Session 8Business and ManagementResearch, ReflectiveDiariesMondays 9.30amonline synchronous classDr Alex Muresandralex@iconcollege.ac.ukBUS114 GLOBAL ECONOMIES AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETSLast week we covered:• Recommended research books• Introduced and detailed the researchprocess• What makes a good research topic• Research question RQ vs hypothesis H• How to narrow down ideas• Conceptual frameworks• Introduced reflection, the reflective cycleand the importance of reflection inbusiness• ExamplesSession Outline – SoWSession Objectives:• Introduce the research onion• Introduce and detail the main sourcesof data types of data• Introduce the types of research by timehorizon (adv and disadv)• Introduce the main types of researchby types of objectives (adv and disadv)• Introduce the main types of researchby types of data (adv and disadv)• Introduce literature reviewing/ essaywriting for research / being critical• Present examplesSession Outcomes:• Understand the main types of research• Understand how to write an essay forresearch and how to be critical in writing• Understand further the research process• Understand the set of skills tested• Understand the research onion / researchdesign What exactly am I looking to formulate?1. research question2. hypothesis / set of hypotheses ESSAY WRITING Recommended text:Doing Research in Business and ManagementAn essential guide to planning your project2nd editionChapter 2Reviewing the literature criticallyFigure 2.1The process of critically reviewing the literatureTable 2.1What a critical literature review is and is notProcess of searching for and obtaining theliterature1 Decide on your topic.2 Identify and note the search terms (main words / concepts)and phrases you will use.3 Choose your online databases.4 Undertake your search.5 Download relevant publications.Table 2.6Five questions to help critical reading and notingSource: Developed from Wallace and Wray (2016).Figure 2.4Information you need to reference publicationsFigure 2.5Structuring your critical literature reviewAdditional material for you to read at leisureAdditional material for you to read at leisureAdditional material for you to read at leisureAdditional material for you to read at leisureAdditional material for you to read at leisureAdditional material for you to read at leisure EXAMPLESExample 1Example 2
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