Business Research skills

You need to find business problem and do the report about it.
You need to find business problem and do the report about it.
The report should consist of title page, an Abstract, Literature Review, Methodology, Findings/Analysis, Conclusions, References, and Appendix.
The Abstract offers a summary of problems and solutions. Body part should
1. Define the problem to be studied and the purpose of research. You should state clear the value of your research project.
2. Include a literature review which sets the study in a wider academic context. Reference should be made to the appropriate business literature and the review should be a critical one.
3. Justify the choice of research design. Account for Validity and Reliability and sampling issues: define the population, identify the sampling frame, the type of sample, and how it is selected. You should also state the limitations of the data.
4. Describe the design of questionnaire. If you conducted a pre-test, also describe the changes made to the questionnaire due to results of pre-test. It is anticipated that 10 fully completed questionnaires will suffice.
5. Provide an appropriate analysis of the data. The type of analysis conducted should be consistent with your objectives and nature of the data collected.
6. Some conclusions and an indication of how the results of research could be used.
You should maintain good references using the Harvard system. Incorrect referencing will be penalised.
Appendix should include questionnaire, figures, and tables, if any
An electronic copy of the Report, the data and the analysis (using Excel) must be provided.
The purpose of the individual report is to allow the student the opportunity to explore an area of the course in depth, and demonstrate evidence of independent critical thought and research.
. The maximum length of the report will be 2400 words maximum.
Module resources

The required text book for this module is:
Bryman, A. & Bell, E. (2011), Business research methods, 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Useful Supplementary Texts
Saunders, Mark, Lewis, Philip and Thornhill, Adrian, (2007), Research Methods for Business Students, 4th edition, Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Bryman, A. (1992) Research Methods and Organisation Studies, Contemporary Social Research, London: Routledge
Cooper, D. R. and Schindler P. S., (2006).Business Research Methods, 9th edition. Boston: McGraw Hill.
Curwin, J. & Slater, R. (2002), Quantitative Methods for Business Decisions, 5th edition, London: Thomson Learning
Levine, D. M., Stephan, D., Krehbiel, T. C. and Berenson, M. L.,(2004), Statistics for Managers : using Microsoft Excel, 4th edition, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall
Morris, C., (2003), Quantitative Approaches in Business Studies, 6th edition, Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall
Sekaran,U (2003). Research Methods for Business: A Skill-building Approach, 4th edition, New York: Wiley
Yin, R. K. (2003) Case Study Research – Design and Methods, 3rd edition, Applied Social Research Methods Series, Volume 5, Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications

Journals:
A range of journals are available from the range of UoB library electronic databases. The list below is indicative rather than exhaustive
Business Week
The Economist
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
International Journal of Strategic Management
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Journal of Marketing Research
Long Range Planning
Newspapers:
The Financial Times www.FT.com/
The Sunday Times www.sunday-times.co.uk/
The Internet:
OECD Website www.oecd.org/subject/
Department of Trade and Industry www.dti.gov.uk

Build on the idea that you developed in Week 3 and complete the First Screen Test Assignment

Revise your concept description into a well-written, one-page document so that a potential investor can identify exactly what your solution does