Business Research Skills - BIO0260

Assessment 1: Other

Activities providing opportunities for formative assessment will generally be integrated into the teaching and learning process and apply to all components of summative assessment.  The nature of the formative assessment tasks used will be at the discretion of the tutor, to include for example, workshop exercises, quizzes, group discussions.  

Other

Assessment 1: Presentation

Presentation 

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Written Assignment

<p>This module will enable you to conduct and use research that informs real world business decisions. You will be given the opportunity to develop your higher level research and analytical skills and this will act as a strong foundational preparation for the undergraduate dissertation you can choose to take in your final year. You will also learn to distinguish strong from weak research which will allow you to make better quality business decisions in the future. Being able to fully appreciate research methodology as reported in academic journal articles will further provide you with the knowledge you need to deepen your critical analysis of the research-based literature when writing essays and other pieces of coursework in the remainder of your course.</p>

Huddersfield Business School

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BIO0260 - Business Research Skills

Business Research Skills

Effectively communicate research evidence, arguments and analysis for both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Apply the key research concepts to business decision making contexts.

Critically evaluate the appropriateness of different research approaches to different kinds of business problem.

Propose solutions or recommendations on the basis of research outcomes.

Knowledge and critical understanding of the standard research process, literature reviewing, different research perspectives and their associated methods of data collection and analysis. 

An understanding of the importance of ethics in research, including an appreciation of the limits of their own skills and knowledge and the implications of this for making evidence based business decisions.