Teaching Research Methods to Business Students: New and Innovative Approaches
Teaching Research Methods to Business Students: New and Innovative Approaches
Synopsis
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Teaching Research Methods to Business Students is one of the Research Methodology SIGs annual events. For Business Schools, teaching research methods offers both challenges and a focus for stimulating debate. This workshop is intended to address such challenges by introducing new and innovative methods and materials, which will provide exciting resources for academics and students to utilise. These resources will enable those involved in teaching research methods to review and rethink their current approaches.
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Provider Information
BAM Research Methodology SIG
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Who should attend?
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‘All Levels’ as indicated by BAM Framework B1, B2 and B3. ___________________________________________________________________________ |
Speakers
Professor Jamie Callahan
Jamie L. Callahan (EdD, PhD) is Professor of Organisation and Ethics at Durham University. Her EdD from George Washington University explored systems of emotion in organisational change. Her PhD from Tilburg University addressed issues of power in Critical HRD. A USAF veteran, she served as a personnel officer and member of the Pentagon Air Staff Total Quality consultancy team. Jamie’s academic career has spanned multiple institutions prior to her present position, including Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, Drexel, and Northumbria universities. Her research addresses issues of power and privilege in organised contexts, leading her to explore marginalised groups’ experiences of leadership, learning, and organisational transformation. Her particular passion is championing gender equity. The former Editor of Human Resource Development Review and current Co-Editor of International Journal of Management Reviews, Jamie has published extensively, including in journals such as Human Relations, Organization Studies, Violence Against Women, International Journal of Management Reviews, Human Resource Development Quarterly, and Human Resource Development International. She has also earned numerous research awards, including the Academy of Human Resource Development 2020 Scholar of the Year Award and 2015 Outstanding Book of the Year Award. As an educator, she has been a visiting professor in Saudi Arabia, France, England, and Thailand. She is a feminist, editor, author, mentor, activist, and educator.
Professor Mina Beigi
Dr Mina Beigi is a Professor of Career Studies at Southampton Business School and co-director of the Work Futures Research Centre. She studies work-nonwork interface, flexible work arrangements, and understudied careers using in-depth qualitative methodologies. She currently serves as the Associate Editor of Human Relations and sits on the editorial board of multiple journals. Dr Beigi’s research has been funded by a number of institutions, including ESRC, the British Academy and the Iran National Science Foundation. Her recently-published co-authored book 90 Days, 90 Ways offers small, daily doses of inspiration and resources for writers seeking to sustain motivation and positive momentum in academic writing.
Dr Madeleine Stevens
Dr. Madeleine Stevens (formerly Petzer) is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader in Human Resource Management at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She is a Fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD), Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and Paralegal Society (Specialist Employment Law).
She is also a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society. Her research focusses on mitigating the negative impact of redundancies on organisations and individuals as well as promoting the pedagogy of innovative and experiential learning.
Dr Sophie Mills
Sophie Mills specialises in the areas of human resource development (HRD), management education and organisational change. Her current research interests include careers, the management of change and reflexive research methodologies. Sophie is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a member of the University Forum for Human Resource Development's (UFHRD) Research Activities Committee.
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Benefits of Attending
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• Learn about two new and innovative resources for teaching research methods |
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Logistics
Venue Details
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Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST |
Travel Information
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/contact-us/find-us
Accommodation Details
Brownlow Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L3 5UG
Contact Us
For specific information about this event please contact the workshop facilitator:
Paul McEvoy Clarke at [email protected]
For general enquiries please contact the BAM Office at [email protected]
Event Fee
Non-Members: £50
BAM Members: £30
Full-time PhD Students: £10
If you would like to become a BAM member, please do so here: register as a member
Provisional Programme
9.30-9.45-Welcome and Introduction
Professor Dave Bryde, Director of Research and Knowledge Transfer, Faculty of Business and Law, LJMU
9.45-11.15- Learning About Logic Models in Evaluation: A ‘Sweet’ Experience
Professor Jamie Callahan, Durham University Business School
This workshop uses sweet treats to help learners grasp how logic models are constructed for conducting an evaluation, and how difficult it is to construct an effective rubric. Post-exercise discussions open the opportunity to explore research-related topics such as the nature of ‘truth’, induction/deduction, collaboration, and convergent/divergent findings.
11.15-11.30 Break
11.30-1.00- The facilitation of learning through Studious Research Methods Collection resource
Dr Sophie Mills, Nottingham University Business School
This session introduces a Research Methods learning resource that operates as an interactive mobile app or via an online platform. During this session examples will be provided of how this learning resource is currently used in universities and will offer suggestions relating to optimising its application within a teaching context. During this session participants will have the opportunity to try out the mobile app within breakout activities and reflect on its potential use within their own teaching.
1.00-1.45 Lunch
1.45-3.15-The Research Methods Roadmap
Dr Maddy Stevens, Liverpool Business School, LJMU
This session introduces and provides experience of using a new board game where students use small cars to follow an experimental journey on a game board which essentially represents a decision tree. Students explore all stages of designing a research project, represented by locations on the map, from choosing a topic, through research philosophy, data collection and analysis, sampling and dealing with reliability and validity.
3.15-Break
3.15-4.45-Facilitating student dissertation topic choice through a focused dialogue
Dr Mina Beigi, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton
Many lecturers supervise students who are not clear about what they want to do in their dissertation. This session will provide examples of conversations that can facilitate this process and help students find a research topic that is aligned with their access to different resources, interests, and career aspirations.
4.45-5.00-Summary and Close
Closing remarks from Dr Tim Nichol, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Business and Law, LJMU