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Course: PEBL 101: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY & DESIGN FOR BUSINESS > Section: UNIT 0: FAMILIARISATION WITH LMS, INTRODUCTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS

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Learning outcomes for this unit

By the end of this unit you will be able to:

1. Login to the LMS (eg MUELE)
2. navigate through the materials on the LMS and utilise links.
3. utilise discussion forums by uploading material and make a discussion
4. update profile by adding information, a photograph and editing profile

Unit 0 E-tivities

Learning Outcome(s) addressed: Unit 0 is general and is aimed at getting learners familiarise with the Virtual Learning Environment, the Makerere University E-Learning Environment (MUELE). The unit will also prepare them to socialise with others as they create their own knowledge.

Purpose: Welcome to the study of Research Methodology for Business. Since your learning is going to be blended, having elements of face-to-face, self-study, group work and online study, this unit is intended to enable you be able to use this online platform to learn. You are going to do some e-tivities (Activities online or electronic Activities) online and offline.

Over to you: There are three main activities in this Unit. One is to enable you introduce yourself to the class, anther is to enable you update your profile while the third is to introduce you to online socialisation by commenting on the posts of your colleagues.

Preparatory research: As you prepare to study in a blended format, watch the following video about blended learning.

E-Tivity 0.1: Introduce yourself to the class in the Self-introduction discussion forum according to the instructions. In the introduction, give the following;

1. Your names

2. Your expectations

3. A short message to the class

This e-tivity should be complete by 30^th January 2019.

E-tivity 0.2: Get a soft copy your photograph that you wish to appear on your profile. Go to your profile page on MUELE and edit your profile. Include your telephone number in your profile. This e-tivity should be complete by 31^st January 2019.

E-tivity 0.3: Each of you will receive a message assigning you to a group. Visit your group’s discussion forum and welcome your colleagues by replying to the discussion that is already existing. Click on the links below to access your respective groups;

NB: When you reach your group discussion forum, click on 'Add a new discussion topic' then type your name as the subject eg John Mukasa. Then proceed and type something in the text box below the title.

GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C
GROUP D | GROUP E | GROUP F

This e-tivity should be complete by 3^rd February 2019.

Guidance of selecting resources:

You are free to use other resources as you draft your responses to the e-tivities. As you search for reading materials online, take advantage of those with Creative Commons licenses. In the search engine, add “creative+commons” as you search for the material. But whatever other online material that you use, endeavor to acknowledge the source.

Link to other Units: Unit 0 links to all the Units since the skills are going to apply to all units.

Anticipated time required for Unit 0 activities: 5 hours

Deadlines for Unit 0 activities:

E-Tivity 0.1 - Self introduction: 30^th January 2019.

E-tivity 0.2 - Update profile: 31^st January 2019.

E-tivity 0.3 - Commenting on other people's work: 3^rd February 2019.

Overview

Course overview

Aims

In our daily lives, we consciously or unconsciously engage in research to solve the problems we encounter. This course provides you with the opportunity to develop comprehensive research knowledge and skills to enable you to identify business related problems and recommend appropriate solutions. The course develops your ability to identify research problems, design studies, select samples, collect data, analyse data, and write and present research proposals and reports. As you take this course, you should be concurrently taking or you should have taken a course in introductory statistics.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, you will be able to:

1. Explain the ethical and theoretical foundations of business research
2. Identify business research problems
3. Plan/design a research study/project
4. Apply the appropriate methods to collect data from the right respondents
5. Report well analysed research findings
6. Recommend practical research-based solutions to solving business related problems

Grading

Grades in this course will be as follows:

1. Continuous assessment – Maximum mark is 30% comprising of the following;

- Individual assessments including a timed test worth - 10%
- Group assignment worth - 10%
- Your own participation in group discussions and projects - 10%

NB: To get a grade for any of the above, you must participate in it.

2. Final Examination - 70%

The pass mark is 50%.;