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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Research Philosophy in Management Enquiry

THM606 · Researching Tourism and Hospitality Management — Week 2 of 16

CourseTHM606
Week2 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Research Philosophy in Management Enquiry

  1. Positivism and interpretivism
  2. Pragmatism and critical realism
  3. Ontological and epistemological assumptions
  4. Justifying philosophical stances in business contexts
  5. Research philosophies in Business And Management
  6. Philosophical Beliefs and Assumptions in Business and Management Research
  7. Research Paradigms & Philosophy: Positivism, Interpretivism and Pragmatism Explained (With Examples)

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Justify philosophical approaches to research in a management context.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: justify philosophical approaches to research in a management context.

Study materials

Videos

  • Research philosophies in Business And Management · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 17 min · for registered students
  • Philosophical Beliefs and Assumptions in Business and Management Research · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 11 min · for registered students
  • Research Paradigms & Philosophy: Positivism, Interpretivism and Pragmatism Explained (With Examples) · YouTube · Grad Coach · 15 min · for registered students
  • Positivism vs Interpretivism | Research Philosophy Made Easy · YouTube · Dr Hayley Stainton | Tourism Teacher · 8 min · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Research Opportunities and Problem Formulation
  • Week 2: Research Philosophy in Management Enquiry
  • Week 3: Methodological Approaches in Tourism and Hospitality
  • Week 4: Research Strategy and Instrument Design
  • Week 5: Fieldwork and Primary Data Collection
  • Week 6: Data Analysis Methodologies
  • Week 7: Data Presentation and Academic Conventions
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Synthesising Findings and Drawing Conclusions
  • Week 10: Academic Research Communication
  • Week 11: Disseminating Research to Business Audiences
  • Week 12: Applying Researching Tourism and Hospitality Management in …
  • 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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