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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Problem Formulation in Organisational Psychology

BOP706 · Research Design in Business Psychology — Week 1 of 16

CourseBOP706
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Problem Formulation in Organisational Psychology

  1. Identifying applied workplace phenomena
  2. Gap analysis and problem diagnosis
  3. Defining project scope and institutional feasibility
  4. How to Design a Research Project
  5. Business Research Report: Research Objectives
  6. The Research Process

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Appraise a research problem.
  • 1.2 Develop and justify an appropriate research aim, objectives and research question [s] within a defined scope and timeframe.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: appraise a research problem.

Study materials

Videos

  • How to Design a Research Project · YouTube · Galton College · 11 min · for registered students
  • Business Research Report: Research Objectives · YouTube · Galton College · 4 min · for registered students
  • The Research Process · YouTube · Galton College · 39 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Research Methods Knowledge Base (Trochim, hosted by Conjointly) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
  • Principles of Sociological Inquiry, ch. 5: Research Design · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 51–65 · for registered students
  • Foundations of Information Systems, 9.2: Project objectives and schedule · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 348–349 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Problem Formulation in Organisational Psychology
  • Week 2: Philosophical Foundations and Methodological Approaches
  • Week 3: Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Literature Synthesis
  • Week 4: Formulating Research Aim, Objectives, and Inquiries
  • Week 5: Methodological Frameworks and Research Design
  • Week 6: Sampling Strategies and Organisational Access
  • Week 7: Data Collection Instruments
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis Techniques
  • Week 10: Research Ethics and Governance in Applied Settings
  • Week 11: Research Proposal Design and Project Scheduling
  • Week 12: Applying Research Design in Business Psychology in practice…
  • 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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