PhD Seminar: Introduction to Management Research
| Lecturer (assistant) |
Michael Zaggl [L]
|
|---|---|
| Number | 0000003035 |
| Type | seminar |
| Duration | 2 SWS |
| Term | Sommersemester 2015 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
| Dates | See TUMonline |
Dates
Admission information
See TUMonline
Note: Email to michael.zaggl@tum.de by April 17, 2015. Participants will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
Note: Email to michael.zaggl@tum.de by April 17, 2015. Participants will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.
Objectives
- Getting to know essential concepts in management research and their interplay
o Epistemology and philosophical worldviews
o Theoretical perspectives
o Methodology and research designs
- Being able to apply these concepts to design research projects and PhD proposals
- Being able to critically assess others’ use of these concepts
o Epistemology and philosophical worldviews
o Theoretical perspectives
o Methodology and research designs
- Being able to apply these concepts to design research projects and PhD proposals
- Being able to critically assess others’ use of these concepts
Description
- The research process
- Epistemology and philosophical worldviews
- Theory and observation
- Deduction, induction and theory construction
- Research questions and hypotheses
- Research designs (quantitative and qualitative)
- Measurement and sampling
- Doing management research
- Epistemology and philosophical worldviews
- Theory and observation
- Deduction, induction and theory construction
- Research questions and hypotheses
- Research designs (quantitative and qualitative)
- Measurement and sampling
- Doing management research
Prerequisites
Good or very good grasp of the English language
Teaching and learning methods
- Presentation
- Discussion in class
- Tutorials
- Discussion in class
- Tutorials
Examination
Participants should contribute actively to class discussion and will be assessed upon their participation.
Recommended literature
TBD