- 1. INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIACOURSE
OUTLINEEconomics & Management SciencesKulliyyah /
InstituteBusiness AdministrationDepartment / CentreDoctor of
Philosophy in Business Administration (PhD. BA)ProgrammeResearch
MethodsName of Course / ModeCourse Code ECON 7910Name (s) of
Academic staff / Dolhadi Zainudin, DrInstructor(s)Rationale for the
inclusion This seminar is designed to enlighten students on
critical issues in researchof the course / module in the design.
This will help them to prepare their research proposal. This is a
coreprogramme course for PhD in Business Administration.Semester
and Year Offered Alternate semesterStatusCoreLevel
DoctorateProposed Start Date On-going since 2007Batch of Student to
beCurrent StudentsAffectedFace to FaceConsultation Presentation
Lecturer Total Guided and Independent LearningTotal Student
LearningTime (SLT) Guided= 46 2812 6Ind. Learning = 85 Total =
131
2. Credit Value (hours)3Pre-requisites (if any)
NoneCo-requisites (if any)NoneThis course is intended to equip
postgraduate students with research tools andCourse Objectives
processes that can assist them in the preparation of research
proposals that mayeventually lead to successful completion of their
dissertations.This course expects to provide students with the:1.
Identify research problems2. Develop and formulate researchable
questions3. Identify the appropriate literature4. Carry out a
critical evaluation of literature reviewLearning Outcomes5.
Analyse, summarise and integrate the literature.6. Identify the
range of research methods and designs that could be used7.
Interpret and analyse the existing data sets using available
software8. Report and discuss on the outcomes of the early
investigation exercise9. Aware of the ethical issues and challenges
in the research process SkillsHow they are developedAssessment
methodCommunication Students will participateLecture and skills
weekly discussionDiscussionStudents are expected
toPresentationpresent their proposal toPresentationsSkillsthe class
and faculty at theend of the semesterSkills analyse critical
Proposal: part 1 andAnalytical Skills issues in management
and2businessStudent will have to Planning &critically
evaluateProposal: part 1 andexecutingliterature in area of
2research projectsinterestType of
AssessmentDescriptionConsideration or examination by
argument,Discussioncomment, etc., esp. to explore
solutions;informal debate.Students are encouraged to derive their
ownTeaching-Learning /Discovery understanding of the issue being
discussed on aassessment strategyweekly basis.Students are required
to demonstrate theirmastery of the issues introduced in the
courseMastery learningby designing and developing a
researchproposal. 3. This course reviews the methods of conducting
research. It covers major steps used for a research project, and
students are then required to apply them to conduct research
independently. Students are, therefore, exposed to philosophyCourse
Synopsis of research, research process, literature review,
hypothesis development, data collection, data analysis, writing
proposals and reporting research. Classes will be conducted on
lecture and discussion basis. Readings relevant for each topic will
be assigned to students at least one week prior to each class
session. All students are required to read the assigned readings
and prepare notesMode of Delivery for discussion in the class. The
lecturer will introduce the topic in class and then lead the
discussion with active participation of the students based on the
notes prepared by them.LO Method%1, 2, 3, 4, PART ONE: PROPOSAL
405, 6 and 9Assessment Methods and6, 7, 8 and PART TWO: PROPOSAL
40Type/Course Assessement 9State weightage of each type4, 5, 6 and
PRESENTATIONS20of assessment. 8TOTAL100Mapping of course / module
to the Programme Learning OutcomesProgramme OutcomesLearning
Outcome of the course01 02 03 04 05 06 070809 1. Identify research
problemsDevelop andformulateresearchable 2.questions 3. Identify
the appropriate literatureCarry out a critical evaluation of
literature 4reviewAnalyse, summarise and integrate the
5literature.Identify the range of research methods and 6designs
that could be usedInterpret and analyse the existing data sets
7using available software 4. Report and discuss on the outcomes of
the 8early investigation exercise 9 Aware of the ethical issues and
challenges in the research process Content outline of the course /
module and the SLT per topicTask/Reading WeeksTopicsLearning Hours
(author/page) 1Research Philosophy and 6.1 Cooper & Schindler
(1-2)Research in Islamic economics Salkind: 1(1-14)Lester and
Lester: 1(1-8)McQueen & Knussen: 1(1-23)International Center
for Research in Islamic EconomicsResearch Process and research
10.1Cooper & Schindler (3) 2topic Dees: 1,3 (1-11,
30-55)Rudestam & Newton: 1-3, 5 (3-51, 75- 90) 3 and
4Quantitative Research methods 20.2McQueen & Knussen: 2-5
(24-195)Rudestam & Newton: 6-7 (103-175 5Qualitative Research
methods &10.1Cooper & Schindler ((8-9)Searching literature
and data McQueen & Knussen: 6 (196-214)collectionDees: 2, 4-5
(15-29, 57-117) 6Reading for research10.1Peters: 1-8 (1-109)Hart: 3
(44-78) 7 and 8Technical writing 19.6Pearsall: 1-7 (1-76)Bailey,
Powell and Shuttleworth: 1-16 (1-139)Peters: 9-10 (113-44)Dees: 7-8
(131-1770)Hart: 5 (109-141)Rudestam & Newton: 9, 11 (197-222,
255-64)McQueen & Knussen: 7 (215-40)9 and 10Literature review
of research 19Cooper: 1 (7-18)proposalHart: 1-2, 7 (1-43,
172-208)Rudestam & Newton: 4 (55-74)11 and 12 Effective use of
personal 19Rudestam & Newton: 10 (223-254)computer and internet
for Dochartaigh: 1-9 (6-219)researchSchlein: 2-3, 5, 10-12 (21-59,
97-113, 195-249)Stein: 24 (267-282) 5. 13 and 14 Presentation
(Projects) 17TOTAL 131Required references supporting the
courseCooper, Donald R. And Pamela S. Schindler (20011). Business
Research Methods. 11th Edition.McGraw-Hill International Edition.
Recommended references supporting the courseCooper, H. M. (1989).
Integrating research: a guide for literature reviews. Newbury Park:
Sage PublicationsMcQueen, R. A. & Christina, K. (2002).
Research Methods for Social Science: A Practical
Introduction.Harlow (England): Prentice-HallDees, R. (1997).
Writing the modern research paper (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and
Bacon.Hart, C. (1998). Doing a Literature Review: Releasing the
Social Science Imagination. London: SagePublicationsInternational
Center for Research in Islamic Economics. (1985). Guidelines for
Key Issues in IslamicEconomics, Jeddah: King Abdul Aziz
University.Lester, J. D. & James, L. Jr. (2002) Writing
research papers: a complete guide (10th ed.). New York:
Longman.Pearsall, T. E. (2001). Elements of Technical Writing (2nd
ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.Peeters, J. (1991). Elements of
Critical Reading. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company Rudestam,
K. E., & Rae, R. N. (2001). Surviving Your dissertation: A
Comprehensive Guide to Content and Process (2nd ed.). Thousand
Oaks: Sage Publications.Salkind, N. J. (2000). Exploring Research
(4th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.Schlein, A. (2000). Find It
Online: A complete Guide to Online Research (2nd ed.). Tempe: Facts
on Demand.Stein, S. (1999). Learning, teaching and researching on
the internet: a practical guide for social scientists. NewYork:
Longman
