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BMG871 International Business Research Skills

TWO MIND MAPS
Coursework

- Please choose 2 of the options below, to create 2 Mind Maps.
- Each Mind Map is worth 10% of the overall marks for the module (20% in total)
- N.B. Submission with CW3.

Create TWO mind maps (by hand or electronically/using software).
The 2 mind maps should be submitted as one document WITHIN CW3 (report)

THE TASK:
CHOOSE TWO OPTIONS OUT OF THE FOUR SHOWN BELOW.

Option 1
Read the paper titled Taking the ‘‘Q'' Out of Research: Teaching
Research Methodology Courses Without the Divide Between Quantitative and Qualitative
Create a mind map that illustrates the core factors that are presented by the authors.

Option 2
Every research study starts with an overall aim that is linked to a specific research problem that needs to be solved. For example, here is a researchable problem based on an overall aim which seeks to investigate the factors that impact on gambling behaviours?
With this overall aim at the core of the research study, create a mind map to illustrate the key considerations that need to be taken into account as you prepare to undertake this research.

Option 3
This option is scenario based, meaning you don't have to undertake the research.

It has been decided that a focus group needs to be organised for a piece of research on the topic of gender equality in the workplace.
As the researcher who will undertake this focus group, please create a mind map to represent the key considerations that you need to be take into account to gather primary research data, using a focus group approach.

Option 4
Current mental health service provision for citizens living in rural locations in the Northern Periphery of Europe and the Arctic regions, cannot meet the rising demand to prevent and manage mental ill health. There is a lack of digital mental health support for tracking symptoms and for providing treatments and coping strategies at the point of need for 24/7, whilst at the same time, traditional one-to-one mental health services supporting people with chronic mental illness, as well as mild-to-moderate mental illness, is expensive and resource limited. ChatPal is an EU project, funded under the Northern Periphery and Arctic programme, that will undertake pilot trials in 5 EU regions with the aim of increasing citizen access to psychotherapeutic support using a computer-based intervention service which will be in the form of a conversational user interface, or chatbot.

LW: Familiarise yourself with links within this website and make notes.
Please also use any other information that you can find through your own research to
create a mind map that has taken into account the key dimensions associated with the ChatPal project.

Option 1. Qualitative Research Tasks
You should answer all tasks (a, b and c)

a) You are required to watch the following video which is a poor example of how to conduct an interview

Provide a written report that outlines some of the key mistakes made by the interviewer during the interview.
Just to note, the interviewer is the one asking the questions.
The interviewee is the one answering the questions.

Guidance
You should think about the following to inform your report...
• How the interviewer introduced the research topic to the interviewee.
• The speed at which the interviewer talked.
• Interviewer behaviour during the interview, including:
o Her general behaviour
o Her body language
o Her approach to building rapport with the interviewee
o Her listening skills
o Was the interviewer respectful?
• The way in which she asked questions and probed the interviewee
Were the questions objectively asked?
Did she ask leading questions, did she criticise the interviewee at times?
• Was the way in which the interviewer ended the interview appropriate?
o If no, then explain why it was not appropriate

b) You should also watch this video
Provide a written report outlining the good points on how the interview was conducted.

Guidance
Again, think about the following to inform your response:
• How the interviewer introduced the research topic to the interviewee.
• The speed at which the interviewer talked.
• Interviewer behaviour during the interview, including:
o Her general behaviour
o Her body language
o Her approach to building rapport with the interviewee
o Her listening skills
o Was the interviewer respectful?
• The way in which she asked questions and probed the interviewee
Were the questions objectively asked?
Did she ask leading questions, did she criticise the interviewee at times?
• Was the way in which the interviewer ended the interview appropriate?
o If yes, then explain why/how it was appropriate

c) Please provide a detailed evaluation of participant observation.

Guidance
You should include the following sub-headings to structure your response

o What is participant observation?
o What is meant by overt or covert participant observation?
o The advantages and disadvantages of overt and covert participant observation
o Examples of the use of participant observation as a method to gather qualitative research.

Read about participant observation in Chapter 8 of the required textbook for the module Sekaran, U. and Bougie, R. (2016) Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach, (seventh edition). UK:Wiley

Attachment:- International Business Research Skills.rar