Research Design
Explore the philosophies that support different approaches to research and examine how these inform your methodological choices.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Research Design
Explore the key philosophical principles that underpin research
This course will explore the key philosophical principles that underpin research.
You will discover the importance of understanding these concepts and examine how they guide the approaches and methodological choices that are adopted.
You will investigate the techniques that are often adopted in managerial research and examine the ethical considerations that should also be taken into account.
What topics will you cover?
- Research philosophy
- Epistemology
- The idea of truth
- Argumentation theory
- Critical realism
- Methodology choice analysis
- Quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches
- Ethics
Learning on this course
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Discuss philosophies supporting research
- Identify methodological choices
- Explore the concept of rigour and how this is effected by methodology
- Describe the ethical considerations of relevance to a proposed piece of research
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at managers with two or more years of professional experience. This flexible work-based course has real-world applications and has been designed to help maximise your impact at work, enhance your professional skills and boost your career prospects.
What software or tools do you need?
Microsoft forms to develop sections of the research proposal.
Who will you learn with?
Assistant Professor in HRM and OB
BA (Hons) Business; PG Cert Management Research Methods; PhD Work and Organisational Psychology; MCIPD; FHEA
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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