Course Outline - Adjusted considering Summer Semester
Grades:
Quiz 1 and Assign1, For Q1, Q2, Assign2, H1, Res Presen
Final Grade Descriptive Statistics:
Highest: in Terminal 49 with 95 as Final
Lowest: in Terminal 5 with 26 as Final
Average of Final Grade: 67 with Failures
Average of Final: 73 without Failure
A Grades (4GP): 6
B+ Grade (3.5GP): 12
B Grade (3GP):12
C+ Grade(2.5GP): 9
C Grade (2GP): 10 (5 of them were short of 2/3 Marks, so adjustment was done to Pass them)
F Grade (0GP): 10
Average of Project: 11 out of 15
Average of Q/HW: 11 out of 15
Average of Hourlies: 12 out of 20
Average of Terminal: 34 out of 50
Books
Recommended Text Book -
Cooper and Schindler 12ed (due to copyright only IU's Lectures Shared Folder will be used)
Uma Sekaran 7ed (due to copyright only IU's Lectures Shared Folder will be used)
Uma Sekaran 4th Ed (will appreciate if anyone can find 5th or 6th edition)
Research Project
Reading Task
Must read for Ideas of Research Topic
How to find your own research Idea SSRN paper UQ
Note: You have to read this paper again and again to gain the insights of shortlisting of specific topic; Your Ultimate goal is to make a research paper for which you will be guided stage wise from introduction to literature to methodology to analysis as subtopics of the course;
See Sample of Proposals (Ideally, Assign 2):
Product Placement Proposal Sample
RoA and RoE Sample Proposal; final published paper
Banking Sample Proposal; final paper submitted in journal so unless published can not be shared online
Group Details and Presentation Slots
Week 1
Tuesday Session - June 25
Week 1A - Introductions: Course Outline and Research
Thursday Session - June 27
Briefing on Research Project
Week 1B - How to Find Research Topics
Research Profiles; Google Scholar / Researchgate / SSRN / ORcID
Reading assignment for Quiz# 1 (in Week 2)
Exploratory, Descriptive and Explanatory Research Reading Material
Instructions for Week 2:
Assignment 1:
Requirement: All students are required to submit 1 page summary (in hard copy only ) of atleast 2 research papers individually. Sample Submission of Assign 1;
Suggestion: Download any 4 to 5 research paper which should be from the area of your interest or the topic of your research group project. Read abstract and Conclusion atleast for sure. Select any 2 best suited papers which you think are most relevant to your group project topic
Summary should comprises, Result Problem/Problem Question, methodology (Sample Data and Tools and Technique) and Conclusion or any other detail which you think is necessary
Deadline: Tuesday: July 2, 2019 Session 3 in Week 2 Typed Hard copy will be accepted but make sure you have soft copy save of summary with you for future reference
Week 2
Tuesday Session - July 2
Week 1C - Scientific Investigation and Business Research Process (Self Study Topics / Read on your own for better understanding)
Assignment 1: Submission ; till 6:45pm
Be ready for Quiz 1 Today (hope you have studied provided material)
Week 1D - Problem Statement and Exploratory, Descriptive and Casual Research This is post Quiz Discussion
Week 2A - Literature Review; Sample Excel Sheet for Literature Review
Youtube Video for Writing / Crafting Literature Review
Thursday Session - July 4
Week 2B - APA Referencing Style
Week 2C - Research Proposal Guidelines
Counselling Timing for This Week only
As we need to finalize group name and topic by end of this week for sure (as its summer) and you all are working students (many of you dont have an off on saturday) so I have rescheduled couselling time only for this week
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Now group leaders along with members must come to finalize their topic on Sunday July 7, 2019 around 1pm to 4pm. Every group will took around 5-10 minutes and it will be on first come first serve basis! Make a queue in case u find other group already in my office
Week 3
Assignment 2: Instruction:
Requirement: This is group Assignment, all group member must be able to make research proposal (based on guideline given in July 4 Session) incorporating APA reference style as discussed in Class too.
Sample Research Proposal are mentioned under project guideline above refer them
Deadline: Thursday July 11, 2019 6:45 pm (No Late will be accepted); You have to email soft copy before 6:30 and submit hard copy in Class. At time of Email all member must be in CC. and Subject must have Group Alphabet too.
Tuesday Session - July 9 & Thursday Session July 11
Week 3 - Theoretical Framework and Hypothesis Development
Sample Reading for Week 3A - Conceptual Model
Week 4
First Hourly Exam:
Tuesday: 7 to 8; 40 points ; 1 hour; 10% Weight-age for Final Grade
Structure 13 points Objectives; 27 points Critical Response Questions
For Bonus Marks addition in First Hourly!
Example Questionaire - Sample for Smart Board - Ongoing
Week 4B - Sampling Techniques (Self Coverage)
Week 4D - Questionnaire Development
Week 4D - Experimental Research Design
Scale Development
Week 5
Assignment 3: Instruction:
Requirement: This is group Assignment, all group member must be able to submit Theoretical/Conceptual Model of their research along with Improvement of area already identified in Assignment 2. This Assignment is not compulsory by all group member; Group Members who have already done following are exempt to submit.
a) Included Conceptual Framework with identification of IV/DV along with Moderating or Mediating Variable in Their Second Assignment.
b) Included Three Chapters: 1) Introduction, 2) Literature Review and 3) Methodology in Assignment two.
However, If any of Group, either missed Literature Review or didnot inclue Methodology in Assignment 2 or there were severe problems of APA formating in references list as well as inText References are required to submit Their Assignment 2 as improved version for Assignment 3.
See Sample Research Proposal submitted by one of group from your class for Reference: Best Submission of Research Proposal from Class
Deadline: Tuesday July 23, 2019 6:45 pm (No Late will be accepted); You have to email soft copy before 6:30 and submit hard copy in Class. At time of Email all member must be in CC. and Subject must have Group Alphabet too.
Note: for Guest Speaking Session
There will be Guest Speaking Session on Thursday July 25, 2019 on Survey Data Analysis via SPSS by Dr. Waqar Akbar. Phd(Business Management) from Univeristy of Malaya and Assistant Professor at SZABIST, Karachi
Youtube source for Scale Development (advance material for developing questionnaire on your own)
Week 5A - Questionnaire Development - Scales and CodeBooks
Week 5B - Sample Scales of HR based Research
Week 5C - Sample Questionnare from above Scales of HR
Week 5 Reading - Sample Qualitative Study - Harrasing the Mentor
Week 6
Tuesday Session: Due to Weather Condition: IQRA announced Holiday
2nd Hourly Exam:
As already Announced, in Week 5 that there will be 2nd Hourly Exams in Week 6,
Timing:
so This Thursday (August 1, 2019), There will be 2nd Hourly Exam from 7 to 8 only;
Topics:
Conceptual Framework / Model and Research Problem (Week 3)
Variable Identification; Independent, Dependent, Moderating, Mediating (Week 3) Sample Question of Hourly 1
Types of Scales (Week 4C)
Sampling Techniques (Week 4A/4B)
APA Referencing ; Intext and List (Week 2B)
Descriptive and Cross Tab (from Guest Speaking Session)
Thursday:
Agenda:
(Regarding Makeup of Tuesday and Rescheduling of Presentation, We will decide from 6:45 to 6:55 after Attendance)
2nd Hourly Exam 7-8
Correlation and Regression of Missed Topics of Survey Data Analytics
Week 7
Sample Data files Excel: demo, wagedata,
Sample Data files Eviews: demo, international finance, basics, macroeconomics,
Pakistan Stock Exchange Data: Daily prices from 1999 to July 2017 along with index, riskfree and industry classes
How to Input Data in Eviews, All type of Data, Cross Section, Time Series & Panel,
How to get basic Descriptive output of Data and REgression (Simple/Multiple) from Eviews
Interpretation of Regression output of Eviews
Example Sample Papers to discuss regression output
2. Dividend determinant industrywise
3. Impact of accounting info. on SP
4. Impact of training on performance
5. class attendance on GPA actual link
Lab Session for hands on Practice; WCM Data 293 firms nonfinancial from KSEall
Getting Regression output;
Null and Alternative Hypothesis of Beta Co-efficient of Simple and Multiple Regressions
Multicollinearity; consequences, how to detect and remedies
Transformation of Variables to reduce Multi-collinearity
Class solved Material - eviews file of wcm
Sample Presentation Format for Research Project
Topics for Final Exams
There will be 100 points for 50 Marks!
Refer Hourly 1 and Hourly 2 Exams: Out of 80 points of Hourly Exams, you may expect repetition of 40+ Marks in Final.
Topics:
Research Proposal: Refer Slides of Week 2C
Variable Types: Refer Slides of Week 3 from 9 to 40
Conceptual and Theoretical Model: Refer Week 3 Slide 41 - 63, and Sample Reading of Week 3A
Types of Scales: Refer Week 4C
Sampling: Refer Week 4A/4B
Hypothesis: Refer Week 3 Slides 64 - 88
Research Project: Refer your submitted report as well as your group work co-ordination and discussion of your group meetings
Best of Luck for your Exams
For Counselling Hours:
August 20, 2019: Tuesday from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm (for this Email is must before 6pm to inform that you are coming!)
August 21, 2019: Wednesday from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm (I will be available for sure, you can come directly)
Guest Speaking Session @ SZABIST - Nov 11, 2019
Sample Questionnaire for SPSS Practise
Excel CodeBook File - Practise
Guest Speaking A - Questionnaire Development - Scales and CodeBooks
Guest Speaking B - Sample Scales of HR based Research
Guest Speaking C - Sample Questionnare from above Scales of HR