IBE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S1-IBE-MA-TE50UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Training officer(s)
R.PARVULESCU, TK.LAI
Stakeholder(s)
LEI Tat-Kei
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Solid background in Economics and Quantititave methods.
Goal
At the end of the course the student should be able to :

- Define a research problem (different methodologies)
- Build a literature review (how to find relevant scientific sources)
- Build a set of hypothesis
- Appreciate the importance of including the notions of uncertainty and of ethics in knowledge.
- Work effectively in a group.
- Use different bibliographic resources and develop the ability to judge the scientific ones.
- Use different software tools (Excel).
- Develop ability to use the appropriate research design given the research question & hypothesis.
- Use appropriate statistical tools to interpret results.
Presentation
The following points will be tackled:
- define a research problem (different methodologies) and build a literature review (how to find relevant scientific sources)
- build a set of hypothesis and model the problem
- test the validity of the hypothesis & interpretation
- conclusions & future research

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours magistral 16,00
Autoformation
Lecture du manuel de référence 24,00
Recherche 10,00
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
At the begnning of each session students pass a quizz in order to check attentive reading and understanding of the indicated textbook chapters before coming to the class. An extended Assignment is handed in to students at the beginning of the semester that they have to complete (in groups of 4) before the end of the semester. Professor guidance on this Assignement is offered during each session. A theortical and practical final exam concluds this course.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 0,00 1 30,00
Contrôle continu
QCM 0,16 6 15,00
Contrôle continu 0,00 6 20,00
Participation 0,00 0 10,00
Autres
Projet Collectif 0,00 2 25,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
Nicholas Lee, Ian Ling, 2008, “Doing Business Research: A Guide to Theory and Practice”, SAGE Publications -
All economics reviews avaIlable on the BU Vauban website. -