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  • 1.  Teaching Research Methods to Business Students

    Posted 11-16-2001 06:38
    Dear Colleagues

    I am currently working on a literature review for a
    research project on teaching research methods to business
    students. I list the references I have found so far, below,
    in case anyone else is also interested in this subject.
    However, I am sure this list is far from complete. Can
    anyone recommend other published sources I might find
    helpful? I will of course post a round-up to the list in
    due course.

    Warm regards and many thanks

    Charles

    Teaching Research Methods references follow (some - most?
    relate to other social science disciplines):

    Ballard C (1987) A Humanist Sociology Approach to Teaching
    Social Research. Teaching Sociology, 15, 7-14.
    Bruce, C (1994) Research Students' Early Experiences of the
    Dissertation Literature Review. Studies in Higher
    Education, 19, 217-229.
    Burgess R & Bulmer M (1981) Research Methodology Teaching:
    Trends and Developments. Sociology, 15, 477-489.
    Chamberlain K (1986) Teaching the Practical Research
    Course. Teaching Of Psychology, 13, 204-208.
    Filinson R & Niklas D (1992) The Research Critique Approach
    to Educating Sociology Students. Teaching Sociology, 20,
    129-134.
    Hands, L & Clewes, D (2000) Marking the Difference: An
    Investigation of the Criteria Used for Assessing
    Undergraduate Dissertations in a Business School.
    Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 25, 5-21.
    Human Sciences Research Council (South Africa) (1997)
    Report on Social Sciences Research Methodology Teaching at
    South African Tertiary Institutions. Centre for Science
    Development, Human Sciences Research Council: Pretoria.
    Jenkins R (1995) Social Skills, Social Research Skills,
    Sociological Skills: Teaching Reflexivity, Teaching
    Sociology, 23, 16-27
    Kain E, Buchanan E, & Mack R (2002) Institutional Research
    as a Context for Teaching Methodological Skills. Teaching
    Sociology, 29, 9-22.
    Longmore M, Dunn D, & Jarboe G (1996) Learning by Doing:
    Group Projects in Research Methods Classes. Teaching
    Sociology, 24, 84-91.
    Ransford H & Butler G (1982) Teaching Research Methods in
    the Social Sciences. Teaching Sociology, 9, 291-312.
    Schutt R, Blalock H, & Wagenaar T (1984) Goals and Means
    for Research Methods Courses. Teaching Sociology, 11,
    235-258.
    Stefani, L, Tariq, V, Heylings, D, & Butcher, A (1997) A
    Comparison of Tutor and Student Conceptions of
    Undergraduate Research Project Work. Assessment &
    Evaluation in Higher Education, 22, 271-288.
    Takata S & Leiting W (1987) Learning by Doing: The Teaching
    Of Sociological Research Methods. Teaching Sociology, 15,
    144-150.
    Tritt D (1993) Teaching an Undergraduate Lecture Research
    Course in Health Psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 20,
    21-28.
    Wakeford J (1981) From Methods to Practice: A Critical
    Note on the Teaching of Research Practice to
    Undergraduates. Sociology, 15, 505-512.
    Webster, F, Pepper, D & Jenkins, A (2000) Assessing the
    Undergraduate Dissertation. Assessment & Evaluation in
    Higher Education, 25, 71-80.
    Winn, S (1995) Learning by Doing: Teaching Research Methods
    through Student Participation in a Commissioned Research
    Project. Studies in Higher Education, 20, 203-214.



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    Email: Charles.Booth@uwe.ac.uk
    "University of the West of England"
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  • 2.  Teaching Research Methods to Business Students

    Posted 11-16-2001 08:52
    Charles,
    A good site supporting teaching Research in Business is Carter
    McNamara's:
    http://www.mapnp.org/library/research/research.htm
    In Britland there's cool portal at Brunel:
    http://sol.brunel.ac.uk/~jarvis/bola/research/
    Cooper and Schneider
    http://www.c-r-g.com/busresearch/
    Wring your hands over this:
    http://www.researchpaper.com/forums/Business/messages/844.html
    I thought using two addresses (one a name and email address from the
    Pentagon) again shows that some students put more energy into trying to
    get around doing things than they would if they just did them.
    One Illinois professor's approach:
    http://www.cob.ohio-state.edu/marketing/scp/reading_list_6.htm
    Cybercollaborating,
    Charles Wankel
    St. John's University, New York City
    Mg-Ed-Dv List Director
    wankelc@stjohns.edu