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Designing and Managing a Research Project

A Business Student's Guide

Third Edition
by Michael Jay Polonsky and David S. Waller

Student Resources

  1. Introduction
    • Student Example Video
    • Video Links to types of Research Paradigms
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  2. Choosing a Topic
    • Sites discussing the Online Data Search Process
    • Online Materials Discussing Selecting and Narrowing a Topic
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  3. The Role of the Supervisor
    • Video and Documentation on Supervisors
    • Student Example Video
    • Video and Web links to materials on selecting a supervisor
    • Links to materials on Consulting/Applied type business projects
    • Links to Student Supervisor Agreements
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  4. Group Dynamics and the Role of Conflict
    • Student Example Video
    • Links to videos discussing setting objectives
    • Videos on Team Leadership
    • Videos discussing issues relates to group conflict
    • Materials on Peer Assessment
    • Social Loafing Videos
    • Links to group contracts
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  5. Ethical Considerations
    • Student Example Video
    • Video Links to material Overviewing Research Ethics
    • Web links to sites containing information sheets and consent forms
    • Plagarism Checkers and Support
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  6. Planning the Research Project
    • Student Example Video
    • Videos on Research Questions and Hypotheses
    • Videos discussing the Research Process
    • Video links to materials discussing the Research Proposal
    • Video links to materials on Ghatt charts
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  7. Literature Review
    • Student Example Video
    • Links to materials on Mind Maps and Concept Maps
    • Links to Materials on Search Strategies
    • Links on How To Write a Literature Review
    • Links to alternative Referencing styles and support
    • Additional Resources on Literature Reviews
  8. Data Gathering
    • Student Example Video
    • Video and web links to: Secondary Data
    • Video and web links on Qualitative Data
    • Video and web links on Primary Data
    • Videos that discuss issues related to mixed methods
    • Video and online materials that discuss issues related to Sampling
    • Videos and online materials that discuss issues related to sampling error
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  9. Qualitative Data Analysis
    • Student Video Example
    • Video and web links to: What is Quantitative Research?
    • Guidance on Focus Groups
    • Videos on Alternative Interviewing Approaches/Techniques
    • Qualitative data analysis tools
    • Links to videos on Phenomenology
    • Links to videos on Case Study Research
    • Links to videos on Qualitative Data Analysis
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  10. Quantitative Data Analysis
    • Student Video Example
    • Video Materials on Hypotheses testing
    • Videos links on Statistical Significance
    • Videos on Choosing the Right Statistical tests
    • Video links on Types of data and Scales
    • Video links to descriptive statistics
    • Videos on Chi-square and Correlation
    • Videos on T-test, Anova and Manaova
    • Videos on Simple and Multiple Regressions
    • Videos on Complex Analysis methods
    • Links to Statistical Glossaries
  11. Establishing Recommendations
    • Videos on writing the discussion, analysis and interpretations
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  12. Presenting the Results
    • Video and web links to: Presenting Data
    • Videos on Tables and Graphs
    • Video links to using quotations in writing
    • Video and web links to: Presenting Results using Prezi
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  13. Writing the Report
    • Student Example Video
    • Video and web links on Writing the Report
    • Links to issues regards to writing your project/thesis
    • Web and video links to creating a table of contents/outline in Microsoft Word
    • Web and videos related to report structure
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  14. Oral Presentations
    • Student Example Video
    • Some Alternative Presentation software
    • Video and online links to Oral presentation tips
    • Dealing with questions support materials
    • Materials on Making Video Presentations
    • Additional Video, Audio and Interactive Resources
  15. Concluding Remarks
    • Student Example Video
  16. General Resources

Video and Documentation on Supervisors

Role of The Supervisor

Supervising Student Research: An Introduction

James, R and G. Baldwin (1999) “Eleven Practices of Effective Supervisors,”  Center for the study of Higher Education and The School of Graduate Studies,  The University of Melbourne.

Toby Walsh Managing Your Supervisor

 

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