Аспирантура
2024/2025





Аспирантский семинар
Статус:
Курс обязательный
Кто читает:
Департамент менеджмента
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1 семестр
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Introduction to research methodsFor successful research work doctoral students must have the basic skills of scientific research, be able to work independently with basic information sources, select literature on a given topic, prepare abstract surveys on the topic of research, analyze concepts and entities of ideal objects, master the skills of using information technologies and databases.Part II: Publishing academic papers is the final stage of research work of the student, and it defines the level of his/her research competence. Writing academic articles can be described as a process with consistent steps following which the student increases the probability for paper acceptance. Publishing academic papers based on context preparation, the choice of outlet (journal), strategy and tactics of interaction with editors and reviewers while submission process.
Learning Objectives
- Acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to conduct individual research work in the area of the chosen profile, prepare research papers and improve relevant competencies.
- Learn the main stages of preparation, submission and publishing processes in leading academic journals. The course suggests that each student attending the class will be able critically review academic articles content and structure, paper introduction, theoretical discussion, methodological section, results and discussion part, and conclusion.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Understand academic articles’ structure and be able to assess them critically
- Learn how to write the main parts of academic paper (abstract, introduction, theoretical analysis, methodology, results and discussion, conclusion)
- Learn how to choose the proper outlet (journal)
- Learn how to submit a paper to a particular journal
- Learn the main stages in submission and review processes
- Know the main rules of integration with editors and reviewer
- Learn how to write response letters and lists of improvements
- Learn how to act as a reviewer in a refereed academic journal.
- mastering the methods of searching and summarizing scientific literature, working with specialized statistical resources;
- development of skills of independent work with reference and legal information systems;
- formation of skills among doctoral students in setting research problems and determining the basic conditions for empirical research in the study area;
- formation of skills among doctoral students in the formulation of research hypotheses, theories, knowledge and skills of applying research methodology in management;
- acquisition of skills to analyze practical situations;
- improving the skills of public presenting research findings and conducting research discussions;
- improving the skills of preparing publications (scientific reports, conference papers, articles for refereed academic journals) both in Russian and in English;
- usage of theoretical tools for the case analysis.
Course Contents
- Topic 1. Developing the research proposal: Problem formulation and research question development.
- Topic 2. Creating, developing, and writing theory
- Topic 3. Literature review: how and why to do literature review?
- Topic 4. Research design, methodology, data
- Topic 5. Theoretical and practical implications
- Topic 1: Academic paper structure
- Topic 2: Preparation for publication
- Topic 3: Manuscript submission and following up
- Topic 4. Acting as a reviewer: Gaining a better understanding of how to prepare a referee report for an academic journal.
- Topic 5. Publishing in international academic journals: secrets of success
- Content of 2025/26 Seminar's parts
- Content of 2026/27 Seminar's parts
Assessment Elements
- ParticipationStudents’ participation and contribution to class discussion will be assessed during the course.
- Current tasks during the courseA series of tasks will be given to students, mostly related to analyzing and presenting an academic paper or own research.
- Examination in the form of an individual written research designFor this task, you will be required to submit a written version of the extended research proposal (min 8-10 pages double-spaced) that includes research motivation, research question, selected methodology and justification of the made choices. The written essay is submitted once the course is finished.
- Attestation of 2025/26 Seminar's parts
- Attestation of 2026/27 Seminar's parts
- Participation in and contribution to the discussions in classTo pass the course, the students should attend at least 60% of the meetings.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 1st semesterPart 1 (Galina Shirokova): Participation in and contribution to class discussion*0,2+Current tasks during the course*0,3+Examination in the form of an individual written extended research proposal*0,5 Part 2 (Leonid V. Azarner): Participation in and contribution to the discussions in class To pass the course, the students should attend at least 60% of the meetings. The grade is recieved for each part of the Research Seminar. The final score for the course is the arithmetic average of the three received grades. (Part 1 Grade+Part 2 Grade+Part 3 Grade)/3= Final grade for the 1st year
- 2025/2026 1st semester1 * Attestation of 2025/26 Seminar's parts
- 2026/2027 1st semester1 * Attestation of 2026/27 Seminar's parts
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Andrew H. Van de Ven. (2007). Engaged Scholarship : A Guide for Organizational and Social Research. OUP Oxford.
- Creswell, J. W. . (DE-588)133331512, (DE-576)164944168. (1994). Research design : qualitative and quantitative approaches / John W. Creswell. Thousand Oaks, Calif. [u.a.]: Sage. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.040749258
- The Academy of Management Journal. Vol.55, N.6, , 2012
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- ALVESSON, M., & Sandberg, J. (2011). Generating Research Questions through Problematization. Academy of Management Review, 36(2), 247–271. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2009.0188
- Berk, R. A. (1983). An Introduction to Sample Selection Bias in Sociological Data. American Sociological Review, 48(3), 386–398. https://doi.org/10.2307/2095230
- Blaug, M. (1992). The Methodology of Economics : Or, How Economists Explain (Vol. Second edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=676611
- Creswell, J. W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design : Choosing Among Five Traditions. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage Publications Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=63251
- Grant, A. M., & Pollock, T. G. (2011). Publishing in Amj-Part 3: Setting the Hook. Academy of Management Journal, 54(5), 873–879. https://doi.org/10.5465/amj.2011.4000
- King, G., Verba, S., & Keohane, R. O. (1994). Designing Social Inquiry : Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=329740
- Publishing in AMJ: Part 1: Topic choice: From the Editors. (2011). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.A8764859
- The Academy of Management Journal. Vol.55, N.5, , 2012
- Whetten, D. A. (1989). What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution? Academy of Management Review, 14(4), 490–495. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.1989.4308371