Research Methodology

During this module you will explore a specific area of interest within international business and management in greater depth. Transferable skills in research, information and project management will be developed, equipping you for the continuously changing business environment. The aim of this module is to enable you to undertake a self-managed process of systematic academic enquiry within the domain of management. Also, you will learn to recognise and critically evaluate different business and management research designs and the assumptions upon which they are based.

You will be able to develop a structured programme of research in pursuit of your Masters Dissertation based upon informed choices about the research designs, techniques and procedures to be followed. You will also be enabled to conduct research in a systematic, rigorous and critically reflective manner and synthesise data from a wide variety of sources having due regard to issues of general application, validity and reliability within an acceptable dissertation format. You will be able to demonstrate capacity and competence in critical self-evaluation with respect to personal development.