The objective of the course is to write and present an applied business research project that is both academically underpinned and can be defended on sound managerial grounds. The course provides students with guidelines and supervision on competing such as project incorporating various techniques and tools from the MBA program, which are needed to analyze a public or private organization and address a real issue that the organization is facing or provide help to the chosen organization. The course covers the following key topics: Introduction; literature review; situation analysis; research methodology; presentation and analysis of the research data; discussion of findings and results; conclusion. The course also includes an online presentation of the project.
1. Transform an original idea into a final project.
2. Critically review existing research.
3. Apply advanced academic writing skills and procedures.
4. Consistently reference academic & non-academic sources
5. Collect primary and secondary data relating to their research
6. Analyze empirical data using appropriate quantitative & qualitative methods.
7. Interpret results in order to provide solutions to business
8. Critically evaluate results on legal and ethical grounds.
Distance Learning
MB810, MB820, ΜΒ880 (co-requisite)
MB810, MB820, ΜΒ880 (co-requisite)
1st week: General overview and guidelines
2nd week: Choosing the topic
3rd week: Introduction
4th week: Literature Review; Bibliography
5th week: Situation Analysis
6th week: Research Methodology
7th week: Implementation of Methodology; Collection of Data
8th week: Presentation and Analysis of Data
9th week: Discussion of Findings, and Results
10th week: Conclusions
11th week: Final Editing
12th week: Presenting the Project
Assessment: Project