Syllabus of Research Method II (HRM506 & HRME506)

Syllabus of Research Method II (HRM506 & HRME506)
AIM: 

The course (Research Method II) includes the Quantitative and Qualitative part. Please read the syllabus carefully. Everything is taught in English. Because most of students studying the course have to visit other universities in the end of this term, the 18 weeks course will condense in 13 weeks. Please read the syllabus very carefully!!

In the Quantitative Part: 

This course will discuss the definition and objectives of research—types of research, various steps in research process, mathematical tools for analysis, developing a research question (choice a problem), literature review, surveying, critical analysis, and interpretation. Furthermore, this course will help students learn how to write an academic essay. 

By the end of the course you should be able:

To gain insights into how research is conducted

To help in critical review of literature and assessing the research trends

To learn and understand the basic statistics involved in data presentation

To identify the influencing factor or determinants of research parameters

To test the significant, validity and reliability of the research results

To help in documentation of research results

To finish the academic essay

In the Qualitative Part: 

This part focuses on qualitative methods for management research. It will include the issues in regard to the overview of qualitative research method, research design, ethics, data analysis and management, and report writing. Especially, the lecture focuses on in-depth coverage of selected topics of case study method and grounded theory. 

Lecturers: 

Meng-Hsiu Lee, Assistant Professor in Institute of HRM, NSYSU

Ph.D. of HRM, NSYSU, 2013

Professor Lee is responsible of Quantitative Part in this course

Shen-Chen Chang, Assistant Professor in Institute of HRM, NSYSU

Ph.D. of Management, Birkbeck, University of London, 2013

Professor Chang is responsible of Qualitative Part in this course

Contact Us: 

Meng-Hsiu Lee

Office line: +886 (0)7-5252000 ext, 4530

Email: st87321700@gmail.com

Room: CM0029

Shen-Chen Chang

Office line: +886 (0)7-525000 ext, 4529

Email: scchang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

Room: CM0029

Overall Teaching Responsibilities 

Provide the teaching materials, such as powerpoint slides, before the class. 

Critical readings will be assigned as teaching materials every week

Provide materials regarding to the course subjects for practicing data analysis and anything necessary

Overall Learning Responsibilities

Students are expected to divide into groups. 5 students per group. However, the number of members of each group is depended on the amount of students studying the course. 

Based upon the course materials, each group is expected to choose an appropriate topic to study as the course essay. 

In the final week (12 May - 18 May), the students are expected to present the case and lead the discussion. The lecturers will appraise the essay and propose different questions pushing the class to think about the way round. 

In addition, student groups are responsible of appraising other group’s presentation. The appraisal will be assessed by the lecturers as well. 

In rotation, student groups are responsible of presenting and leading discussions of critical assignments every week. 

Every student should email your contact information to the lecturers, including your full-name (in English and/or Chinese), the course name you study, email address, student ID number, group number, and clear face photo before 20 February, 2014 at 23:59 (Taiwan Time). 

NO PLAGIARISM!! Please refer to the website (http://www.plagiarism.org)

Time

13:00 to 17:00 (four hours every Thursday, till 27 March, 2014)

13:00 to 18:00 (five hours every Thursday, till 22 May, 2014)

Venue

CM4069

Textbook and Materials

In Quantitative Part: 

Kerlinger, F. N., & Lee, H. B. (2000). Foundations of Behavioral Research. TX: Harcourt College Publishers.

Additional readings (materials, papers, and slides) as assigned by the instructor (Professor Lee).

In Qualitative Part: 

The selected reading is assigned by Professor Chang

Assessment

Class Attendance (individual base, 20%)

In-class discussion (individual base, 20%)

In-class presentation (each student in group is responsible of presenting a part of their final presentation, individual base, 10%)

Hardcopy Essay (team-base, 25%, student should hand in the essay before final presentation)

Group appraisal (team-base, 25%. Each group is responsible for evaluating other groups’ presentation. The lecturers will judge your opinion and become your part of final mark)

Note: Yes, there is no mid-term and final-term exams. But your in-class discussion, presentation, and term essay will decide your mark in the course. 

Class attendance will count for a total of 20% of the mark as individual base. Attending the course is your primary and essential responsibility. 

In-class discussion will count for a total of 20% of the mark as individual base. The aim is to encourage the students to participating and discussing the course materials in class. 

In-class presentation is designed to assess your techniques in making presentation. It will count as 10% of the final mark as individual base. 

Hardcopy essay is designed to assess the student’s writing techniques of making a clear statement in logic. It will count as 25% of the final mark as team base. 

Group appraisal is designed to assess the student’s understanding of the materials we study in the course. The mark is based upon the lecturers’ judgement. It will count as 25% of the final mark as team base. 

Syllabus (in 13 Weeks)

20 Feb  Course Introduction 

             Overview of Qualitative Study (Slides)

27 Feb  Overview and a model of empirical research 

06 Mar  Case Study Method (Slides) (Assignment 1) (Assignment 2)
13 Mar  Academic Essay: Chapter 1 Introduction
20 Mar  Focus Group Discussion Method (Slides)
27 Mar  Academic Essay: Chapter 2 Literature Review
03 Apr  No Class
10 Apr  Collecting Primary Data (Please Bring your Laptop)
17 Apr  Academic Essay: Chapter 3 Method
24 Apr  Grounded Theory 
01 May Academic Essay: Chapter 4 Result
08 May Analyzing & Presenting Qualitative Data 
             &
             Academic Essay: Chapter 5 Discussion & Conclusions
15 May Final Presentation