Exemplary Research
Objectives
Exemplary research is well conceived, well executed, and well written. It is what scholars should aim to do.
The purpose (*) of the subject is two fold:1) to introduce research students to the ideas and techniques that underpin particular examples of "exemplary research" and 2) help research students apply these ideas in the execution of their own research. Students will not only critically evaluate examples of research but also explore the practice of research to identify key strategies and potential pitfalls that will affect their research process and timing.
Emphasis will be placed on practical issues. After, students should be able to identify the criteria for doing exemplary research and be able to:
- Apply and defend exemplary criteria to your choice of excellent research
- Develop critical interrogative skills vis-a-vis exemplary research
- Use exemplars as templates for the research design that you will follow in your own research
- Be able to write elegant and pleasing prose
(*2023-2024. The updated course’s syllabus will be available to students at the beginning of each academic term)
General characterization
Code
6202
Credits
3,5
Responsible teacher
TBA
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
English
Prerequisites
n/a
Bibliography
Frost, P.J., & Stablein, R.E. (Eds.) (1999). Doing exemplary research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Clegg. S. R. (Ed.) (2010). SAGE Directions in Organization Studies (Volumes I-IV). London: Sage.
Teaching method
This subject will be run as a seminar format and will involve a combination of teaching formats including presentations by members of the seminar, guest speakers, lectures, etc. An integral component of the class will be the critical review of an example of exemplary research, where selected members will present their critical review to the class and defend it. The actual disposition of seminar allocations will depend on the number of students actually enrolled - the work will be adjusted to fit the spaces and the numbers.
Evaluation method
The grading scale used is typically ranging from 0 to 20 (10 points is considered the threshold pass grade). A qualitative Pass/Fail grading can also be used.
Subject matter
Chosen an official exemplar from those in the Frost & Stablein book to defend, extend and critique at the first meeting. You will identify citations, extensions of the chosen work and critiques and analyse the exemplar. You will do these things to develop skills in tracing ideas, their development, critique and citation, as well as building up skills in literature review.
You will present and discuss a critical review of the chosen "official" research exemplar in depth. You will also present a personal research exemplar, critique and extend it, demonstrate its role in framing /shaping your research, and present either some research artefact such as a survey design or some research data, in the form of ethnographic or qualitative data of some sort, and discuss how you will be addressing it, methodologically, and how it relates to your exemplar. You will either choose this from the resources contained herein or in consultation with the Professor.