MBA Research Project class [topup60/61/Full PF14] 2024

MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup60/61/Full PF14], July-Dec 2024

Synopsis Form: 17 October 2024
Proposal: 5 December 2024
Dissertation only
Dissertation with 1 module
Dissertation with 4 modules
Dissertation: 8 April 2025

HK Teaching Plan: mainly hybrid class

Stream 1

Session

Lecture Date

(All online sessions)

Topics

July 30-2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

1) A briefing on the module guide I

2) review proposal and report samples

(hybrid) session 1

* HK U thesis portal

* the characteristics of dissertation reports: a note.

* 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)

* a collection of blog notes on chatgpt and chatpdf.

* Sessions; contact JH. (Joseph.Ho@sunderland.edu.hk)

Aug 6, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

1) A briefing on the module guide

2) review proposal and report samples

(Hybrid) session 2

* on the focused way on research conceptualization.

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

* on how to formulate a proper dissertation project title.

* on research conceptualization (video resources)

* research methods to use for socially isolated students.

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

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

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

* a collection of blog notes on AI tools usage.

staff training before lecture:

Date	Time	Training Details	Teams Link
6-Aug-24	5:00 PM-6:00 PM	Training 2: Hong Kong- Using Review Effectively- Mel Foster	Join the meeting now

Aug 13, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

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

(Hybrid) session 3

Lecturing on the academic-oriented project type. (The study materials link)

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

* a summary of basic ideas on research methods.

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

* study materials on the agile literature review approach (academic-oriented project type).

* A collection of blog notes on chatgpt/pdf.

Aug 27, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-21:30

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

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

* A teaching plan on research methods based on the onion model.

* the articles on management concerns diagram and theoretical framework are now on google drive.

* on core-focus-domain.

On the management-concerns diagram.

On theoretical framework level-0. [note that zone 2 is grounded on the core competence perspective (a video)]

On theoretical framework level-1a

On theoretical framework level-1c. (Also study 1c framework that avoids the requirement to submit gatekeeper consent form).

On make your own zone 2 item study.

* How does the synopsis form content draw on the ALRA diagrams?

* study materials on the agile literature review approach (academic-oriented project type).

* a blog note on an exercise to ask chatgpt to come up with a concrete research proposal.

Lecture topic on research ethics:

Note the updated ethical form link.

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

[submission date: probably from

3 weeks after proposal submission to the date of

sending the first dissertation draft to supervisor for review].

Notice

"Dear Colleagues,

Please be informed the Mid-Point Survey is now published for those in October 2024 submission. Please kindly encourage students to fill in the Survey during your session(s).

Please feel free to contact us if you need any assistant. Thanks."

About student survey

The Midpoint Survey has been opened for both Canvas links below for MGTM05 Intake Top-up 60 / Top-up (Proj) 61 (Blended/OL)/ Full PT14:

MGTM05 - Mba Research Project (2023/4 - UOSHK - HO7 - NSSEM3)

MGTM05 (2023/4 - IL - HILH - NSSEM3)

Online-only session 4

Sept 10, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

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

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

* Dissertation project orientation phase and ALRA.

* Exploratory interview in the project orientation phase.

On individual research methods, mainly case study research and grounded theory.

On literature review

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

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

On research methods videos (organized with the onion model framework)

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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.

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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."

(Hybrid) session 5

Sept 24, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

Teaching plan for June 5: 3 hours:

* introduce the onion model of research methods (video resources). [a related video on the onion model]

On research methods videos (organized with the onion model framework)

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** Will introduce the outermost layer of the onion model: on research philosophies and the next level on the inductive and the deductive approaches.

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

Skills to do literature review - continued.

* Exploratory interview in the project orientation phase.

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

* reviewing dissertation samples

* dissertation sample in Google Drive.

(Hybrid) session 6

Oct 8, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

A note on how to choose a dissertation topic.

1) Skills to do literature review 2

On literature review

On theories

On qualitative research and quantitative research

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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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(Hybrid) session 7

Oct 15, 2024 (Tue): 19:00-22:00

On literature review

On theories

* review theoretical framework level-1a and level-1c.

* a review of theoretical framework level-1b.

On qualitative research and quantitative research

A note on triangulation by multiple research methods

Note the updated ethical form link.

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

[submission date: probably from