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Postgraduate Handbook 2022-2023 (archived)

Module BUSI4T415: Team Research Project

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI4T415: Team Research Project

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	4	15	Available in 2022/2023	None.	Durham

Tied To

Pre-requisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

To facilitate students’ understanding of how to manage and implement research projects.
To develop students’ doctoral-level research skills in relation to developing innovative, rigorous, and relevant research questions.
To develop students’ critical understanding of choices during the research process and their implementation.
To develop students teamwork and collaborative research skills.
To facilitate doctoral student community building.

Content

During this module, students will form teams to develop and implement a joint research project.
The students will pursue this research project throughout their first year of study (across all three terms), culminating in a project report for subsequent submission to an academic conference, academic journal or open science repository.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Critical understanding of the research process and decision-making during this process
Critical understanding of ethical implications and challenges during the research process
Critical understanding of open science practice

Subject-specific Skills

Ability to develop innovative, rigorous, and relevant research questions
Ability to evaluate strengths and opportunities of different research designs
Ability to implement research ideas by applying appropriate research designs
Ability to communicate academic concepts, verbally and in writing

Key Skills

Advanced academic reading and writing
Formulating and communicating doctoral-level research questions
Critically evaluating and developing valid research designs
Self-management and time management
Managing collaborative projects

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

The module will focus on guided work in small groups (research teams), complemented by workshops and peer feedback/coaching approaches.
The assessments are designed for students to learn from each other, strengthen the building of a doctoral community, and develop their teamwork skills for collaborative research.
The summative assessment of the module is designed to facilitate students’ understanding of the full research process, from idea development to data collection, and analysis to write-up and submission.
Comprehensive reading and self-study materials will be provided online.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Workshops (online and classroom)	6	as required	2 hours	12
Tutor support small group work and coaching (online and classroom)	6	as required	3 hours	18
Preparation and Reading				120
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Group Presentation	50%	Presentation of final project (group)	30 mins plus 15 min Q&A	100%	Same
Group Written Report	50%	Project report for conference, journal or registered report submission (group); including research question, theoretical framework, methods, results, discussion and conclusion.	3000 words	100%	Same

Formative Assessment

Poster presentation of the team research project in development

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.