MGS5000 Introductory management research methods
Faculty of Business and Economics
MGS5000 Introductory management research methods is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Other periods
- South Africa
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for MGS5000. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before MGS5000
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MGS5000
No unit lists MGS5000 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
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Overview
Basic introduction to research design in management; types of research designs; qualitative and quantitative data collection and measurement techniques; coding data; reliability and validity; qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis; interpreting and discussing results; structuring and writing the research report; integrating individual research into overall management literature.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | South Africa | Block on |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
critically analyse and interpret basic research designs in the management discipline
- 2
construct research questions grounded in a theoretical and conceptual framework
- 3
assess the appropriateness, types, and use of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis techniques as a means of investigating and answering research questions in the management discipline
- 4
identify, search for, and locate secondary data and knowledge relevant to management research, as well as understanding the process of generating or collecting primary data
- 5
develop academic writing skills appropriate to the discipline for reporting on business management research projects.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Jennifer Nzonzo
- Associate Professor Ilse Niemann-Struweg
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MGS5000?
MGS5000 has no prerequisites.
When is MGS5000 offered?
MGS5000 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is MGS5000?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Organisational unit
- Department of Management
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021