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Bachelor 2022/2023

Research Project in Digital Innovation

Type: Compulsory course (Management and Digital Innovation)
Area of studies: Business Informatics
When: 4 year, 3 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Margarita Gladkova
Language: English
ECTS credits: 5
Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course provides students with an opportunity to develop their research skills and to present a substantial piece of original work based on academic approaches applied within the field of information systems
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • integrate the various courses studied in the BSc Management and Digital Innovation and the Graduate Diploma in Management and Digital Innovation.
  • develop a deeper level of understanding of a particular digital innovation topic of special interest through independent study
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • monitor and assess progress and modify plans as required.
  • design a research project, assess the resources and skills required to undertake it and prepare a plan
  • identify the broad outline of the field of information systems and identify a number of key research areas within the constraints of the unit
  • locate and review materials within the specific areas of interest, going beyond standard textbooks and including academic research literature
  • select a research approach and a conceptual framework appropriate to the chosen topic, together with relevant research techniques
  • undertake a project, select data sources, collect data and undertake an analysis
  • write a research report in an appropriate style and which conveys the essential detail of work undertaken, the research findings and conclusions
  • • select a study topic within the field of information systems and relate it to broader themes and debates within the field
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Literature review
  • Data Collection
  • Conceptual framework and methodology
  • Analysis and findings
  • Research writing tips
  • Research project presentation
  • Introduction
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Research plan
  • non-blocking Literature Review
  • non-blocking Peer-review for the project proposal draft
  • non-blocking Exam
    Exam will be realized in the form of presentations of the research projects
  • non-blocking Presentations
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2022/2023 3rd module
    0.15 * Peer-review for the project proposal draft + 0.1 * Research plan + 0.15 * Literature Review + 0.3 * Presentations + 0.3 * Exam
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Real world research : a resource for users of social research methods in applied settings, Robson, C., 2011
  • Robson, C., & McCartan, K. (2016). Real World Research (Vol. Fourth edition). Hoboken: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1639486
  • Saunders, M. N. K., Thornhill, A., & Lewis, P. (2019). Research Methods for Business Students (Vol. Eighth edition). Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/hselibrary-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5774742

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Bryman, A., & Burgess, R. G. (1994). Analyzing Qualitative Data. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=72371