MG462 Half Unit
Qualitative Analysis in Management
This information is for the 2014/15 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Jannis Kallinikos
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Management. This course is available on the MPhil/ PhD in Employment Relations & Org Behaviour, MPhil/ PhD in Management and MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation. This course is not available as an outside option.
The course is designed for MiM students who are likely to have little or no previous experience of qualitative methodologies.
Course content
This course provides MiM students with a critical understanding of qualitative management research, with an emphasis on methods and techniques which will be useful and relevant to them both as management scholars and in their future careers. A range of methods will be used and critically appraised, including ethnography, discourse analysis, case studies and in depth interviews. The course will cover: research design; data collection; data handling techniques; methods of analysis; constructing a contribution; and authoring a research report. These are methods, skills and techniques which are used both formally and informally in academia, consultancy and the workplace.
Teaching
15 hours of lectures and 9 hours of seminars in the LT.
Formative coursework
500 word research proposal in LT. Classes are based around the critical analysis and practical application of methods and techniques introduced in the lectures and further explored through the readings. Formative feedback is provided during seminars.
Assessment
Exam (50%, duration: 3 hours) in the main exam period.
Project (50%, 3500 words) in the ST.
Key facts
Department: Management
Total students 2013/14: 101
Average class size 2013/14: 13
Controlled access 2013/14: Yes
Lecture capture used 2013/14: Yes (LT)
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Commercial awareness
- Specialist skills