Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
Q1 and Q2
Language
English
Main themes
The aim of this seminar is to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of some important conceptual and empirical developments in management research notably by reading some fundamental papers published in the different fields of management; as well as to help students develop their critical analyses of such research papers.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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Contribution de l'unité d'enseignementau référentiel AA du programme - Knowledge and reasoning - Scientific and systematic approach - Personal and professional development The objective of this seminar is to introduce students to research activities and current questions in management. At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The seminar allows local and international speakers to present research results in various domains of management: finance, human resource, information systems, marketing, organizational behavior, supply chain, etc.
Teaching methods
Students take part to various research activities in management organized at LSM. In these seminars, researchers and professors from UCL or other universities present recent research works.
The type and number of activities will be determined at the beginning of the academic year by the students according to their scientific interests, in agreement with the coordinator, so that the total amount of work corresponds to 5 ECTS.
The type and number of activities will be determined at the beginning of the academic year by the students according to their scientific interests, in agreement with the coordinator, so that the total amount of work corresponds to 5 ECTS.
Evaluation methods
Students will be asked to read a handful of papers that provide a comprehensive perspective on an important research topic. They will prepare a written and oral presentation and in-depth analysis of one of these papers to be presented during the session in order to start the discussion. Class participation is thus essential; all participants debate on the content, ask questions and discuss the issues raised during the different sessions.
Each student will produce a term paper in which he/she proposes a summary of a paper of his/her choice, criticizes it (theoretical framework, methodology, results, contributions) and propose a research plan for a follow-up study.
So, student performance will be assessed on the basis of
Each student will produce a term paper in which he/she proposes a summary of a paper of his/her choice, criticizes it (theoretical framework, methodology, results, contributions) and propose a research plan for a follow-up study.
So, student performance will be assessed on the basis of
- Attendance to the seminars and reading groups;
- Writing of summaries for the activities;
- Preparation of oral communications and/or written reports related to the topics presented during the activities.
Bibliography
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Faculty or entity
CLSM
