Guía docente de Métodos Par la Investigación en Dirección en Empresas (MA9/56/6/42)

• Design of surveys.
• Samples and questionnaires in management research.
• Scales selection and composition.
• Assessment of measures.
• Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
• Data analysis and model design: structural equation modeling (SEM).

Not applicable.

• Understand the relevance of notational analysis as a research technique in economics and management, through the use of different methods of data analysis.
• Know some research lines within notational analysis in the management field.
• Develop the empirical part of a research project based on quantitative analysis, by designing questionnaires, performing measures assessment, evaluating measures validity, assessing expert opinions, etc.
• Value the importance of surveys design and validation, sampling techniques and processes of data collection and practical implementation.

Chapter 1. Questionnaire design for different types of surveys

1. Response process.
2. Measuring attitudes.
3. Testing questionnaires.
4. Self-administered questionnaires.
5. Survey error.
6. Survey mode.
7. Mixed mode surveys.

Chapter 2. Design of samples and related problems in management research

1. Notation
2. Some sampling designs in management research.
3. Survey estimation strategy.
4. The problem of missing data in management research.
   • Survey non-response: unit non-response and item non-response.
   • Consequences: bias and variance.
   • Non-response mechanisms: MCAR; MAR; Ignorable and Non-ignorable missingness.
   • Weighting.
   • Imputation: deterministic and stochastic imputation, imputation classes.

Chapter 3. Measurement validation, PLS path modeling and model evaluation.

1. Introduction.
2. Exploratory factor analysis.
3. Reflective and formative constructs.
4. Confirmatory factor analysis.
5. Evaluation of measurement model.
6. Building structural models.
7. Evaluation of structural model.
8. Moderation and mediation.

The practical syllabus is integrated in the theory syllabus.

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Article 17 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that the ordinary assessment system (evaluación ordinaria) will preferably be based on the continuous assessment of students, except for those who have been granted the right to a single final assessment (evaluación única final, which is an assessment method that only takes a final exam into account).

In the continuous assessment system, there will be diverse assessment tools, conducted mostly on an ongoing evaluation of the following aspects (the weight of each item of the evaluation is shown in parentheses):

• Sessions’ attendance and active participation (15%)
  • Class attending is measured as the percentage of attended sessions within total sessions (NOTE: If applicable, attendance to seminars specifically related to the course are compulsory).
  • Active participation is measured through remarkable contributions, presentations and/or answers to quizzes during the sessions.
• Exercises development and resolution (individually or in teams) (25%)
• Tasks and/or projects (individually or in teams) (10%)
• Written exam (50%). There will be an exam in 3 parts (corresponding to every chapter). It is necessary to get a minimum mark of 4 (out of 10) in every part to assess the final exam mark (weighted sum of the 3 parts). The exam is considered passed if the result of the weighted sum of the 3 parts is equal or above 5 (out of 10). 

Article 19 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that students who have not passed the course in the ordinary assessment system (evaluación ordinaria) will have access to an extraordinary assessment session (evaluación extraordinaria), in which they will have the opportunity to obtain 100% of their global mark by means of a single exam.

The assessment in this exam will comprise:

• Exam with objective questions referred to the theoretical content (50%). It is necessary to get a minimum mark of 5 (out of 10) to pass the exam.
• Test with several practical questions (50%). It is necessary to get a minimum mark of 5 (out of 10) to pass the test.

Article 8 of the UGR Assessment Policy and Regulations establishes that students who are unable to follow the continuous assessment system (evaluación ordinaria) due to justifiable reasons shall have recourse to a single final assessment (evaluación única final), by taking a final single exam.

In order to opt for a single final assessment (evaluación única final), students must send a request addressed to the coordinator of the master’s programme, by using the corresponding online procedure (https://sede.ugr.es/procs/Gestion-Academica-Solicitud-de-evaluacion-unica-final/), and in the first two weeks of the course (or in the two weeks following their enrolment, when the enrolment takes place after the beginning of the course' sessions).

For students authorized to do a single final assessment, the assessment will comprise:

• Exam with objective questions referred to the theoretical content (50%). It is necessary to get a minimum mark of 5 (out of 10) to pass the exam.
• Practical test(s), exercises and/or problems to be solved individually and handed-in to the professors (50%).

Inclusion and diversity: In the case of students with disabilities or other specific educational support needs (NEAE), the tutoring system will be adapted to these needs, following the recommendations of the inclusion area at the University of Granada. Departments and centers will establish appropriate measures to ensure that tutorials take place in accessible locations. Additionally, at the request of faculty, support can be requested from the competent unit at UGR for special methodological adaptations.