Content
To prepare students for their master thesis and any empirical research projects, this course covers
both theoretical foundations of management science as well as empirical research methods.
In particular, this Advanced Seminar introduces students to every step in the empirical research
process from generating a research question via developing an appropriate research design to
data analysis and interpretation. All steps will be taught in an applied manner and students have
the chance to develop and discuss their own research agendas.
Learning outcomes
After students have taken this course, they
…understand the empirical research process
…understand what makes a good research question
…have knowledge of basic and advanced methods of data collection and data analysis
…have the ability to conduct a systematic literature review for a scientific topic and judge the
scientific quality of knowledge
…have the ability to design appropriate research designs for a variety of research questions
…can apply their empirical knowledge in statistical analyses.
Examination
The final grade in this seminar is comprised of two assess-ments. Students are given a scientific
topic for which they pre-pare and present a ppt deck (1) and develop multiple choice questions (2):
1. Preparation and 10-min presentation of an individual topic within the empirical research process
during the course.
2. Development of 10 multiple choice questions about the scientific topic.
The presentation should consist of practical instructions for fellow students based about a scientific
topic based on scien-tific studies. The multiple choice questions must cover different facets of
the scientific topic and the correct choices have to be validated with scientific studies. The overall
grade is weighted 70% for the presentation and 30% for the multiple-choice questions.
Prerequisites
Interest in empirical research
Educated in systematic and critical thinking
Fluency in English
Teaching & learning methods
Seminar / Group discussions / Videos & Ed Tech / Student presentations / Q&A
Media & reading list
Readings, scripts, presentations
Colquitt, J. A., & George, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ—part 1: topic choice.
Bono, J. E., & McNamara, G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ—part 2: Research design.
Grant, A. M., & Pollock, T. G. (2011). Publishing in AMJ—Part 3: Setting the hook.
Sparrowe, R. T., & Mayer, K. J. (2011). Publishing in AMJ—part 4: Grounding hypotheses.
Zhang, Y., & Shaw, J. D. (2012). Publishing in AMJ—Part 5: Crafting the methods and results.
Geletkanycz, M., & Tepper, B. J. (2012). Publishing in AMJ–part 6: Discussing the implications.
Bansal, P., & Corley, K. (2012). Publishing in AMJ—Part 7: What's different about qualitative
research?
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