COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜBECCEL BANU DURUKAN SALI

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students with skills and tools that are necessary to design their own research and to assess the scientific quality of empirical studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

A detailed reading list will be provided at the beginning of the semester

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Weekly Lectures
2. Weekly Readings & Assignments
3. Article discussion and presentations
4. Field Study

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A. ARTICLES PRESENTATIONS
Students need to prepare a professional presentation, using the appropriate visual aids such as PowerPoint, and lead the class through the paper and a critique thereof.
Presentation of an empirical/hypothesis testing article should identify: (1) the research question and explain why it is interesting; (2) the key assumptions, theories, variables (independent, dependent, intervening, moderator, etc.) and hypotheses; (3) the sample, research design, hypothesis-testing test method, and results of tests; and (4) the contributions, limitations, and implications.
Presentation of a theory/literature review article should identify: (1) the major research 3 questions/issues posed by the literature reviewed and why these questions/issues are interesting; (2) the key assumptions, theories, variables (independent, dependent, intervening, moderator, etc.), and primary theoretical suggestions; and (3) the contributions, limitations, and implications.
B. RESEARCH DESIGN
Students are expected design a research survey or experiment in your chosen business domain. Overall, your manuscript should be around 18-32 pages (double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12-point font) in length.Your resulting paper should include the following:
1. Introduction (2-4 pages) should include purpose(s) of the research project, importance and relevance of the research question(s).,expected scholarly and practical contribution(s).
2. Theory and Hypotheses (5-10 pages) should include appropriate theory, literature and logic, testable hypotheses.
3. Research Method (5-10 pages) should include explanation of the variables and metrics, presentation of survey or or experiment.
4. Results (3-4 pages) ; should include describition of how you would analyze the data, reason for chosing those statistical testing procedures.
5. Summary and Conclusion (3-4 pages) should include potential benefits of your study to theory and practice, explanation of the limitations of the study , suggestions for future research arising from your study.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes