Manchester Business School Postgraduate Research Programmes. PhD Research Training Programme Handbook

Manchester Business School Postgraduate Research Programmes PhD Research Training Programme Handbook 2011-2012

Contents Section A Research Training for MBS Postgraduate Research Students 1 PHD PROGRAMME... 1 1.1 STRUCTURE... 1 1.2 ASSESSMENT AND COMPLETING YOUR FIRST YEAR... 3 1.3 KEY CONTACTS... 4 Section B General Business and Management Research Training Programme Pathway 2 PATHWAY STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS... 5 2.1 CHOOSING RESEARCH TRAINING CORE COURSES AND RESEARCH METHODS WORKSHOPS... 6 Section C Accounting and/or Finance Research Training Programme Pathway 3 PATHWAY STRUCTURE AND REQUIREMENTS... 8 3.1 FIRST YEAR REVIEW, PILOT PROJECT AND PRESENTATION... 9 Appendix I Timetables.11 General Business and Management Pathway Compulsory Courses General Business and Management Pathway Research Methods Workshops Ongoing Induction Workshops Accounting and Finance Pathway Accounting Courses Accounting and Finance Pathway Finance Courses Appendix II Submission Deadlines and How to Submit Assignments 18 Appendix III Course Unit Selection Form 20 1

Section A Research Training for MBS Postgraduate Research Students 1 PhD Programme Welcome to Manchester Business School. This handbook provides details of the PhD research training programme (RTP). A PhD at Manchester Business School is a three year full-time programme (or a 6 year part-time programme) which requires students to complete advanced supervised research and structured training in research methods and skills. There are two major pathways for research training: General Business and Management, for students in all research areas except Accounting and Finance. Full details of the requirements of this pathway are provided in section B. Accounting and Finance full details of the requirements of this pathway are provided in section C. Both the Business and Management and Accounting and Finance pathways are recognized within the North West Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) a collaboration between the Universities of Lancaster, Liverpool and Manchester. This provides you with the opportunity to undertake courses and take part in other events, not only at Manchester but also at Liverpool and Lancaster. 1.1 Structure In your first year you will be expected to attain 180 credits equivalent of completed attendance and work 1 : 85 or 90 of these will be accumulated from attendance and assessment (where appropriate) on the structured research training programme. The exact amount depends on which pathway you belong to, as well as your individual background and training needs. the remainder (90 or 95 credits) will be accumulated from the completion of literature reviews, pilot projects, research proposals and other work, as specified by your supervisory team during your supervised research. The table overleaf shows the credits and time allocation for each element of the programme. Overall, around 60% of your time will be devoted to structured training in your first year. There will be sufficient time for you to work on supervised research and development of your research proposal. Bear in mind also that some of the courses, such as Research Process I: Literature Review, require you to work on mapping and reading your literature; while in some of the research methods electives you are required to apply the course materials to your own research project. Thus, the research training complements and supports the development work on your research project. 1 At the University of Manchester, ten credits is equivalent to 100 hours of work. 1

Element Delivery Credits and time Supervised Research Structured Training Researcher Development Framework personal, professional and career development Regular meetings with your supervisor(s) and working on literature reviews, pilot projects and developing your research proposal. Attendance and assessment on core courses and research methods workshops in and II. In association with the Faculty of Humanities: http://www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/researcherdevelopment/ See also PhD programme handbook for more details 90/95 credits (40% time) 45 credits from core courses plus 15 credits assessed and 25 credits non-assessed from research methods workshops (60% time) Ongoing In addition to the required elements for each pathway, students may, with the approval of their supervisor request to attend: Specialist Masters course units in MBS. You should contact the PGT Administration Office (5 th Floor Harold Building) if you wish to attend one of these courses. Master s course units in other Schools. You should contact the PGT Administration Office in the appropriate School if you wish to attend one of these courses. Courses provided via the Doctoral Training Centre at Lancaster and Liverpool. Details of these will be posted on the PGR intranet and Blackboard. You will need to inform Claire Faichnie (claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk) if you wish to attend any of these courses. It may be possible for one or more of these courses to substitute for electives/research methods workshop. Other courses provided inside or outside the University. Again, in some cases externally provided courses can substitute for part of the RTP, where courses have equivalent learning outcomes, work requirements etc. If you have the opportunity to access specialist training and would like this to be considered as part of your research training, please contact Claire Faichnie (claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk) in the first instance. Details of relevant courses will need to be provided before any decision can be made. Students are also free to attend non-credit rated courses and seminars provided by Methods@Manchester (http://www.methods.manchester.ac.uk/), NARTI (Northern Advanced Research Training Initiative - http://lubswww2.leeds.ac.uk/narti/) or other internal or external providers, as appropriate. You should sign up for mailing lists so that you are aware of courses that are available. While we would discourage you from attending everything on offer, you should throughout your programme take advantage of opportunities to learn more about interesting research methods or approaches which are relevant to your thesis and personal development. 2

The timetable below provides a broad overview of the structure of year 1. SEMESTER I 19 Sept 16 Dec 2011 & 16 29 Jan 2012 SEMESTER II 30 Jan 23 Mar & 16 April 8 June 2012 Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Core Courses General B&M Knowledge Production & Justification (Epistemology) Research Process 1 Literature Review Core Courses A&F Advanced Accounting/Finance Theory Advanced Accounting/Finance Seminars Research Methods Workshops see appendix I for full list Core Courses General B&M Research Process 2 Research Design (variants by subject area) Core Courses A&F Advanced Corporate Finance Advanced Accounting/Finance Seminars Market Based Accounting Research Seminar Doctoral conference First Year Reviews Researcher Development Framework - personal, professional and career development programme Induction Supervised research including literature reviews, pilot projects, research proposal development and other work, as directed by the supervisory team. 1.2 Assessment and Completing your First Year The marks from the assessed work undertaken as part of the RTP will be considered by your First Year Review panel, along with other aspects of your PhD study, including pilot projects and/or research proposal and literature review, as part of the formal review of your progress in your first year of study. First year PhD students are expected to have successfully completed the Research Training Programme before progression to Year 2. Students are expected to achieve marks of 60% or more in RTP core courses and research methods workshops. If you do not achieve a mark of 50% you will be deemed to have failed the assessment. You will be advised of your mark; you will receive feedback on your performance and will have one 3

further opportunity to take this assessment. This work will be marked and both the original mark and the re-assessment mark will be forwarded to the End of Year Review Panel for consideration as a re-assessment. The course leader will give you details of this opportunity which may be either: Re-submission of the same assignment Submission of an alternative assignment If you achieve marks of 50-60% on a core course, the End of Year Review Panel may recommend further work, such as: Submit another assessment related to this course Submit further work as specified Make corrections to your review report. Review Panels have some discretion on making their recommendations and will take into consideration marks on other core courses. For example if you achieved a mark in the mid-50s on one core course but considerably higher than 60% in the others you may not be required to submit another assessment for the course. Failure to reach 60% pass on a workshop unit may also be considered in the same way. However, a panel may request you to submit another assessment if the workshop is particularly crucial to your research. 1.3 Key Contacts The MBS Doctoral Research Training Programme is led by Dr Paul Irwing (paul.irwing@mbs.ac.uk), the MRes and Research Training Programme Director. He is supported by members of the PGR Administrative Team. MRes Director Paul Irwing paul.irwing@mbs.ac.uk D4, MBS East 63419 Research Training and Projects Coordinator Claire Faichnie claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk 8.38 Harold 63496 MRes programme administrator Anusarin Lowe anusarin.lowe@mbs.ac.uk 9.24 Harold 50784 Please note that full details of the research training programme are available on Blackboard and the PGR intranet at the links below. http://intranet.mbs.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduateresearch/tabid/67/default.aspx http://portal.manchester.ac.uk 4

Section B General Business and Management Research Training Programme Pathway 2 Pathway Structure and Requirements The General Pathway for research training is recommended for all students who are not researching in the areas of accounting and finance 2. Accounting and Finance students have subject specific compulsory courses which replace the courses listed above. Students should refer to the separate information provided on Accounting and Finance Research Training Courses in Section C. All students on the general pathway will study: 3 Core Research Training Courses (assessed) 3 Research Methods Workshops (assessed) 5 Research Methods Workshops (non-assessed). Please note that there are several variants of the core course, Research Process 2. You should discuss which of these is the most suitable, as well as your selection of Research Methods Workshops with your supervisor. The courses you need to take for Research Training are: Research Training Core Courses Knowledge Production and Justification in Business and Management (Epistemology) (weekly taught, 15 credits) Research Process 1: Literature Review (weekly taught, 15 credits) Research Process 2:Research Design OR Research Process 2: Problem Solving, Design and Evaluation OR Research Process 2: Methods and Concepts in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies OR Research Process 2: Comparative and International Business (all 15 credits) Research Methods Workshops and II Attend 8 Research Methods Workshops Complete Assessment for 3 Research Methods Workshops (each workshop is equivalent to 5 credits) Note: A minimum attendance of 5 and assessment in 2 workshops is required in year 1 Throughout the year Supervised research including literature search and review, research proposal development, pilot study or data collection as appropriate (90/95 credits) March - Six month (interim) review May - MBS Doctoral Conference July - First year review 2 Students in the area of decision and cognitive sciences may be required to attend alternative courses as part of their research training, this is to be discussed and agreed with their supervisor. 5

Notes: 1. With the agreement of your supervisor, students may attend a minimum of 5 research methods workshops in Year 1 and attend the remaining workshops in year 2. 2. Students must be assessed in at least 2 research methods workshops in Year 1. 3. Students who join the programme late will be expected to meet the same credit requirements and same assignment submission deadlines. 4. Students who are studying part-time will be expected to accumulate the 85/90 credits from structured (assessed) training by the end of year 2. The Timetable for Core Course and Research Methods Workshops is contained in Appendix I. Full course outlines are provided on the PGR intranet (http://intranet.mbs.ac.uk/programmes/postgraduateresearch/tabid/67/default.aspx) and also on Blackboard (http://portal.manchester.ac.uk). Details of assignment deadlines and how to submit coursework are provided in Appendix II. 2.1 Choosing Research Training Core Courses and Research Methods Workshops 1. Please complete the Course Unit Selection form and return it either by e-mail to claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk or by hard copy to 9.23 Harold no later than 12pm on Monday 17 th October 2011. The selection form is available on Blackboard and on the PGR intranet and in Appendix III. Please return the completed form as soon as possible. Some Research Methods Workshops have limited numbers and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. 2. Please take time to read the course outlines and to talk with your supervisor before choosing your research methods workshops. The course outlines provide summary information about each course, the form of assessment and deadlines for assessment. It is your responsibility to make a sensible choice of workshops to be assessed in. You should consider: o relevance to your PhD topic o the opportunity to explore new research methods o timing and format of teaching o learning and teaching methods o assessment deadlines Some research methods workshops take place on one day; some are spread over more than one day. To gain the credit for the course, you are required to attend all of the required sessions for the workshop. You are also required to participate fully in the teaching and learning sessions for the workshops that you choose. In some cases you will be asked to read some material in advance or, where the workshop is split into two sessions held a week or two apart, to prepare a non-assessed presentation for the second session. Please read the course outlines carefully to understand what is involved and remember that if you elect to take these workshops, you need to undertake all the required work for participating in the sessions, regardless of whether you have chosen to be assessed in that unit. 3. It is not usually possible to opt out of (or to opt in to) assessment for a research methods workshop after attending that course. 4. You cannot attend a research methods workshop unless you have registered for it, by completing the Course Unit Selection form. If you wish to attend on a voluntary basis workshops you have not registered for, please consult the PGR office in advance to confirm whether places are available. 6

5. When you have registered for a workshop you will have access to relevant course materials and resources through Blackboard. 6. Once you have submitted work for assessment, it is not possible to subsequently withdraw that work. Likewise it is not permitted to submit work for assessment on more than the three courses that you have chosen to be assessed in. 7. If you are ill and unable to attend a class on one of the Core Courses or Research Methods Workshops, you should notify claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk as soon as possible. If you miss a workshop through illness you will need to choose to attend another workshop (either the same course which is being repeated on a later date, or a different course). 8. The Core Course of Research Process 2 (RP2) has four versions. Most students will take the generic MBS version, but students studying in areas of business systems, comparative and international business and innovation, management and policy may choose to take the alternative RP2 courses provided by colleagues from those subject areas. You should discuss with your supervisor which of the RP2 variants is most suitable for you and advise claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk by Monday 3 rd October. For more information about the MBS PhD review process, including outcomes, please see the PhD programme handbook. Details of the review process in each year of the programme, including forms, dates etc, can also be accessed from the PGR intranet. 7

Section C Accounting and/or Finance Research Training Programme Pathway 3 Pathway Structure and Requirements Welcome to the Manchester Accounting and Finance Group (MAFG) and CAIR (Centre for the Analysis of Investment Risk). This section provides the outline of the structure for the PhD programme for students studying for a PhD in the field of Accounting and/or Finance. This will help you construct a training plan that will lead to our common goal of world-class research. All PhD students in Manchester Business School researching in the accounting and/or finance areas must accumulate 180 credits in year 1 to complete the Research Training Programme. Depending on your chosen field and degree (PhD Accounting, PhD Accounting and Finance or PhD Finance) your training programme will differ. PhD Finance 45/60 credits 45/60 credits March May/June Whole Year 60/90 credits Advanced Finance Theory BMAN80301 (15 credits) Advanced Finance Research Seminar I BMAN80281 (15 credits) Plus 15/30 credits from Corporate Finance Theory (Lancaster) Additional Research Training BMAN80460 MSc Elective at Manchester Advanced Finance Seminar II BMAN80292 (15 credits) Plus30/45 credits from Advanced Corporate Finance BMAN80312 (15 credits) Empirical Asset Pricing (Lancaster) Additional Research Training BMAN80460 MSc Elective at Manchester 6 Month Review: review of progress with supervisors MBS Doctoral Conference Pilot project/paper 1 BMAN80400 Presentation of Pilot project/paper PhD Accounting & Finance (Market Based Accounting Research/Quantitative) Advanced Financial Accounting Theory BMAN80492 (15 credits) 45/60 credits Plus 30/45 credits from Additional Research Training BMAN80450 Econometrics Elective at Manchester School of Social Sciences Advanced Finance Research Seminar I BMAN80281 Advanced Accounting Theory I (Lancaster) 45/60 credits March May/June Whole Year 60/90 credits Market Based Accounting Research Seminar BMAN80442 (15 credits) Plus 30/45 credits from Cross-Section Econometrics at Manchester School of Social Sciences Advanced Finance Research Seminar Research II BMAN80292 Advanced Corporate Finance BMAN80312 Additional Research Training BMAN80450 Advanced Accounting Theory II (Lancaster) 6 Month Review: review of progress with supervisors MBS Doctoral Conference Pilot project/paper 1 BMAN80390 Presentation of Pilot project/paper 8

PhD Accounting (Qualitative) Advanced Accounting Theory - Social Political Perspectives (two sessions) 45/60 credits BMAN80272 Plus 30/45 credits from Advanced Accounting Research Seminar BMAN80261 Knowledge Production and Justification in Business and Management (Epistemology) BMAN 80031 Research Process 1: Literature Review BMAN80041 Additional Research Training BMAN80450 Advanced Accounting Theory I (Lancaster) Research Training Programme Electives (MBS) 45/60 credits March May/June Whole Year 60/90 credits Advanced Accounting Research Seminar BMAN80262 Plus 30/45 credits from Research Process 2: Research Design BMAN80052 Additional Research Training BMAN80450 Advanced Accounting Theory II (Lancaster) Research Training Programme Research Methods Workshops (MBS) 6 Month Review: review of progress with supervisors MBS Doctoral Conference Pilot project/paper 1 BMAN80390 Presentation of Pilot project/paper Notes: 1. You should devise your exact training programme through discussion with your supervisors. 2. In addition to this formal workload, as a PhD student you will be expected to undertake other work/study as directed by your supervisor(s). 3. Students must pass all units with at least 60%. 4. You are also required to keep a record of meetings with your supervisory team throughout the duration of your PhD. This should record a review of progress, a summary of the meeting and the objectives to be achieved by the next meeting. This record is maintained online via e-prog. 5. You should also complete a skills audit at the start of the training programme and update this periodically throughout the duration of your PhD. 6. Further to the PhD training programme you must attend staff research seminars/brown bag sessions in Accounting/Finance throughout your entire period of study. This is an important component of you training/development. These normally take place on Wednesday afternoons at 2pm. Occasionally, some of these seminars will take place on other days; students should attend these seminars whenever they do not clash with their taught programme. An up-to-date list of seminars can be viewed at: http://research.mbs.ac.uk/accounting-finance/seminars.aspx 3.1 First Year Review, Pilot Project and Presentation All first year students are subject to a performance review in July toward the end of their first year. The purpose of this review is to ensure that the student has made sufficient progress in the program to justify progression to the second year of the program. Students that have failed to make satisfactory progress will be advised either to undertake additional work for consideration in September, to submit for an M Phil or to leave the program. 9

The progress review is based on two sets of information. First, the marks on courses taken and/or term papers written during the year. Second, an assessment of the presentation of the pilot project/initial research. It is expected that students will achieve a mark of at least 60% on any RTP courses/term papers. Attainment below this level will require a resit examination/paper. Pilot research project paper: The work undertaken in this pilot is intended to form the first empirical chapter / paper of your Ph.D. thesis although the submitted work naturally needs to be Ph.D. standard it is not expected to be the finished (Ph.D. ready) version. Guidelines: The exact guidelines for the pilot study will depend on the individual project and research area so need to be negotiated and agreed between yourself and your supervisor(s) however you are expected to be ambitious despite the short time frame. The pilot needs to be a substantive piece of work (consider most working papers would be at a minimum in the range 25-35 pages) but at this (relative) early stage it is accepted that there may be more emphasis on literature review and methodology than complete analysis, or that the analysis is only conducted on an initial sample. Submission of pilot paper: Wednesday June 27 th 2012 Presentations: week commencing Monday July 2nd 2012 Students are expected to attend all presentations. Presentations: Each student is expected to present for 35 minutes giving around 10 minutes for questions. In presenting your project you should ensure you summarise the existing literature, explain the focus of your research and your research question highlighting how you contribute to the literature and why your work is important. You should discuss and explain your methodology and data clearly and additionally any findings. The committee will look to assess not only the depth of your knowledge and understanding but also at the viability of your project -- does it have potential, is it publishable etc. It is also important to provide some indication of how you expect to develop your PhD and what your other chapters/papers may be so the committee can make a judgement on your plans for the future. For more information about the MBS PhD review process, including outcomes please see the PhD programme handbook. Details of the review process in each year of the programme, including forms, can also be accessed from the PGR intranet. 10

Appendix I Research Training Programme Timetable General Business and Management Pathway: Compulsory Courses All PhD students - except Accounting and Finance - must attend all compulsory courses. Knowledge Production and Justification in Business and Management Studies (Epistemology) BMAN80031 Course Title Date/Time Room/s Tutor Every Tuesday PLEASE NOTE Research Process 1: Literature Review BMAN80041 Research Process 2: Research Design BMAN80052 Opening lecture for all students delivered by Dr Maria Nedeva Tues 11 th Oct 15.00-17.00 and then Group A 10.00-12.00 Group B 14.00-16.00 Frid Oct 14 th, Tues Oct 25 th to 13 th Dec & Thurs 15 th Dec Every Tuesday Group A 14:00-16:00 Group B 10.00-12.00 Oct 4 th to Dec 13 th Note on Dec 6 th and 13 th sessions will run 10-1 & 2-5 Every Thursday 10:00 12:00 Jan 19 th to 22 nd Mar B3 MBS East for opening lecture All other dates 10.02 Harold except 1 st Nov 10.09 Harold and Thurs 15 th Dec 4.02 Harold Both Groups MBS West Penthouse All dates 10.02 Harold except Jan 26 th and 2 nd Feb 4.02 Harold Group A Dr Yanuar Nugroho Group B Dr Philip Boucher Group A Ms Kate Barker Group B Prof Julie Froud Dr Laszlo Czaban Research Process 2: Problem Solving, Design and Evaluation Every Monday 14:00 16:00 All dates 4.02 Harold Prof Trevor Wood- Harper BMAN80372 January 16 th to Monday 19 th March Research Process 2: Methods and Concepts in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies BMAN80382 Mondays 14:00 17:00 Jan 16 th, 23 rd, Feb 13 th, 27 th, March 12 th, 19 th, April 16 th, 23 rd and Tuesday May 15 th 09:00 17:00 All dates 10.10 Harold All group tutorials in 8.18 Harold Prof Philippe Laredo and Ms Kate Barker Research Process 2: Comparative and International Business - Critical perspectives and the boundaries of IB as a research field BMAN80422 And Group Tutorials Grp A 10-11 & Grp B 11-12 on Jan 23rd, Feb 13th, Mar 12th & Apr 16th Grp C 10-11 & Grp D 11-12 on Jan 24th, Feb 14th, April 18th; Grp C 2-3 and Grp D 3-4 on Mar 14th Wed Feb 1 st 10:00 13:00; Wed Feb 15 th 10:00-17:00; Frid Feb 17 th 10:00-17:00; Wed Feb 29 th 10:00-13:00 All dates 4.02 Harold Prof Rudolf Sinkovics 11

General Business and Management Pathway: Research Methods Workshops Course Title Date/Time Room/s Tutor Class Number Action Research Monday 31 st October AND Monday 7 th November 2011 13:00 16:00 31 st October B4 MBS East Professor Trevor Wood Harper BMAN80202 7 th November 10.02 Harold Qualitative Methods Qualitative Data Analysis in Business and Management Research Monday 14 th November 2011, 10:00 16:00 OR Wednesday 16 th November 2011 10:00 16:00 Thursday 17 th November 2011 10:00 16:00 OR Monday 28 th November 2011 10:00 16:00 2.40 MBS West 10.02 Harold 10.02 Harold (Both dates) Dr Maria- Christina Stafylarakis Dr Maria- Christina Stafylarakis BMAN80111 BMAN80141 Problem Structuring Methods Monday 21st November 2011 13:00 17:00 AND Monday 5 th December 2011 13:00 17:00 10.02 Harold (Both dates) Professor Trevor Wood Harper BMAN80391 Survey Design Thursday 10th November 2011 09:00 17:00 4.02 Harold Dr Debbie Keeling BMAN80181 Social Studies of Technology, Innovation and Organizing Thursday 8 th December 2011 10:15 16:15 4.02 Harold Dr Christine Mclean BMAN80380 Factor Analysis Constructing and Analysing Large Data Sets Monday 12 th December 2011 10:00 17:00 Wednesday 14 th December 2011 10:00 16:00 Computer cluster 3.59 Williamson Building 2.40 MBS West Dr Paul Irwing Dr Jonathan Aylen BMAN80471 BMAN80010 Elite Interviewing with Senior Managers Wednesday 18 th January 2012 10:00 16:00 10.02 Harold Mr Andrew James BMAN80222 Foundation Statistics for Business Research Wednesday 25 th January 2012 09:00 17.00 To be confirmed Dr Debbie Keeling BMAN80161 Case Study Research: Method and Methodology Friday 20th January 2012 14:00 17:00 AND Friday 27 th January 2012 14:00 17:00 4.02 Harold (Both dates) Prof Bob Scapens BMAN80020 12

Multiple Regression Structural Equation Modeling Wednesday 8 th February 2012 10:00 17:00 Tuesday 14 th February 2012 10:00 17:00 To be confirmed To be confirmed Dr Paul Irwing Dr Paul Irwing BMAN80482 BMAN80502 Actor Network Theory Reviewing & Evaluating Manuscripts Tuesday 21st February 2012 10:15 16:15 Friday 10 th February, Wednesday 22 nd February and Wednesday 14 th March 10.02 Harold 10.02 Harold Dr Chris McClean Prof Rudolf Sinkovics BMAN80370 BMAN80432 Mixed Methods Business Analysis 10:00-13:00 Friday 24 th February 2012 10:00 16:00 AND Friday 9 th March 2012 10:00 16:00 Tuesday 28 th Feb 2012 10:00 13:00 AND Tuesday 6 th March 2012 10:00 13:00 10.02 Harold (Both dates) 4.02 Harold (Both dates) Prof Sven Modell Prof Julie Froud & Prof Karel Williams BMAN80352 BMAN80361 Comparative Case Study Analysis Tuesday 13 th March 2012 10:00 16:00 10.02 Harold Dr Laszlo Czaban BMAN80062 Bibliometrics Friday 20 th April 2012 10:00 13:00 AND Friday 4 th May 2012 10:00 13:00 10.02 Harold (Both dates) Dr John Rigby BMAN80242 Scenario Methods in Research Tuesday 17 th April 2012 9:00 18:00 4.02 Harold Mr Ozcan Saritas BMAN80322 Social Network Analysis Friday 27 th April 2012 10:00 16:00 To be confirmed Dr Ronnie Ramlogan BMAN80102 13

Ongoing Induction Workshops for Year 1 Doctoral Researchers Attendance is compulsory Part-time students can attend sessions in year 1 or year 2 September October November December February March April June Free English language proficiency test at University Language Centre and Insessional Courses Library & Information Management: EndNote and Literature Searches Xia Hong, MBS Libraries Academic Good Practice Workshop Prof Julie Froud Planning your year and the PhD review system Prof Julie Froud Getting the most out of the MBS Doctoral Conference: Abstract Writing and Professional Etiquette Prof Julie Froud and Kate Barker Ethics in Research Prof Julie Froud and MBS Research Ethics Officer GTA (Graduate Teaching Assistant) Training Sarah Purdue Preparing for Year 2: The transition between the Research Training Programme and Fieldwork Prof Julie Froud Refer to www.ulc.manchester.ac.uk/english/academicsupport/testingservice/ Friday 21 October 2011 10am - 12pm 3.97 MBS West Wednesday 9 November 2011 2pm - 4pm 4.205 University Place Thursday 1 December 2011 2pm - 4pm 3.78 MBS West Tuesday 7 February 2012 10am - 12pm 3.101 MBS West Friday 16 March 2012 10am - 12pm 3.78 MBS West Date, time and venue will be confirmed Friday 1 June 2012 10am - 12pm 3.78 MBS West 14

Accounting and Finance Pathway: Accounting Compulsory Courses All PhD Accounting students must attend all courses below. Additional optional PGT modules are to be selected in consultation with the supervisor(s) and module leaders. Course Title Date/Time Rooms Tutor Class Number Every Wednesday Prof Pamela BMAN80261 16:00 18:00 Stapleton Advanced Accounting Research Seminar 1 October 5 th to December 14 th All dates 10.10 Harold except Nov 2 nd B2 East Advanced Accounting Research Seminar 2 Advanced Accounting Theory: Social Political Perspectives Every Wednesday 16:00 18:00 January 18 th to April 11 th Two sessions in semester I to be confirmed All dates 10.10 Harold except 28 th March, 4 th and 11 th April - B2 MBS East Prof Pamela Stapleton Dr Mahbub Zaman BMAN80262 BMAN80272 Advanced Financial Accounting Theory: Economic Perspectives Market Based Accounting Research Seminar Every Tuesday October 11 th to November 15th 14:00 17:00 and Wednesday November 23 rd and 30 th 14:00 17:00 Every Monday 14:00 16:00 January 16 th to March 19 th Oct 11 th, 18 th, 25 th, Nov 15 th - Crawford House 5.1; Nov 1 st B3 MBS East; Nov 8 th 10.10 Harold ; 23 rd Nov B1 MBS East; 30 th Nov Harold 10.02 All dates Crawford House 5.1 Prof Norman Strong Dr Edward Lee BMAN80492 BMAN80442 15

Accounting and Finance Pathway: Finance Compulsory Courses All PhD Finance students must attend all courses below. Additional optional PGT modules are to be selected in consultation with the supervisor(s) and module leaders. Course Title Date/Time Rooms Tutor Class Number Every Thursday Prof Stuart Hyde BMAN80281 9:30-12.30 Advanced Finance Research Seminar 1 September 29 th, October 6 th, 13 th, 20 th, Wednesday October 26 th 15.30-18.30 Thursday October 27th 09:30-12:30 Thursday November 10 th, 17 th 9:30-12:30 and 14:00 17:00 Thursday November 24 th, December 1 st 9:30-12:30 Crawford 5.1 all dates except Thurs 29 th Sept, 27 th Oct and 1 st Dec - lab sessions in 1.12 Crawford Please note there is a session on Wed 26 th October after staff seminar Advanced Finance Research Seminar 2 Every Thursday 09:30-12:30 Crawford 5.1 all dates Prof Stuart Hyde BMAN80292 January 19 th to April 12 th Advanced Finance Theory Every Thursday 13:00-16:00 October 6 th, 13 th, 20th, 27 th Plus Mon Oct 31st, Tues Nov 1 st, Wed Nov 2 nd, Thurs Nov 3 rd All 10:00-16:30 except Wed Nov 2 nd 10:00-13:00 And Tues Nov 8 th 13:00-16:00 Crawford 5.1 all dates Prof Ser-Huang Poon and Prof Richard Stapleton BMAN80301 Advanced Corporate Finance Every Thursday 19 th and 26 th Jan 9:00 17:00 Thursday 2 nd Feb 13:00-17:00 Crawford 5.1 all dates except 19 th and 26 th Jan which are lab sessions in 1.12 Crawford Dr Maria Marchica BMAN80312 9 th Feb to 8 th March 2012 13:00 17:00 16

Electives for Accounting and Finance Students PhD students on the Accounting and Finance Pathways may take some PGT 15 credit modules as part of their research training programme. You should discuss your choice of electives with your supervisor. The 15 credit modules which are recommended as part of your research training are: Finance (BMAN) Modules BMAN70381 Foundations of Finance Theory BMAN71441 International Macroeconomics & Global Capital Markets BMAN63021 VBA/C++ with Financial Applications BMAN71122 Financial Econometrics BMAN70162 Research Issues in Finance BMAN71182 International Finance BMAN70192 Real Options in Corporate Finance BMAN70432 International Mergers and Acquisitions: Economic & Financial Aspects BMAN63012 Interest Rate Derivatives BMAN71572 Credit Risk Measurement and Management Accounting (BMAN) Modules BMAN71331 Financial Analysis of Public Sector Restructuring BMAN70241 Financial Reporting Theory BMAN71132 Financial Statement Analysis Mathematics (MT) Modules MATH67101 Stochastic Calculus MATH67001 Martingales with Applications to Finance MATH68122 Computationally Intensive Statistics MATH69102 Stochastic Modelling in Finance MATH60082 Computational Finance MATH69032 Mathematical Modelling of Finance Economics (ES) Modules ECON60101 Microeconomics Theory ECON60111 Macroeconomics Theory ECON60501 Advanced Econometric Theory ECON60522 Applied Macroeconometrics ECON60611 Introduction to Econometrics ECON60052 Cross Section Econometrics ECON60052 Advanced Microeconomic Theory ECON60652 Games and Economic Behaviour ECON60532 Asymptotic Inference in Econometrics ECON60542 Econometric Computing (GAUSS) ECON60622 Further Econometrics (New) SoSS Financial Econometrics 17

Appendix II Submission Deadlines and How to Submit Assignments Core General Business and Management Knowledge Production and Justification in Business and Monday 16 th January 2012 Management Studies (Epistemology ) Research Process 1 Literature Review Monday 31 st January 2012 Research Process 2 Research Design Generic Not applicable Research Process 2 Problem Solving, Design and Monday 23 rd April 2012 Evaluation Research Process 2 Methods and Concepts in Science, To be confirmed Technology and Innovation Studies Research Process 2 CIB To be confirmed Core Accounting and Finance Advanced Accounting Research Seminar I To be confirmed Advanced Accounting Research Seminar II To be confirmed Advanced Financial Accounting Theory Wednesday 18 th January 2012 Advanced Accounting Theory To be confirmed Market Based Accounting Research Seminar Friday 25 th May 2012 Advanced Corporate Finance To be confirmed Advanced Finance Research Seminar I Friday 16 th December 2011 Advanced Finance Research Seminar II To be confirmed Advanced Finance Theory Monday 16 th January 2012 Research Methods Workshops Action Research Monday 12 th December 2011 Actor Network Theory Friday 2 nd March 2012 Bibliometrics Monday 21 st May 2012 Business Analysis Tuesday 3 rd April 2012 Case Study Research: Method and Methodology Monday 12 th March 2012 Comparative Case Study Analysis Thursday 19 th April 2012 Constructing and Analysing Large Data Sets Friday 3 rd February 2012 Foundation Statistics for Business Research Monday 5 th March 2012 Elite Interviewing with Senior Managers Monday 27 th February 2012 Factor Analysis To be confirmed Foundation Statistics for Business Research Mixed Methods Monday 16 th April 2012 Market Based Accounting Research Seminar Friday 25 th May 2012 Problem Structuring Methods Friday 16 th December 2011 Multiple Regression To be confirmed Qualitative Data Analysis in Business and Management Thursday 15 th December 2011 Research Qualitative Methods Friday 9 th December 2011 Scenario Methods in Research Monday 7 th May 2012 Social Network Analysis Monday 14 th May 2012 Social Studies of Technology, Innovation and Monday 13 th February 2012 Organizing Structural Equation Modelling To be confirmed Survey Design Monday 23 rd January 2012 18

Submission of Assignments Assignments to be assessed should be submitted by 12pm (noon) on the published assessment deadline. One hard copy must be submitted to the PGR Office (Room 9.23 MBS Harold ). You will be asked to complete a cover sheet (for marking purposes) and an academic malpractice declaration. If you are unable to bring your assignment in person by the submission date, you must ensure that you contact Claire Faichnie (claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk) prior to the deadline. One copy must also be submitted electronically to Blackboard. Assignments should be submitted in MSWord or PDF format only. Assignments can be submitted over the Internet from any location. To submit an item of coursework electronically, a student must first be registered with the University and have a central user name and password. Detailed information and guides about how to submit an individual assignment is available at: http://www.studentnet.manchester.ac.uk/blackboard/ We require that electronic submissions and hard copies are made by 12pm on the day of the submission deadline. If an electronic and hard copy version is not submitted by this time, then the deadline will be deemed not to have been met. Once you have submitted your assignment, the coursework will be submitted to the JISCsupported online service TurnItInUK. This service logs in each electronic submission, and evaluates each assignment for evidence of academic malpractice using a range of methods. The report generated by TurnItInUK will be sent along with the assignment to the course leader/s for marking. Extensions for assessed work must be formally approved by Dr Paul Irwing (paul.irwing@mbs.ac.uk); any requests for extension must be put in writing (e-mail) and copied to Claire Faichnie (claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk). Assessments will normally be marked and marks and feedback returned to you within four weeks of assessment. 19

Appendix III COURSE UNIT SELECTION FORM Please use this form if you are on the Business and Management Pathway Forms for students in A&F will be distributed at the A&F induction meeting on 22 nd Sept. STUDENT NAME: ID (on student card): DIVISION: Please Select your Core Courses (refer to RTP section of Induction Pack for advice). Catalogue Number CORE COURSES (i.e. BMAN 80031) 1. 2. 3. MOMS, IMP and PMO Students: With the agreement of your supervisors, you may take a minimum of 5 Research Methods workshops in Year 1, with at least 2 of these being assessed. The remaining workshops should be taken in Year 2. Please attach confirmation of your supervisors approval to this form. A&F students: Please use the course selection form which will be distributed at A&F induction meeting on 22 nd September RESEARCH METHODS WORKSHOPS Assessed or not? Catalogue Number (i.e. BMAN 80031) 1. Assessed 2. Assessed 3. Assessed 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Please return the completed form by 12pm on 17 th October 2011 to Postgraduate Research Office, Room 9.23 Harold Building or by e-mail to claire.faichnie@mbs.ac.uk. 20