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MN50294: Approaches to management research

[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2020/1
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 6      [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 120
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Semester 1
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Coursework (CW 100%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Aims: To equip students with an understanding of the historical and epistemological bases of management research.
Learning Outcomes:
* Awareness of different scientific paradigms in which management scholars operate
* Understanding of the conceptual underpinnings and implications of using certain theories and methods in your own research
* Use of a framework to compare and contrast different theoretical approaches to management studies.
Skills:
* Compare and contrast management research streams with an awareness of their historical contingencies
* Recognise the cultural context of the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of research in management and organisation.
* Identify hidden assumptions of different research approaches
* Recognise how research approaches are developed in response to particular questions of research in management and organisation.
* Understand the limits and risks of mixing and matching theories and research methods with incompatible philosophical underpinnings.
Content: The unit will comprise
1. Core lectures on historical issues in our understanding of knowledge and the role of science
2. Seminars on foundational pieces in management epistemology
3. Seminars on applications of such logics to contemporary work
4. Seminars on the development of a framework to interpret and categorize streams of research in contemporary management studies.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN50294 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management

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