sap course 1434102460

Course Code:

BA 402-OLD

Course Title:

Graduation Paper and Seminar

Course Level:

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits:

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 8 ECTS Credits

Catalog Description:

Presenting with impact. Effective communication in theory and practice. Problem solving. Emotional intelligence in theory and practice. Management with resilience. Theory vs practice in decision making. Personal development in business life. Presenting with impact. Effective communication in theory and practice. Problem solving. Emotional intelligence in theory and practice. Management with resilience. Theory vs practice in decision making. Personal development in business life.

Pre-requisite:
Co-requisite:

Pre-requisites: BA 401-O

Co-requisites: NONE

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Compulsory

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Objectives:

This course aims to improve the understanding of social science research process including how to ask social science research questions,designing and writing a research proposal and applying methods covered in BA 401. The course requires an analytical, not descriptive, research paper, to be coordinated with an advisor. The completed research is to be presented in written form and as part of a seminar.

Software Usage:

Students will use Stata 12, MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint) to work on their weekly assignments about 2 hours a week.

Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Review the relevant literature; collect data from various sources
2. Develop a clear and specific research question to which the tools of empirical economic analysis can be applied
3. Develop a business model for your research question
4. Interpret the financial statements
5. Develop a testable hypothesis from the model
6. Find and collect data to test your hypothesis
7. Use statistical analysis to test the hypotheses
8. Offer constructive criticisms to peers, and communicate findings orally
9. Utilize effectively statistical and other packages
10. Analyze and evaluate published research

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:

Telling/Explaining

Discussion/Debate

Questioning

Reading

Problem Solving

Collaborating

Case Study/Scenarion Analysis

Video Presentations

Oral Presentations/Reports

Guest Speakers

Hands-on Activities

Web Searching

Assessment Methods and Criteria:

Test / Exam

Presentation (Oral/Poster)

Others

Student Workload:

Report on a Topic

120

hrs

Prepared By:

Revised By:

keymaster

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