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Welcome to the University of Greenwich, Business School and to the course Foundations of Scholarship and Research (BUSI 1604). This course is a core course for the MA in International Business and MBA in International Business programmes. The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic set of scholarship and research skills, which will support them through the process of studying for a Master’s degree and will also be important for professional life after University. There are six basic sets of skills: • Basic study skills – Reading, note- taking, using library and databases, writing and referencing • Skills to identify and solve problems – Who identifies and defines problems? Creating solutions? Sources of information • Assessing evidence – What is evidence? How is it constructed? Who by? What is the role of the student? • Skills to work with others – Group work skills, negotiating skills, leadership skills • Cross- and inter-cultural communication skills – Working with people from different cultures. Listening and understanding. Appreciating meanings. • Business research skills – research design, implementation, data collection and analysis, writing- up, and presentation to variety of audiences Foundations of Scholarship and Research (FoSR) is a 15-credit course, delivered over one semester. Teaching will be combined with Moodle-mediated learning, with the aim of encouraging self-managed study. Class activities will be organized as a two hour tutorial each week. All seminar sessions will have no more than fifteen students, run by Personal tutors, who will later become research supervisors. This effectively increases contact time, and gives tutors the opportunity to offer more tailored support. This course has to be completed successfully before students can submit the Project at the end of the programme. 2.1 Aims The course aims to provide students with a skill set that will support them through the process of studying for a Master’s degree as well as in professional life after University. It will also equip learners with the knowledge and understanding of research design and practical application of relevant business research methods. The course will support students in developing the following skills for use in academic scholarship and research: – Basic study skills – reading, note- taking, using library and databases, writing and referencing; – Skills to identify and solve problems – Who identifies and defines problems? Creating solutions? Sources of information; – Critical thinking skills – applied to scholarship and research; – Assessing evidence – What is evidence? How is it constructed? Who by? What is the role of the student: – Skills to work with others – Group work skills, negotiating skills, leadership skills;
2.2 Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:
– Develop argument consistently;
– Design and execute methodologically sound research, being aware of the implications
of carrying out research;
– Collect, organize and present information effectively, consistently and according to
academic practice

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