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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Project Planning and Research Management

IBL706 · Legal Research Methods — Week 10 of 16

CourseIBL706
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Project Planning and Research Management

  1. Work breakdown structures and milestones
  2. Risk assessment and contingency strategies
  3. Resource budgeting
  4. Structuring the formal proposal
  5. Lec 51- Introduction to Project Management
  6. Research Proposal
  7. Developing a Qualitative Research Proposal

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Formulate a detailed plan for the research project.
  • 5.1 Plan a legal research project and present this as a written proposal.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: formulate a detailed plan for the research project.

Study materials

Videos

  • Research Proposal · YouTube · Galton College · 31 min · for registered students
  • Developing a Qualitative Research Proposal · YouTube · MERIT INDIA · 60 min · for registered students
  • Research Proposal Examples & Samples (Masters & PhD) + Free Proposal Template · YouTube · Grad Coach · 30 min · for registered students
  • Research Proposal · YouTube · Galton College · 27 min · for registered students
  • How To Write A Research Proposal 101: The What, Why & How (With Examples) · YouTube · Grad Coach · 7 min · for registered students
  • Research Proposal in Business 2 · YouTube · Galton College · 26 min · for registered students
  • Research Proposal ESSENTIALS - 5 Critically Important Dos & Don'ts · YouTube · Grad Coach · 13 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • MIT 1.040 Project Management (Spring 2009) · Reading · MIT OpenCourseWare, course · for registered students
  • MIT OCW ESD.36 System Project Management (Fall 2012), Risk management · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
  • MIT OCW ESD.36 System Project Management (Fall 2012), Budgeting and cost control (EVM) · PDF · MIT OpenCourseWare, slides · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Legal Inquiry
  • Week 2: Topic Selection and Research Aims
  • Week 3: Doctrinal Legal Research
  • Week 4: Socio-Legal Research and Legal Ethics
  • Week 5: Theoretical Frameworks in Legal Scholarship
  • Week 6: The Critical Literature Review
  • Week 7: Methodological Design and Evaluation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Collection and Analysis in Legal Studies
  • Week 10: Project Planning and Research Management
  • Week 11: Proposal Finalisation and Researcher Reflexivity
  • Week 12: Applying Legal Research Methods 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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