Understanding different research perspectives

This free course, Understanding different research perspectives, explores the development of the research process looking at the different perspectives from which an issue or phenomenon can be investigated; and highlights the main methodologies that can be used to investigate a business issue. By looking at different perspectives/approaches to issues and phenomena, different research methodologies and ethical considerations this course will sustain the development of a research study, from the initial idea of what to investigate; to the elaboration of specific research questions; the research design, strategy and methodology.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 Objective and subjective research perspectives
• 1 Objective and subjective research perspectives
• 2 The researcher as an outsider or an insider
• 2 The researcher as an outsider or an insider
• 3 Deciding what to research
• 3 Deciding what to research
• 4 Research ethics
• 4 Research ethics
• 5 Developing research questions
• 5 Developing research questions
• 6 Research strategy
• 6 Research strategy
• 7 Research design
• 7 Research design
• 8 Research methodology
• 8 Research methodology
• 9 Further development of your research questions
• 9 Further development of your research questions
• 10 Research hypotheses
• 10 Research hypotheses
• Conclusion
• References
• Acknowledgements