BA 720: Principles of Business Research

Overview

This doctoral course is designed to provide a comprehensive context of research in the workplace setting. In this course, students will understand the process of carrying out inquiry in the “real world” that is scientifically based and empirically sound. Learning the overall structure of the research process, while grounding understanding in the complexity and controversies in social research, students will examine and analyze the choices of methodologies to best guide their research activities.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Identify the diversity of methods (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed method) and procedures for undertaking practitioner-based research.
• Develop skills in using evaluation tools (both observational and statistical) and use these tools in crafting research question(s); propose a testable hypothesis.
• Demonstrate understanding of the various investigative tools used by researchers and use those tools to maximize the success of practitioner-based research.
• Identify applicable seminal research, theory, and/or methods from this course relevant to individual research question(s); contribute to the field of study by extending previous knowledge.

Required Texts
BA 720 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore