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Homework: Allied Business Schools Research Methods Used in Business and Management Research Paper

The brief/instructions

This homework will assess your ability to articulate your ideas relating to research methods used in business and management research.

You will be allocated to a group of around seven students from your class. You will be asked to discuss the methodological choices for your possible or chosen research topic. Each group member will present a short overview of the research topic and methodology lasting around 5 minutes where each student will highlight the main academic issues, focusing on the research method.

The homework is designed to test students' ability to discuss matters in a live setting. After each student has presented, the tutor will facilitate a discussion asking a series of questions to the group. Tutors will send each group several questions in advance of the assessment. These questions may refer to issues highlighted in academic textbooks or journals. The tutor may also ask the group some questions based on what students have highlighted in their initial overview.

After the student presentations the tutor will lead a discussion (which will also be assessed).

1. Each student will contribute by answering the tutor's questions, and by giving their opinions on research methods in business and management.

2. To allow each student the opportunity to contribute, the tutor may ask specific students to comment particularly where that individual has said comparatively little.

3. Equally students who have made significant contributions to the discussion may be asked to restrict their input to allow others to speak.

4. The discussion is an opportunity not only to present your own views, but to respectfully listen to the opinions and views of others.

5. Students may be asked to respond to issues raised by other students in the group: this means that the activity involves full levels of concentration throughout the assessment.

The course Reading List contains appropriate texts relevant to the topic.Students are expected to have read or studied the course material, but they are at liberty to refer to other appropriate sources relevant to the topic. While students may wish to refer to their personal practical experience, the tutors will give greater weight to students who demonstrate how they have researched and understood the issues associated with research methods.

The activity will take place face-to-face and will be recorded in order to capture each student's contribution. The participants in the discussion will know each other, but the assessment will be based on the individual student's contribution.

While tutors will take into account any issues or preference, the tutor will have ultimate discretion to decide the composition of each group.