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Level 6 Diploma in Business Management

Project Selection and Scoping

BM602 · Business Research Project — Week 1 of 16

CourseBM602
Week1 of 16
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This week’s topics

Project Selection and Scoping

  1. Business problem identification
  2. Feasibility and strategic alignment
  3. Project specifications
  4. Preliminary scoping
  5. Moving from a broad topic to a focused research problem for thesis/research writers
  6. The Research Process
  7. SBL Topic Explainer: Suitability, Acceptability & Feasibility (SAF)

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Assess the factors that contribute to the process of research project selection.
  • 1.2 Formulate and record possible research project outlines and specifications.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess the factors that contribute to the process of research project selection.

Study materials

Videos

  • Moving from a broad topic to a focused research problem for thesis/research writers · YouTube · cecile badenhorst · 5 min · for registered students
  • The Research Process · YouTube · Galton College · 39 min · for registered students
  • SBL Topic Explainer: Suitability, Acceptability & Feasibility (SAF) · YouTube · ACCA Student Study Resources · 11 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 4: Beginning a Research Project · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 37–50 · for registered students
  • Entrepreneurship, ch. 11: Business Model and Plan · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 405–452 · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
Week 2
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Project Selection and Scoping
  • Week 2: Research Questions and Project Planning
  • Week 3: Literature Review and Theoretical Frameworks
  • Week 4: Research Methodologies and Design
  • Week 5: Data Collection and Proposal Formulation
  • Week 6: Research Execution and Fieldwork
  • Week 7: Data Organization and Presentation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Analysis and Synthesis
  • Week 10: Research Evaluation and Recommendations
  • Week 11: Research Dissemination and Presentation
  • Week 12: Applying Business Research Project in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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