Master
2025/2026
Research Seminar "Data-driven Business Research in HR"
Type:
Compulsory course (Data Analytics for Business and Economics)
Delivered by:
Department of Management
When:
2 year, 2, 3 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Maria S. Plakhotnik
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
6
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course assists students in advancing their scholarly research and writing skills for conducting their master’s thesis research project. The course includes mini-lectures, homework readings, and class discussions, presentations, and hands-on activities
Learning Objectives
- The objective of this course is to assist students in advancing their scholarly research and writing skills for conducting their master’s thesis research project.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- formulate a research question\purpose that is based a research problem that is clearly identified and supported by literature.
- discuss the research topic in terms of existing research as well as key relevant constructs and theories.
- design, develop, and write up a research methodology and carry out an empirical study.
- present, discuss, and describe the results of the study by providing meaningful explanations and interpretations, highlighting potential contribution to theory, and suggesting possible implications for practice and research.
- understand the concept of research ethics and possible consequences of fraud and plagiarism in scholarly research
- revise and edit drafts, provide feedback to peers, and adhere to the existing standards of scholarly communication
Course Contents
- IMRD structure
- Elements of effective Introductions
- Theories, constructs, and prior research to frame a research study
- Empirical design and a Methodology section
- Elements of an effective Discussion section
- Mastering writing and editing skills
Assessment Elements
- 1. In-class activities
- Homework
- Research idea presentation
- Methodology plan presentation
- Research proposal defense
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 3rd module0.2 * Homework + 0.2 * 1. In-class activities + 0.1 * Methodology plan presentation + 0.1 * Research idea presentation + 0.4 * Research proposal defense
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, Creswell, J. W., 2014
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Calhoun, C. J. (2010). Robert K. Merton : Sociology of Science and Sociology As Science. New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=384868
- Gáliková, S. (2016). Academic Writing : Selected Topics in Writing an Academic Paper. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1235840
- Lancaster, G. (2005). Research Methods in Management. Amsterdam: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=195596