MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup 64/project only 65/Full 18], Aug 2025-Dec 2025

MBA Research Project [MGTM05] class [topup 64/project only 65/Full 18], Aug 2025-Dec 2025

Synopsis Form:  16 Oct 2025 Proposal: 4 Dec 2025 Dissertation only Dissertation with 1 module Dissertation with 4 modules Dissertation: 7 April 2026

HK Teaching Plan: mainly hybrid class

Stream 1

Session	Lecture Date (All online sessions)	Topics
1	Aug 1-2025 (Fri): 19:00-21:30	1) A briefing on the module guide I
		2) review proposal and report samples
		(hybrid) session 1 * An overview of the dissertation project tasks involved. * HK U thesis portal * the characteristics of dissertation reports: a note. * Additional advice on dissertation projects. * On the generic dissertation report chapter templates. * Types of table of contents templates * Module guide info on dissertation report content. (a diagrammatic note)/ also on the AI-generated table of content template based on the module guide. * a sample on synopsis document. (also on the info elements of the form) * a sample of project proposal. * the updated proposal template. * on research conceptualization (video resources) * a collection of blog notes on chatgpt and chatpdf. * Session; contact JH. (Joseph.Ho@sunderland.edu.hk)  News: July 3, 2025 "AI in Assessment Declaration Form The Use of AI in Assessment Declaration Form is now embedded directly within Canvas. Students are no longer required to complete and submit a separate form. This change aims to streamline the process and ensure consistency across all assessments."
2	Aug 15, 2025 (Fri): 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 * An overview of the dissertation project tasks involved. * HK U thesis portal * a collection of blog notes on chatgpt and chatpdf. *Collections of blog notes on ALRA 2019,  2018, 2022, 2023 and 2024 [total 5 volumes]. A collection of notes on ALRA (academic oriented type). * a collection of video learning materials on research methods/ dissertation topics * a collection of study notes on research methods * A teaching plan on research methods based on the onion model. * A collection of readings on research philosophies (study notes) * a collection of blog notes on AI tools usage.
3	Aug 29, 2025 (Fri): 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 teaching plan on research methods based on the onion model. * a summary of basic ideas on research methods. * a collection of readings on research interview. * 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.
4	Sept 5, 2025 (Fri): 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. 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	Sept 12, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-21:30	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 * A collection of readings on literature review 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	Sept 26, 2025 (Fri): 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] ** 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. * reviewing dissertation samples ***** Publish Mid-Point and End-Point Survey in the Beginning of the Term We have been following UK practice to conduct the Mid-Point Survey and End-Point Survey in every module since AY23/24.  Our KPI is to reach at least 60% completion rate which we still have not yet achieved. From the feedback from academics, we will now start to publish both Mid-Point and End-Point Survey in the beginning of the term which will allow you to decide the suitable periods to conduct the survey with students. We hope this will improve the completion rate. You can also monitor and view the data while conducting the surveys by accessing the Qualtrics portal – please click here. If you are not familiar where the surveys are located, here is the information again. Both mid-point surveys and end-point surveys will be assigned to all modules on Canvas. This will allow students to provide their module feedback via Canvas. The surveys will be imported into the ‘Assignments” tab. Please note that these will be repeated every term for collection of evaluation data as required by the University. [Let us do the survey in week 6] **** * dissertation sample in Google Drive.
		Hybrid session 6
7	Oct 3, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-22:00	1) Skills to do literature review 2 On literature review 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). ***  * a collection of notes about dissertation project supervision.
		(Hybrid) session 7
8	Oct 17, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-22:00	On literature review On theories 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 research methods quality On building blocks for statistical analysis employed in dissertation projects. On Excel functions for quantitative research: demo.
		(Hybrid) session 8
9	Oct 31, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-21:30	On theories On qualitative research and quantitative research On research methods quality 1) Research methods skills - the onion model 2
		Online session 9
10	Nov 7, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-22:00	1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 1 On qualitative research and quantitative research On research methods quality
		Hybrid session 10
11	Nov 14, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-22:00	1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 2
		(Hybrid) session 11
12	Nov 28, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-22:00	1) Research methods skills - qualitative : 3
		(Hybrid 12)
13	Dec 5, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-22:00	1) Research methods skills - quantitative : 1 * a note on methods to refine reasoning quality for dissertation report chapters 4-6.
		(online-only) session 13
14	Dec 12, 2025 (Fri): 19:00-21:30	1) Research methods skills - quantitative : 2
		(Hybrid)  session 14

 

e-resources on: Google Drive.