PH1030 – Academic Research Design, Writing & Publishing
Doctoral Business Administration
Core Course
PH1030 – Academic Research Design, Writing & Publishing
Course Unit Code: PH1030
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: Doctoral
Year of Study: First year
Semester: Spring
Number of ECTS Credits: 10
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to instruct graduate students on how to turn their research ideas into high quality research products, including dissertation proposal, conference presentations, proposal for grants, awards and fellowships, or a journal article. This course discusses best practices for:
• Developing ideas into manageable research projects
• Framing research questions, problem statements and results to specific types of audiences
• Finding sources of funding, awards and fellowships, conferences and publication outlets; completing funding, award and fellowship applications
• Participating in conferences and in professional associations
• Sending an article to academic journals for publication consideration
During this course, PhD students learn how to transform research into publishable articles, drafting, editing, and revising their work with the guidance of instructor feedback.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course the students are expected to have:
- Implement their ideas into a research project that is methodologically feasible and relevant
- Present their research ideas, research questions and/or results to a scholarly audience in writing and orally; condense complicated ideas into short, meaningful descriptions
- Review existing literature and effectively select that which is relevant to their project; synthesize and report on the scholarly literature in the field
- Adapt writing to different audiences, purposes, and contexts
- Plan, draft, revise, and edit articles for publication in scholarly journals; write in a clear, coherent, and direct style appropriate for peer-reviewed journals
- Understand and employ the various forms of scholarly writing, including proposals, research reports, and professional correspondence
- Find potential funding sources for their project, including fellowship or award opportunities; write applications for funding and awards
Course Content
1. Research and Scholarly Writing CILO 1,4
2. Digging Up the Literature CILO 2
3. Preparing the Proposal—Literature Review, Methodology, and Statement of Significance CILO 2,
4. Research proposals, research reports and professional correspondence CILO 5
5. Professional Presentations CILO 2
6. Writing and publishing for different audiences CILO 3
7. Securing research funding CILO 6
Course Features
Lectures; in-class discussions and debates; in-class exercises; academic paper reading and presentations.
Research paper
Readings
Williams, J. (2011). Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 10th Edition. Boston: Longman.
Glenn, C. et al. (2013). The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 18th Edition. New York: Cengage.
Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, revised by Wayne
C. Booth, Gregory A. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams, and the University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff, 7th edition, Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).
Berry, R. (1986) How to Write a Research Paper, Pergamon Press, Oxford.
The University of Chicago (2010) The Chicago Manual of Style. Available online at: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/.
Day, R.A. (1983) How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, ISI Press, Philadelphia, PA.
Dees, R. (1997) Writing the Modern Research Paper, Allyn & Bacon, Boston, MA
Booth, W.C., Colomb, G.G. and Williams, J.M. (1995) The Craft of Research, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
Bundy, A. du Boulay, B., Howe, J. and Plotkin, G. (1989) The researcher’s Bible. Available online at: http://www.cs.duke.edu/ chase/cps300/resbible.pdf.
Choi, K. (2002) How to publish in top journals. Available online at: http://www.roie.org/how.htm
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