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Introduction to Research Methods Course

Introduction to Research Methods Course. Phani Radhakrishnan PhD. What is Research?. A way of knowing E.g. How to “know” whether employees are satisfied?. Research in HR/OB. A way of knowing using logic and “reliable” empirical observation Examples

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Introduction to Research Methods Course

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  1. Introduction to Research Methods Course Phani Radhakrishnan PhD

  2. What is Research? • A way of knowing • E.g. How to “know” whether employees are satisfied?

  3. Research in HR/OB • A way of knowing using logic and “reliable” empirical observation • Examples • Is the e-learning training program more effective than the traditional classroom one? • Has the new selection program resulted in better employees? • How high is the rate of absenteeism? Why is it high? How can we decrease it?

  4. Research in Arts/Humanities • E.g., the impact of “Hamlet” on contemporary Cinema • Observation=cinema clips by author • Logic=Establish how characters in cinema clips resemble Hamlet • How it may differ from HR/OB research • Reliability of observations (author vs. many observers)

  5. Why do research? • Describe • Predict • Explain/Understand

  6. Why do research? Describe Predict Explain

  7. Skills Comprising Research Statistics Research Logic & Observation Communication

  8. Ways we learn research skills in this course Statistics Readings Exercises Communication

  9. How course activities teach you research skills

  10. Overview of Research Process Ethics Develop Hypothesis Research Design Review Research Communicate Results Data Analyses Select Question Measurement

  11. How do course activities fit into research process Develop Hypothesis “Choosing a Research Question” Activity Review Research PsycInfo Assignment Select Question

  12. How course activities fit into the process Survey Research Design Meta-analysis Qualitative Experimental Communicate Results Data Analyses Written Assignments Oral Presentations Scaling Measurement Reliability & Validity

  13. What this course is about • Learning to do research via • Logic & Observation • Communicating • Observations using Statistics • Logic using writing & oral presentation

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