scholarly journals Business School Teaching of Research Methods – A Review of Literature and Initial Data Collection for Undergraduate Business School Students

Author(s):  
Anthony Mitchell ◽  
Martin Rich

This paper reviews approaches to teaching research methods and the effectiveness of the student supervisor relationship in managing research projects. Corporate scandal, changes in society, the emergence of online technologies and a need to reduce teaching costs have all led business schools to change their curriculum including how research methods are taught and undergraduate and postgraduate projects supervised. Management research, and the manner in which research methods are both taught and practiced continue to make a key contribution and play a significant role in the partnership between academia and practice. Virtual learning has been helpful in a better understanding of research methods, developing critical thinking and understanding issues in more depth that are briefly covered in class. Researchers have found that the blending learning approach and use of computer‑mediated discourse supported a collaborative learning approach and resulted in more active and reflective learners (Altinay and Paraskevas, 2007). Despite this positive example, the use of technology for learning has generally been limited to supplementing face to face learning (Thomas and Thomas, 2012). The class is increasingly culturally diverse, students more mobile while academics may be Anglo‑centric and westernised. Supervision needs to be responsive to the changing needs and ambitions of the student; to move away from a dyadic relationship between supervisor and student, and emphasise the importance of collaborative learning environments and collective models of supervision (Malfroy, 2005). Literature reviewing three related research questions is presented. Questions remain as to whether changes are driven by a need to reduce cost or improve pedagogy. Data collection has started with undergraduate business students through pilot surveys and interviews to gain an improved understanding of the trends, initiatives and best practice. A further paper will explore in more detail postgraduate business students. At a time when some schools are moving more content on‑line and seeking new forms of assessment so there is a need to ensure that management research continues to fulfil a contribution towards intellectual and practical understanding. Corona virus has made this need more urgent.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-169
Author(s):  
Al Afif Hazmar ◽  
Marlian Marlian

This study aims to determine the difference between the learning outcomes of Akidah Akhlah using the Collaborative learning approach and the conventional learning approach at Madrasah Tsanawiyah Negeri Pekan Heran, West Rengat District, Riau of Indonesia. Experimental methods were used in this study, while data collection techniques used observation, tests, and documentation. The results showed that the use of the Collaborative learning approach was very good at 88.46%. The experimental class was also categorically very good by 85.48%, while the control class was categorically as good only by 78.39%. There was a significant difference between the learning outcomes using the Collaborative learning approach and the conventional one. This study illustrated that the t value is greater than the t table at a significant level of 5% or 2.5688 > 2,00030.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 262-266
Author(s):  
Karina A. Rizzo ◽  
Laura S. del Río ◽  
Mónica E. Manceñido ◽  
Zsolt Lavicza ◽  
Tony Houghton

AbstractIn this paper, we describe an inclusive, collaborative learning approach in which both able and less able students engaged together in a contest combining Photography, Mathematics and Technology, in our case GeoGebra. Following three cycles of the contest, we analysed a selection of entries and the related post-participation survey. Based on the analysis, we concluded that the combination of these approaches could help to engage students with mathematical content by relating art, their surrounding environment with mathematics. This approach enabled us to offer different ways of mathematics learning through providing contexts for exploration and students’ creation of their own contents. Results also showed that school teaching is sometimes insufficient to solve emerging problems and this challenged students to find new kinds of solutions supported by new tools and concepts. It also allowed students to think creatively by inviting them to work together to develop their own questions, problems, and facilitating learning by research.


Author(s):  
Phyllis Tharenou ◽  
Ross Donohue ◽  
Brian Cooper

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Otang Kurniaman ◽  
Muhammad Nailul Huda ◽  
Eddy Noviana

The research is descriptive quantitative research conducted to look at the ability of students in the class of 2014 to write a formal letter, a technique in data collection in the form of observation results by student writing an official letter PGSD FKIP Riau University class of 2014 instrument validity of his research has been validated through expert judgment. The sample in this study as masy as 46 students of primary school teaching force in 2014 the Faculty of Education, University of Riau. The ability of students PGSD FKIP Riau University after analyzed using categories, from 12 aspects outlined in the instrument observation sheets, getting the results that the completeness aspect predicate section of the letter simply by percentage (65, 76%), while the writing aspect letterhead good predicate with percentage (79,89%), while the aspect of writing an official letter dated sufficient predicate with percentage (54, 35%), while the aspect of writing about the letter predicate less by percentage (35, 87%), while the writing aspect of the destination address with sufficient predicate persentage (59, 78%), while the aspect of writing greeting predicate simply by percentage (54,35%), while the contents of the letter writing aspect predicate simply by percentage (63,04%), while the writing aspect regards predicate cover less by percentage (42, 93%), while in writing the name of the sender predicate very well with percentage (98, 91%), while the use of indonesioan predicate either by percentage (71, 74%), while in the aspect of the preparation of sufficient premises sentence predicate percentage (58,15%) and on aspects of the form or neatness letter predicate simply by percentage (58, 15%). From the results, the average overall percentage of 61, 91% is obtained with neough categories, this suggests that the ability of students PGSD class of 2014 FKIP University of Riau still low in writing a formal letter.


Author(s):  
Erol Ustaahmetoğlu

Traditional research methods are inadequate to predict and explain consumer behavior accurately in some cases. Marketing discipline tries to benefit from new technological developments in order to make up the deficiency subjects’ competence and willingness to express how they feel when they face with stimulus in traditional data collection method has an effect on the success of the method. In traditional methods, subjects often cannot remember or know the correct answer, or even if they know the answer they will give answers that satisfy the researcher. The inadequacy in traditional techniques has driven the researchers to evaluate theconsumer response more accurately. It is observed that in recent years neuromarketing techniques began to be used extensively to measure consumer responses accurate in marketing field. Although neuromarketing is commonly used in marketing field, there are some questions about the efficiency of the method. This study emphasizes the efficiency on the general evaluation of neuromarketing techniques and criticism of it. The aim of this study is to indicate the historical development of application of neuro science on marketing and consumer behavior, and to establish the future of neuro science, its opportunities and threats.


2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore G. Lynn ◽  
Aoife McDermott ◽  
John Connolly ◽  
Gerry Conyngham ◽  
Caroline McMullan

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