NBS8646: Management Inquiry and Analysis
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Elizabeth Alexander
- Owning School: Newcastle University Business School
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
- Capacity limit: 999 student places
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
Aims
The aim of this module is to enable you to develop your critical and appreciative understanding of the principles, practices, and importance of management information and its analysis to enhance your ability to conduct rigorous research and to reach sound analytical conclusions, which can form the basis for the development of effective practice in management.
The module will cover why and how we do research (evidence, study design) and specific methods of analysis (including interpretation of results).
Students will acquire skills in data acquisition and management, analysis and interpretation, and communication of findings to different audiences.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module will cover the following topics:
- Management information – its importance, planning, formulating research questions
- Introduction to approaches to qualitative and quantitative research
- Introduction to different types of evidence, evidence quality, and using evidence in research
- Searching for evidence (electronic databases, key words, inclusion and exclusion criteria)
- Introduction to data analysis
- Communication of research to different audiences
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 |
Whole class, interactive sessions |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 3 | 2:00 | 6:00 | Skills labs |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | Assessment support |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 10 | 1:00 | 10:00 | Online materials to support methods learning |
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 25:00 | 25:00 | n/a |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 47:00 | 47:00 | n/a |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
- Workshops will introduce the core concepts and guide student learning in developing knowledge and understanding.
- Small-group sessions will provide learning related to the techniques of management inquiry and to skills development in the use of appropriate software.
- Drop-in/surgery activities will provide opportunities to support development of the assessment and to review performance.
- Students would be expected to engage in online structured guided learning to reinforce and prepare for workshop tasks that align to the assessment in this module.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report 1 | 1 | M | 100 | Content in relation to formative gateway tasks - 2000 word max. |
Formative Assessments
| Component | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prob solv exercises 1 | 1 | M | Gateway preparation tasks for the workshops, connected to components of the summative assessment |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The content of the summative report will have a close connection to the formative tasks, to enable students to build their learning and demonstrate their skills across the topics covered in course.
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/