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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Literature Synthesis

BOP706 · Research Design in Business Psychology — Week 3 of 16

CourseBOP706
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Theoretical Frameworks and Critical Literature Synthesis

  1. Mapping psychological constructs to organisational challenges
  2. Systematic search protocols
  3. Critical literature evaluation
  4. Synthesizing theoretical tensions and literature gaps
  5. Structuring your critical literature review
  6. Literature Reviews: Moving from description to analysis, synthesis & evaluation
  7. Literature Synthesis 101: How to Synthesise In Your Literature Review - 5 Key Questions (+Examples )

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Critically analyse the different theoretical approaches to your research problem.
  • 2.2 Create a structured preliminary and thorough critical literature review.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically analyse the different theoretical approaches to your research problem.

Study materials

Videos

  • Structuring your critical literature review · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 10 min · for registered students
  • Literature Reviews: Moving from description to analysis, synthesis & evaluation · YouTube · cecile badenhorst · 14 min · for registered students
  • Literature Synthesis 101: How to Synthesise In Your Literature Review - 5 Key Questions (+Examples ) · YouTube · Grad Coach · 11 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • How to perform a literature review with free and open source software · PDF · ERIC, article · for registered students
  • Participative Leadership: A Literature Review and Prospects for Future Research · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Perceptions of scientific research literature and strategies for reading papers · Reading · Reading, article · 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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