EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: RESEARCH METHODS IN BANKING AND FINANCE |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAF 501 | B | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Teoman Duman , Monday 13.00-17.00 |
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | Monday 18.00 - 20.45 |
Course Description: | BAF 501- Research Techniques in Banking and Finance: This course will enable students to acquire the necessary knowledge to use research methods in their study. In addition, this course will enable key research methods and skills about research tools such as the preparation of a bibliography, citation, reference, etc. The attention of students will move toward the ethical and legal issues about writing PhD, is a very important area in each study. |
Course Objectives: | At the end of the semester, students will be able to read and analyze published research studies in business, prepare written proposals for their research topics, and devise and conduct research studies for their theses and projects. |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | The nature of business and management research |
2 | Formulating and clarifying the research topic |
3 | Critically reviewing the literature |
4 | Understanding research philosophies and approaches |
5 | Formulating the research design |
6 | Negotiating access and research ethics |
7 | Selecting samples |
8 | Using secondary data |
9 | Collecting primary data through observation |
10 | Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews; Collecting primary data using questionnaires |
11 | Analyzing quantitative data; Analyzing qualitative data |
12 | Writing and presenting research report |
13 | Research proposal presentations |
14 | Course evaluation |
Prerequisite(s): | None |
Textbook: | Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill (2009). Research Methods for Business Students. 5th Ed. Prentice Hall, New York, USA. Adams, J., Khan, H. T. A., Raeside, R. and White, D. (2007). Research Methods for Graduate Business and Social Science Students. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA. |
Other References: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | Yes |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Comprehend scientific research methodology concepts for business research |
2 | Prepare a research proposal for a business research problem |
3 | Read and critically discuss research papers in banking and finance |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
Professional Master in Banking and Finance Program |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
|
Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
20
|
Presentation |
1
|
15
|
Term Paper |
1
|
30
|
Final Exam |
1
|
30
|
Attendance |
5
|
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 1 | 15 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 16 | 16 |
Assignments | 1 | 70 | 70 |
Final examination | 1 | 19 | 19 |
Other | 0 | ||
Total Work Load:
|
150 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
|
6 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 |