Research Methods for Risk Management
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BUSI4449 | Business | 4 | 20 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- BUSI4449
- School
- Business
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 20
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
Target Students
Core forMSc Risk Management students. Also available to MSc Exchange students.
Classes
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 8 weeks
- One 1-hour lecture each week for 8 weeks
- One 2-hour computing each week for 3 weeks
Assessment
- 50% Coursework 1: Individual Coursework (3,000 words) - Part 1. Reassessment of this module will be 100% coursework
- 50% Coursework 2: Individual Coursework (3,000 words) - Part 2. Reassessment of this module will be 100% coursework
Educational Aims
To instil familiarity with and understanding of key techniques of quantitative and qualitative analysis. To improve accessibility of research material such as journal articles. To providebasic skills in support of both other modules taught on the MSc Programme and dissertation research involving quantitative and qualitative analysis.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
• Tools and techniques for transforming (big) data into useful information for business analysis and decision support
Intellectual Skills:
• Being able to think critically and be creative: manage the creative processes in self and others; organise thoughts, analyse, synthesise and critically appraise. This includes the capability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, detect false logic or reasoning, identify implicit values, define terms adequately and generalise appropriately
• Being able to solve complex problems and make decisions: establish criteria, using appropriate decision-making techniques including identifying, formulating and solving business problems; and the ability to create, identify and evaluate options; the ability to implement and review decisions
• Using information and knowledge effectively in order to abstract meaning from information and to share knowledge, including the use of quantitative skills
Professional Skills:
• The ability to conduct research and enquiry into business and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, the collection and analysis of qualitative data, synthesis and reporting
• The ability to conduct research and enquiry into business and management issues either individually or as part of a team through research design, the collection and analysis of quantitative data, synthesis and reporting
• The ability to recognise and address ethical dilemmas, corporate social responsibility and sustainability issues, applying ethical and organisational values to situations and choices
Transferable (Key) Skills:
• Effective communication: networking, listening, oral and written communication of complex ideas and arguments, using a range of media, including the preparation of business reports
• High personal effectiveness: critical self-awareness, self-reflection and self-management; time management; conflict resolution, displaying commercial acumen, the ability to continue to learn through reflection on practice and experience
• Soft skills: understanding the needs of others and empathy towards them; sensitivity to diversity in people and in different situations