attached report.

Please remind your students to spend few minutes in your sessions to fill in the evaluation in order to meet the minimum expected response rate of 60%.

Thanks for your help in advance.

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About student survey:

"Dear colleagues,

 

You should now have your mid-point evaluation survey conducted by students of your teaching module(s). As mentioned in the email earlier, you can check the mid-point evaluation from Qualtrics.  For accessing to Qualtrics – please click here.

You will be able to view the below screen after you login to Qualtrics.

....

Please remind your students to spend few minutes in your sessions to fill in the evaluation if you find the number of responses is still not up to the minimum expected response rate of 60%. Our team will keep monitoring the response rate and send e-mail to individual module lecturers about their modules’ response rate."

Classroom session 5

6

Mar 27 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Skills to do literature review 1

On literature review

a collection of video learning materials on research methods/ dissertation topics

On qualitative research and quantitative research



Classroom session 6   *** blended mode (classroom + online)

7

Apr 8 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Skills to do literature review 2

Note the updated ethical form link.

A revision of an ethics form lecture note. Also note the following info:

[submission date: probably from 

6 weeks after proposal submission to the date of 

sending the first dissertation draft to supervisor for review].

Dissertation project orientation phase and ALRA.

Interviewing method used in the project orientation phase.

Classroom session 7 *** blended mode (classroom + online)

8

Apr 15 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Research methods skills - the onion model 1

On qualitative research and quantitative research

On research methods quality

On building blocks for statistical analysis employed in dissertation projects.

On Excel functions for quantitative research: demo.  

Classroom session 8  *** blended mode (classroom + online)

9

Apr 22 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Research methods skills - the onion model 2

Classroom session 9  *** blended mode (classroom + online)

10

May 6 2024: 19:00-21:30

 

1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 1

(on-campus) session 10

11

May 13 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 2

(on-campus) session 11

12

May 20 2024: 19:00-21:30

 

1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 3


On grounded theory: study two videos: introductionversions of grounded theory.

(on-campus) session 12

13

Jun 3 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Research methods skills - quantitative : 1

Also on:

On the study materials related to the theoretical framework level-1a.

** also study the blog note on scientific progress, knowledge accumulation and research gap analysis.

** positionality (videos)

(on-campus) session 13

14

Jun 17 2024: 19:00-22:00

 

1) Research methods skills - quantitative : 2

A teaching plan on research approaches.

A note on inductive / deductive reasoning for dissertation report writing.

(on-campus) session 14


 

e-resources on: Google Drive.

MBA course structure


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