MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup62], Jan 2025-June 2025
MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup62], Jan 2025-June 2025
| Synopsis form: 17 April 2025 Proposal: 5 June 2025 Dissertation only; dissertation with 4 modules: Dissertation: Oct 3, 2025 |
HK Teaching Plan: mainly hybrid class
Stream 1
Session | Lecture Date (All online sessions) | Topics |
1 | Jan 21-2025 (Tue): 19:00-21:30 | 1) A briefing on the module guide I |
2) review proposal and report samples | ||
(hybrid) session 1 * the characteristics of dissertation reports: a note. * 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. | ||
2 | Feb 11, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | 1) A briefing on the module guide/ and some key information in a blog note. |
2) review proposal and report samples | ||
(Hybrid) session 2 * on the focused way on research conceptualization. * formulation of research objectives by dissertation types. * 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 | ||
3 | Feb 18, 2025 (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). * A teaching plan on research methods based on the onion model. * study materials on the agile literature review approach (academic-oriented project type). | ||
4 | Feb 25, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | 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? 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." |
Hybrid session 4 | ||
5 | Mar 11, 2025 (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 the study materials related to the theoretical framework level-1a. On role play to produce a management-concerns diagram (draft). **** 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. **** 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." |
Online session 5 | ||
6 | Mar 18, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-21:30 | Teaching plan for June 5: 3 hours: * introduce the onion model of research methods (video resources). [a related video on the onion model] ** 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 | ||
7 | Mar 25, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | 1) Skills to do literature review 2 On theories On qualitative research and quantitative research *** 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). *** |
(Hybrid) session 7 | ||
8 | April 1, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | On theories * review theoretical framework level-1a and level-1c. * a review of theoretical framework level-1b. On qualitative research and quantitative research 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]. 1) Research methods skills - the onion model 1 On qualitative research and quantitative research On building blocks for statistical analysis employed in dissertation projects. On Excel functions for quantitative research: demo. |
(Hybrid) session 8 | ||
9 | April 15, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | On theories * review theoretical framework level-1a and level-1c. * a review of theoretical framework level-1b. On qualitative research and quantitative research 1) Research methods skills - the onion model 2 |
Hybrid session 9 | ||
10 | April 29, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-21:30 | 1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 1 On qualitative research and quantitative research |
Online session 10 | ||
11 | May 13, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | 1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 2 |
(Hybrid) session 11 | ||
12 | May 27, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | 1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 3 |
(Hybrid 12) | ||
13 | June 3, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-21:30 | 1) Research methods skills - quantitative : 1 |
(online-only) session 13 | ||
14 | June 17, 2025 (Tue): 19:00-22:00 | 1) Research methods skills - quantitative : 2 |
(Hybrid) session 14 | ||
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