PhD coursework (Commerce) - University of Mysore

PhD Coursework - Commerce

University of Mysore

PhD Course Work Syllabus - University of Mysore

Subject: Commerce

Advanced Research Methodology

1. Module 1:  Business problem definition –Generating and refining research ideas planning the research design-Different research design-Experimental design –Writing a research proposal –conducting the literature search.

2.  Module 2: Understanding qualitative data analyzing qualitative data-Analytical procedures and strategies- Quantifying qualitative data - using a statistical package /SPSS for qualitative analysis.

3. Module 3: Sampling and Data Analysis – Population, sampling frame, sampling units, probability and non-probability sampling methods. Random digits selection of sampling error, Multiple regression analysis discriminate analysis ANOVA factor analysis and cluster analysis – Applications of SPSS and other packages

4. Module 4: Hypothesis formulation and testing- important parametric and parametric tests – limitations of the tests of hypothesis-Applications of SPSS and other packages.

Recommended Books: 

1. Business Research Methods – William G. Zikmund;

2. Business Research Methods - Cooper and Schneider

3. Dan Remenyi, Brians Willamsm Arther Money, Ethni Swartz, Doing Research in Business and management, New Delhi: Sage.

4. Mark Sanders, Research methods for Business students. 

5. Murry R. Thomas, Blending Qualitative and Quantities Research Methods in theses and Dissertations, New Delhi: Sage.

6. William E Wangerm Using SPSS for Social Statistics and Research Methods, Sage: New Delhi.

Guidelines for Literature Review

1. Define the topic, together with your reason for selecting the topic. Identify overall trends, gaps, particular themes.

2. The literature review should present an overview of the subject, issue or theory under consideration, along with the objectives of the literature review.

3. The literature review should discover the areas of controversy in the literature.

4. Explains how each work is similar to and how it varies from the others.

5. The Literature review should be directly linked to the research question being developed.

6. Finally, summarize the major contributions, evaluating the current position, and pointing out flaws in methodology, gaps in the research, contradictions, and areas for further study.

Source: ISBR, Bengaluru