This free course, Understanding different research perspectives, explores the development of the research process looking at the different perspectives from which an issue or phenomenon can be investigated; and highlights the main methodologies that can be used to investigate a business issue. By looking at different perspectives/approaches to issues and phenomena, different research methodologies and ethical considerations this course will sustain the development of a research study, from the initial idea of what to investigate; to the elaboration of specific research questions; the research design, strategy and methodology.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Objective and subjective research perspectives
- 1 Objective and subjective research perspectives
- 2 The researcher as an outsider or an insider
- 2 The researcher as an outsider or an insider
- 3 Deciding what to research
- 3 Deciding what to research
- 4 Research ethics
- 4 Research ethics
- 5 Developing research questions
- 5 Developing research questions
- 6 Research strategy
- 6 Research strategy
- 7 Research design
- 7 Research design
- 8 Research methodology
- 8 Research methodology
- 9 Further development of your research questions
- 9 Further development of your research questions
- 10 Research hypotheses
- 10 Research hypotheses
- Conclusion
- References
- Acknowledgements
