The main objective of this course is to introduce students to research practices of organisations as well as the emerging changes in the research environment in light of the new technologies. The course will focus on the practice of research in contemporary businesses, organisations, the economy and society. Students will learn how to design research projects and how to choose appropriate research designs, sampling methods, data collection methods, data analysis, data presentation, proposal and research report writing.
Learning Outcomes:
1. Explain the ethical and theoretical foundations of business
2. Identify business research problems
3. Plan/design a research study/project
4. Apply the appropriate methods to collect data from the right respondents
5. Report well analysed research findings
6. Recommend practical research-based solutions to solving business related problems.
Creators
Makerere University
Year
Type
Courseware
Section
OER courseware
Copyright license
Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial No Derivatives 3.0
Licence Description
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Publisher/Source
Makerere Universiity; SPHEIR
PEBL
ACU