Master in Management
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MM 512
Budget and Finance -
MM 513
Strategic Management -
MM 514
Practical Research, Analysis & Decision Making -
MM 515
Management Information Systems -
MM 516
Organizational Leadership & Communication -
MM 517
Human Resource Environment -
MM 518
Marketing for Private & Nonprofit Organizations -
MM 519
Legal Issues in Management -
MM 520
Orientation to Graduate Study for the Management Professional -
MM 521
Business, Government & Society -
MM 598
Capstone Project - Electives
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Course Syllabus
Capstone Project
MM 598
Winter 2006
Ken Kempner, PhD
552-6417
Kempner@sou.edu
EP 156
Course Description
This course focuses on the development, writing, and ultimate oral presentation of the MiM Capstone Project. This project provides the culminating experience of the MiM Program. In a workshop format, this course will review the components of good research, how such research is analyzed and interpreted and then presented in both written and oral form. Emphasis for the course is on the applied nature of research and meeting the practical and academic needs of multiple audiences. An integral part of this seminar is the incorporation of and response to the Colleague Review (see Number 4 under Assignments and Evaluation below).
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Critique effective research evidence, reports, and presentations.
- Identify criteria for evaluating research-based knowledge and use these criteria to evaluate research reports.
- Critically examine, explain, and interpret the relationship between research and practice.
- Understand the professional’s role regarding ethical issues relating to research and communication of research findings to professional colleagues.
- Be able to present appropriate analysis techniques and data applications used to inform management decision-making.
- Present in written and oral form a research project that integrates research and practice.
Readings
Creswell, J.W. Research Design, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Yin, R.K. Case Study Research, 3rd Edition (2002). Sage Publications. [Available on Amazon.com or through Bookwagon in Ashland]
Learning Activities
- Review of course text
- Class participation, discussion, and individual work sessions
- Preparation of final written report and presentation
- Discussion and critique of final project
Contact Information
Ken Kempner, Professor of Education and International Studies.
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3:30, Thursdays 12-3, and by appointment
Students with Documented Disabilities
Individuals in need of support because of documented disability may be eligible for academic or other accommodations through Disability Services for Students Office. Contact Margaret Dibb, Director (dibbm@sou.edu, 552-6213) or visit in person at the ACCESS Center Stevenson Union, lower level. More information is available at www.sou.edu/access/dss.
Capstone Policies, Procedures, and Agreement Forms
