ROMNIA

UNIVERSITATEA BABE-BOLYAI CLUJ-NAPOCA

FACULTATEA DE BUSINESS

COURSE SYLLABUS
1. Information about the program
1.1 Higher Education
Institution
1.2 Faculty
1.3 Department
1.4 Field of study
1.5 Study level
1.6 Programme of study/
Qualification

Babe-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca

Business
Bachelor
Business Administration (in English)

2. Information about the discipline

2.1 Module
2.2 Course holder
2.3 Seminar holder
2.4 Year of
3
study

Scientific Research Methodology

Dr. Adrian-Gabriel Corpdean, Lecturer
Dr. Cristina Fleeriu, Teaching Assistant
2.5
1 2.6. Type of
C
2.7 Type of
Semester
assessment1
module2

OB

3. Total estimated time (teaching hours per semester)

3.1 No. of hours per week

3.1 of which for

course
3.5 of which for
course

3.3 of which for

seminar
3.6 of which for
seminar

3.4 Total no. of hours in the

4
28
curriculum
2
Time distribution:
Study by using handbook, reader, bibliography and course notes
Additional library/specialised online research, field research
Preparation of seminars/laboratories, homework, projects, portfolios and essays
Tutoring
Examinations
Other activities: ..................
3.7 Total no. of hours for individual
50
study
3.8 Total no. of hours per semester
92
3.9 No. of ETCS credit points

1
14
Hours

10
10
20
5
5

4. Prerequisites (where applicable)

4.1 of curriculum

E - exam, ME - multi-term examinations, C - collocutional examination/assessment

test
2
OB - core module, OP - elective module, F - extracurricular module
1

4.2 of competencies

access to international databases (in English)

5. Conditions (where applicable)

5.1 For the
development of the
course
5.2 For the
development of the
seminar/laboratory

minimal attendance: 75%

minimal attendance: 75%

Interdisciplinary
skills

Professional skills

6. Specific skills acquired

abilities pertaining to scientific communication

capacity to draft and structure a scientific paper
correct use of language registers
adaptability to the requirements of basic research
ability to use specific terminology
ability to use international databases and research materials

ability to work in teams

critical and analytical abilities
adequate use of language in various research situations

7. Course objectives (based on list of acquired skills)

7.1 General objective

7.2 Specific objectives

to enable students to accurately prepare their scientific

papers pertaining to this BA programme and in their general
academic endeavours, through interactive teaching methods

to develop the range of vocabulary utilised by students

in the process of drafting their scientific papers

to increase students adaptability to a wide range of

research situations

to develop practical abilities which are needed in order

to participate in basic research endeavours

8. Contents
8.1 Course
Course presentation and requirements
The feasibility analysis of the research
project. The state of the art
Activities, milestones and stages in
research

Teaching
methods
Interactive
presentation
Lecture, logical
scheme
Gantt chart, Q &
A session

Observations
Miscellaneous sources
Gibaldi, Joseph, MLA style
manual and guide to

The documentation endeavour for the

research: documents, databases and
literature
Structuring the research. Qualitative
and quantitative methods

Multimedia
presentation

Scientific research styles. The critical

apparatus

Multimedia
presentation

Creating the time frame for the projects

Discussion, Gantt
charts

The introduction of the research paper

Interactive
presentation

The body of the research paper

Interactive
presentation
Interactive
presentation
Interactive
presentation

The conclusion of the research paper

Mastering scientific terminology

Lecture, analyses

Errors in scientific style. The Peer

Review

Lecture, case
studies

Presenting the research paper. A

multimedia approach

Interactive
application

scholarly publishing,
Modern Language
Association of America,
2008.
Miscellaneous sources
Turabian, Kate L., A
Manual for Writers of
Research Papers, Theses,
and Dissertations, 7th
Edition, University of
Chicago Press, 2009.
The Chicago Manual of
Style, University of
Chicago Press, 2009.
Haisler, Peter, How to
Write a Good Research
Paper,
Samfundslitteratur, 2011.
Neville, Colin, The
Complete Guide to
Referencing and Avoiding
Plagiarism, McGraw-Hill
Education, 2010.
Idem
Idem
Wallwork, Adrian, English
for Writing Research
Papers, Springer Science
& Business Media, 2011.
Burt, Angela, Quick
Solutions to Common
Errors in English, How To
Books Ltd, 2004.
Canavor, Natalie;
Meirowitz, Claire, Simple
Strategies for Effective
PowerPoint Presentations,
Pearson Education, 2010.

Compulsory bibliography
1. Burt, Angela, Quick Solutions to Common Errors in English, How To Books Ltd,
2004, 227 p.
2. Canavor, Natalie; Meirowitz, Claire, Simple Strategies for Effective PowerPoint
Presentations, Pearson Education, 2010, 6 p.
3. Friedman, Jack P., Dictionary of Business and Economic Terms, 5th ed., Barrons,
2012.
4. Gibaldi, Joseph, MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing, Modern
Language Association of America, 2008, 336 p.
5. Haisler, Peter, How to Write a Good Research Paper, Samfundslitteratur, 2011, 80
p.
6. Neville, Colin, The Complete Guide to Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism,
McGraw-Hill Education, 2010, 288 p.
7. Paxson, Peyton, Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction,

Continuum, 2010, 251 p.

8. Turabian, Kate L., A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and
Dissertations, 7th Edition, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 436 p.
9. Wallwork, Adrian, English for Writing Research Papers, Springer Science &
Business Media, 2011, 347 p.
10.Wong, Ken K., Avoiding Plagiarism: Write Better Papers In Apa, Chicago, and
Harvard Citation Styles, iUniverse, 2011.
11.The Chicago Manual of Style, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 214 p.
Optional bibliography
1. Arhire, Mona, Business communication, Braov: Editura Universitii
,,Transilvania, 2009, 115 p.
2. Barrass, Robert, Writing at work: a guide to better writing in administration,
business and management, Routledge, London; New York, 2002, 201 p.
3. Jaffe, Clella, Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society, 7th ed.,
Cengage Learning, 2011, 432 p.
4. Kutz, Kathrin, Barriers to Cross Cultural Communication, Ed. Grin, 2012, 17p.
5. Littlejohn, Stephen W.; Foss, Karen A., Theories of Human Communication, 10th
ed., Waveland Press, 2010, 487 p.
6. McQuail, Denis; Golding, Peter; de Bens, Els, Communication Theory and
Research, Ed. Sage, 2005, 306 p.
7. Wood, Julia, Interpersonal Communication: Everyday Encounters, Cengage
Learning, 2009, 368 p.
8.2 Seminar / Laboratory
Teaching
Observations
methods
Presenting and analysing the research
Individual
projects Part 1
presentations,
feedback, peer
review
Presenting and analysing the research
Individual
projects Part 2
presentations,
feedback, peer
review
Identifying the appropriate research
Factsheets,
Miscellaneous sources
sources
group
presentations
Accessing international databases
Computer-based
Miscellaneous sources
exercises
Reviewing the critical apparatus
Dos and donts
Shatz, David, Peer
exercise, peer
Review: A Critical Inquiry,
review
Rowman & Littlefield,
2004.
Identifying and correcting errors
Group exercise
Burt, Angela, Quick
Solutions to Common
Errors in English, How To
Books Ltd, 2004.
Final revision
Feedback session Compulsory bibliography
1. Burt, Angela, Quick Solutions to Common Errors in English, How To Books Ltd,
2004, 227 p.
2. Paxson, Peyton, Mass Communications and Media Studies: An Introduction,
Continuum, 2010, 251 p.
3. Shatz, David, Peer Review: A Critical Inquiry, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, 249 p.
4. Weller, Ann C., Editorial Peer Review: Its Strengths and Weaknesses, Information
Today, 2001, 342 p.

Optional bibliography
1. Ammer, Christine, Dictionary of business and economics, The Free Press, New
York, 1984, 507 p.
2. Golding, Sidney Robert, Common errors in English language, Macmillan: St.
Martins Press, London, 1964, 130 p.
3. Marriott, Sarah, Chambers: common errors in English, Taracart, Bucharest, 1998,
92 p.
4. Newman, Peter, The new Palgrave dictionary of economics and the law,
Macmillan Reference Limited: Stockton Press, London, New York, 1998, (3
volumes).
5. CAPE - Communication Studies, Language Registers, http://capecommstudies.blogspot.ro/2011/02/language-registers.html
6. Logical fallacies handlist, http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/fallacies_list.html
7. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: www.ldoceonline.com
http://dictionary.law.com
8. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-jargon.html
9. The correspondence between the content of the course and the
expectations of the academic community, professional associations and
representative employers in the field:

This course aims to develop essential practical and scientific abilities meant to
foster the students performance in writing and presenting their BA papers, by means
of various written and oral communication elements. The latter are presented in an
interactive manner, the contents are up-to-date, the teaching methods are modern and
the involvement of students is constant. Moreover, the course makes use of knowledge
students have acquired from other courses within the curriculum and it is meant to
facilitate the comprehension of other subjects in the field, from a
terminological/linguistic and scientific point of view, so as to render their research more
accurate, scientifically valid and pertinent.
10. Assessment
Type of activity

10.1 Assessment
criteria

10.2 Assessment
methods

10.4 Course

10.3 Percentage
of the final
grade
40

Quality of evaluation File assessment

file
Presentation of
Oral evaluation
20
evaluation file
10.5
Activity during
Continuous evaluation 30
Seminar/Laboratory
seminars
+ 1 point
10.6 Minimum standard of performance

active attendance at 25% of seminars

a minimum of 5 items in the evaluation file

accurate presentation of the file, ability to answer medium-difficulty questions

Date
Course holder signature
1 October 2015
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Date of departmental approval
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Seminar holder signature

Head of department signature

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