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Level 6 Diploma in Business Management

Research Execution and Fieldwork

BM602 · Business Research Project — Week 6 of 16

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Week6 of 16
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This week’s topics

Research Execution and Fieldwork

  1. Pilot testing instruments
  2. Implementing collection protocols
  3. Ethical compliance during fieldwork
  4. Data recording and cataloguing
  5. Research Project: Data Collection
  6. Between identities, emotions and ethical practice in fieldwork​​ | Research Ethics
  7. 16 Principles of data collection

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Carry out the proposed research investigation in accordance with the research specification.
  • 3.2 Collect and present relevant data as outlined by the research specification.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: carry out the proposed research investigation in accordance with the research specification.

Study materials

Videos

  • Research Project: Data Collection · YouTube · Galton College · 6 min · for registered students
  • Between identities, emotions and ethical practice in fieldwork​​ | Research Ethics · YouTube · UCL Institute of Education · 28 min · for registered students
  • 16 Principles of data collection · YouTube · NPTEL-NOC IITM · 17 min · for registered students
  • Creating authentic research experiences: navigating identity tensions in ethnographic fieldwork · YouTube · The Open University Business School · 26 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing interview protocols and conducting interviews: tips for students new to qualitati… · PDF · ERIC, article · for registered students
  • ESRC research ethics guidance (UKRI) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
  • Principles of Data Science, 2.1: Overview of Data Collection Methods · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 58–60 · for registered students
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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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