BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS MBA PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Samir Baidoun sbaidoon@birzeit.

edu Mobile: 0544 670871 0599 598346 BUSA 831 Purpose: To help students conduct scientific research utilizing quantitative or/and qualitative research tools according to their research objectives. This learning experience shall help achieving the following objectives: 1. To develop reading skills 2. To develop proposal writing skills 3. To develop writing skills 4. To develop stress management skills including dealing with frustration 5. To develop presentation skills 6. To prepare students to publishable research work.
Course schedule

Spring 2011/2012

Course milestones Deciding on the research topic Discussion of topic Research proposal Presentation of research proposal Data collection tool development Data collection and analysis Presentation of results Writing up Presentation of the project

Activities Reading

Time Two weeks

Open discussion Reading and writing Presentation (5 minutes each) Coaching Field work and reading Presentation (10 minutes each) Writing the 2500-3000 words paper Presentation (15 minutes each, and 5 minutes for discussion)

February 13 Two weeks February 27 One week Two weeks March 26 and April 2 Three weeks April 16, 23, and 30

All the best.