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1 Class Introduction 199
1 Class Introduction 199
BA
199
Business
Research
Current
Designa5on
Assistant
Professor
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Faculty-in-Charge
for
Research,
College
of
Management
Member,
UPV
University
Research
Board
Teaches:
QuanBtaBve
Approaches
to
Decision-making,
Economic
Analysis,
Management/Business
Research,
OrganizaBonal
Behavior/Behavioral
Economics
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BA
199
Methods
of
social
research
in
the
eld
of
business/
management
with
emphasis
on
the
major
steps
in
the
design
and
conduct
of
research
from
problem
idenBcaBon
to
analysis,
interpretaBon,
and
the
actual
wriBng
of
the
research
paper.
Course
Credit:
3
units
(3
hours/week)
Course
objecBves
At
the
end
of
the
course,
the
students
are
expected
to:
Appreciate
research
as
the
best
source
of
knowledge.
Understand
the
basic
concepts
and
principles
in
the
conduct
of
research.
Undertake
research
in
the
eld
of
management
and
reect
research
competencies
learned
in
the
course.
Course
outline
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
Course
requirements
Regular
workshops
and
wrijen
reports
(3)
40%
Final
workshop
presentaBon
20%
Dral
research
report
(to
be
submijed
during
the
nal
workshop)
15%
Final
research
report
20%
Ajendance
and
class
parBcipaBon
5%
Total
100%
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Class
policies
Ajending
the
class
at
minimum
80%
of
the
number
of
meeBngs
is
a
must.
Otherwise,
you
will
be
dropped.
[Art
346,
UP
Code
1975].
For
ocial
dropping
of
the
subject,
go
to
the
secretarys
oce
and
ask
for
the
necessary
paperwork.
The
oce
will
provide
a
deadline
for
which
the
form
must
be
returned,
completed
and
signed.
Assessments
are
usually
given
at
the
start
of
the
class.
Latecomers
will
have
less
Bme
to
complete
the
quiz/exam.
No
special
quiz/exam
or
workshop
is
given
to
those
who
have
not
taken
as
scheduled.
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Class
policies
There
will
be
deducBons
in
the
scores
for
late
submission
of
assignments/papers.
Cellphones
must
be
switched
o
or
in
silent
mode
during
class,
and
must
not
be
used
at
all
Bmes.
If
you
really
need
to
send
a
text
message
or
answer
a
call,
do
it
outside
the
room.
Only
use
laptops/handheld
devices
when
asked
by
the
faculty.
Yellow
pads
will
be
used
for
quizzes/
assignments.
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Plagiarism.
Plagiarism
is
using
others
ideas
and
words
without
clearly
acknowledging
the
source
of
that
informaBon.
To
avoid
plagiarism,
you
must
give
credit
whenever
you
use,
another
persons
idea,
opinion,
or
theory;
any
facts,
staBsBcs,
graph,
drawings
any
pieces
of
informaBon
that
are
not
common
knowledge;
quotaBons
of
another
persons
actual
spoken
or
wrijen
words;
or
paraphrase
of
another
persons
spoken
or
wrijen
words
(
hjps://www.ox.ac.uk/students/academic/guidance/skills/plagiarism).
Collusion.
The
submission
of
work
done
in
whole
or
in
part
with
another
person
or
persons,
but
submijed
as
if
it
had
been
completed
by
the
named
author
alone
(or
joint
authors
if
a
group
item
of
work).
Ghost
wri5ng.
The
use
of
another
person
(with
or
without
any
form
of
payment)
to
prepare
all
or
part
of
an
item
of
work
submijed
by
the
group
for
assessment.
Fabrica5on
of
data.
The
presentaBon
of
data,
which
are
not
obtained
through
experimentaBon
or
research.
Plagiarism
can
be
avoided
by
familiarizing
yourself
with
the
material
referred
to
in
Point
1.
Plagiarism
can
be
readily
detected
and
the
penalBes
are
severe.
It
is
your
responsibility
to
ensure
that
you
know
how
to
avoid
it.
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Contact
details
Oce
Landline
(Dept.
of
Mgt.):
(033)
3377626
CM
Dept.
of
Management
Faculty
Room
ConsultaBon
Hours:
Monday
MTH
9am
to
12nn
and
1pm
to
3pm
or
you
can
email
me
anyBme
for
consultaBon
Emails:
class.fernandez@gmail.com
or
cjfernandez@up.edu.ph
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20
Important
dates
Mid-semester
March
19
Deadline
for
dropping
subjects
April
19
End
of
classes
May
19
Final
examinaBons
May
23
(graduaBng
students)
and
May
24
to
May
29
(other
students)
Deadline
of
grades
May
30
(graduaBng
students)
and
June
5
(other
students)
Commencement
Exercises
June
23
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Name
Course/year
Favorite
management/business
topic.
Why?
What
are
your
expectaBons
from
this
course,
from
me
as
your
FIC,
and
your
classmates?
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Group
acBvity/assignment
1) IdenBfy
one
topic
you
are
interested
in.
2) What
are
the
major
and
minor
concepts
associate
with
this
topic
(remember
your
previous
management/business
subjects!).
3) Complete
Table
#1
using
Table
#2
as
a
guide.
4) Discuss
possible
relaBonships
between
these
concepts
and
construct
a
concept
map
(see
Figure
#1
as
an
example).
5) To
be
submijed
on
Tuesday.
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TABLE #1
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TABLE #2
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FIGURE #1
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