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Level 7 Diploma in Business and Organisational Psychology

Formulating Research Aim, Objectives, and Inquiries

BOP706 · Research Design in Business Psychology — Week 4 of 16

CourseBOP706
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Formulating Research Aim, Objectives, and Inquiries

  1. Constructing SMART research objectives
  2. Formulating clear research questions and hypotheses
  3. Aligning investigative focus with organisational scope
  4. Deductive vs. inductive framing
  5. Research Questions, Aims and Objectives
  6. Research Aims, Objectives & Research Questions (The Golden Thread) - Definitions + Examples ?
  7. Business Research: Developing a Research Aim, Questions, and Objectives

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Develop and justify an appropriate research aim, objectives and research question [s] within a defined scope and timeframe.
  • 1.3 Critically explore, select, and justify the research approaches

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: develop and justify an appropriate research aim, objectives and research question [s] within a defined scope and timeframe.

Study materials

Videos

  • Research Questions, Aims and Objectives · YouTube · Mark Saunders on Research Methods · 9 min · for registered students
  • Research Aims, Objectives & Research Questions (The Golden Thread) - Definitions + Examples ? · YouTube · Grad Coach · 25 min · for registered students
  • Business Research: Developing a Research Aim, Questions, and Objectives · YouTube · Robin Bell · 9 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
  • Improving the development of students' research questions and hypotheses · PDF · ERIC, article · for registered students
  • Writing Guide, 12.5: Formulating a research question · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 402–404 · 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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