Applied Research Methods (708N1PJ)

30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)

Summer teaching

Research enables managers to identify new business opportunities and to reduce the uncertainty involved in managerial decision-making. On this module, you’ll learn to conduct and evaluate management research within your degree, as well as in organisations.

You’ll explore how to:

• identify a significant organisational issue or gap in management knowledge
• select a relevant research paradigm
• conduct a literature review on a research topic
• design and implement effective research design to collect and analyse data
• develop recommendations
• report findings to different audiences.

You’ll cover both qualitative and quantitative approaches, as well as ethical and inclusion issues in management research. You’ll apply your knowledge and demonstrate your skills by designing your own research project.

In your project, you’ll:

• address a significant management problem
• implement your plan
• report on your findings.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.