1. General

SCHOOL

SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES

ACADEMIC UNIT

DEPARMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

LEVEL OF STUDIES

Undergraduate

COURSE CODE

BA506

SEMESTER

5

COURSE TITLE

Methodology Research
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES WEEKLYTEACHING
HOURS
CREDITS
Lectures 3
Hours Lab 0
Hours Exercises 0

Total

3 6
COURSE TYPE Scientific Field, Compulsory
PREREQUISITE COURSES
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS Greek
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS Yes (upon request)

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https:// eclass.uowm.gr/courses/BA196

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning outcomes

• So it attempts to help students to be familiarized with research methodology, and understanding of applied research methods.
• More specifically, students are able to discriminate a topic research, to build literature review, to define the theoretical hypothesis of their study, to implement an empirical research, and finally to develop and interprete the final empirical results.
After successful completion of the course, students are expected to be able to:
• Write a scientific article, a diploma thesis, a dissertation or monography.
• Find out why a literature review is useful in writing a project
• Define how the aggregation of secondary statistical data research is obtained and the relative limitations are applied, but also how a scientific research works via internet sites searching.
• Deploy a questionnaire
• Test for errors measure and also examine the validity and reliability of research study.
• Select the data sample and the basic statistical methods of data analysis
• Know how a qualitative research method is applied
• Learn how a research study is presented
• Learn how an oral presentation is implemented

General Competences

Students with complete theoretical background and specified knowledge and skills acquisition
are able to:
• Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
• Adapt to new situations
• Decision-making
• Product free, creative and inductive thinking
• Work independently

3. SYLLABUS

The course content includes:
• Literature review
• Secondary data
• Building a questionnaire
• Errors measures-validity-reliability
• Sampling
• Statistical methods and data analysis
• Qualitative research methods
• Project Writing
• Oral presentation

4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

DELIVERY
Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of the electronic platform e-class
During office hours
Presentations are made using Power Point.
There is also the possibility of electronic communication via e-mail to the teacher.
Providing electronic teaching presentations to Students, via e-class

TEACHING METHODS
Activity Semester workload
Project 26
Lectures for theoretical part of course, oral presentations, usage of ICT in pilot research methodology 66
Individual Study 52
Course total 144
Course total 288
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION 1. Evaluation with two alternatives

• Project implementation via oral presentation of research study results
• Typical procedure of writing a project

5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Suggested bibliography:
1. Tsakiridou, Ε., Sariannidis, Ν., and Konteos, G. (2022). Methodology Research and Applied Statistics using Excel and SPSS software. Alexandros ΙΚΕ (eds). Kozani.
2. Liargovas, P., Dermatis, Ζ., and Komninos, D. (2022). Methodology Research and
Writing Scientific Studies. Tziolas (eds). Thessaloniki.
3. Quinlan, C., and Zikmund, W. (2019). Business Research Methods. Broken Hill (eds).
4. Saunders, M. Lewis, P., and Thornhill, A. (2019). Research methods in businesses and economy. Disigma (eds). Thessaloniki.
5. Adler, E., and Roger, C. (2018). Social Research: A trip in methods and techniques. Tziolas (eds). Thessaloniki.
6. Schnell, R., Hill, P., and Esser, E. (2014). Empirical Social Research Methods. Propobos (eds). Athens.

-Related academic journals:
Internet sites:
1. https://eleaming.aueb.gr/courses/research-methodology-in-managerial-and-social-
sciences.html
2. http://benl.primedu.uoa.gr/database1/method.pdf

 

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