ET912 - Researching the Workplace
- Module code: ET912
- Module name: Researching the Workplace
- Department: Centre for Applied Linguistics
- Credit: 10
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
This module is designed to familiarise you with current issues in researching culture and communication in business and professional contexts, introduce you to a range of data collection methods and analytical options relevant to this, and help you develop relevant skills in data collection and analysis. You will also be introduced to ethical issues in research and provided with guidance on how to design, plan and manage a small-scale research project.
Principal learning outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to identify different approaches to research, to identify and describe a range of relevant methods for collecting data in business, professional and intercultural contexts, to describe relevant procedures for analysing data quantitatively and qualitatively, and to identify the different elements in a research proposal and understand how these relate to one another.
Timetabled teaching activities
16 hours in Term 2 made up of lectures and seminars
Departmental link
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/study/msc/mscprogramme/mac_icbp_core_modules/
Other essential notes
10 credits
Module assessment
Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
---|---|---|
10 CATS (Module code: ET912-10) | ||
A (Assessed work only) | 2000 word assignment | 100% |
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Core
N/A
Optional Core
- Postgraduate Taught Intercultural Communication for Business and the Professions (X9PJ) - Year 2
- Postgraduate Taught Intercultural Communication for Business and the Professions (X9PJ) - Year 3
- Postgraduate Taught Intercultural Communication for Business and the Professions (X9PJ) - Year 4
Optional
N/A