Research Project & Viva Voce

The objective of this course is:

• To meet the challenge of the fast pace decision making environment,
•  Provide the knowledge and skills a manager needs to solve the problems.
• The course is designed to prepare the students to manage business, not-for-profit, and public organization in all functional areas.
• Guide students how to do research and how to write articles.

CONTENTS

• Role of business research
• Basic research and applied research
• Managerial value of research
• Types of business research
• Decision alternatives in research process
• Influences of uncertainty on type of research
• Decision alternatives in research process
• Influences of uncertainty on type of research
• Scientific investigation
• Concepts and nature of proposition

• Problem discovery and definition
• Planning research design
• Sampling

• The research process

• Data collection
• Data processing and analysis
• Conclusion and report presentation

• Attributes of good research topic
• Importance of problem definition
• The research proposal
• Need for a clearer research strategy
• Multi- method approaches

• Weekly Plan Sr. No                                      Course Schedule           Weeks       01 ·Basic research and applied research · Managerial value of research · Types of business research ·Decision alternatives in research process · Influences of uncertainty on type of research · Decision alternatives in research process · Influences of uncertainty on type of research       1 - 2 Week         02 ·Scientific investigation · Concepts and nature of proposition - Problem discovery and definition - Planning research design - Sampling · The research process - Data collection - Data processing and analysis - Conclusion and report presentation         3 - 4 Week     03 · Attributes of good research topic · Importance of problem definition · The research proposal ·Need for a clearer research strategy · Multi- method approaches     5 - 6 Week 04 Presentations + Assignments Mid-Term Exams 7 - 8 Week 05 Presentations + Research Articles Discussions Discuss individually students research projects 9 - 10 Week 06 Working on Research Projects Answering the students queries + Analysis 11 - 12 Week   07 Working on Research Projects Answering the students queries + Analysis Interpretation of results   13 – 14 Week 08 Review of final draft of research projects Presentation of research projects 15 – 16 Week