Aims

The overall aim of this module is to arm students with the necessary skills to undertake their own research within the field of HRM, work and employment; through this process of discovery, students will be better able to understand, evaluate and critique contemporary research published in academic journals. This learning will predominantly be achieved through lectures and a series of practical sessions, where students will collect and analyse data, and address the issues involved in doing research.

Outline Of Syllabus

What is research?
The critical literature review
Research philosophy and paradigms
Research design
Data: primary and secondary, qualitative and quantitative
Research ethics
Methods of data collection
Techniques of data analysis: qualitative and quantitative

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

The module combines lectures with practical sessions; providing students with the knowledge required to understand, critique and realise research, and apply this knowledge in practical/hands-on/data-rich tasks. This combination of lectures and practical sessions fosters formal learning, as well as self-directed independent learning, which together enable the module's outcomes to be delivered.

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The assessment tasks have been designed to ensure that students have a strong grasp of the module's contents; are supported in their learning journey; and to establish that students can work independently.